Cove Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Farnborough, Hampshire
Cove Infant School is a primary school in Farnborough, Hampshire for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- 92 Fernhill Road, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 9DP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 172 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils greet you with happy smiles at this friendly, nurturing school.”
- “They know how important it is to make everyone feel welcomed and included.”
- “Pupils treat one another, adults and their environment with respect.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the important knowledge that pupils must know before considering new learning has not been identified precisely enough.”
- “Therefore, teachers cannot always check what pupils do not know and cannot do accurately enough.”
- “For example, sometimes teachers are not always assuring themselves that pupils can use important, specific skills with confidence.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 48 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 46 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Hampshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Cove Junior School 0.2 mi School remains Good
- Manor Infant School 0.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Manor Junior School 0.2 mi Not judged
- Guillemont Junior School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pinewood Infant School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Grange Community Junior School 0.7 mi Not judged