Cove Junior School
Fernhill Road, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 9SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natasha Vass
- Constituency
- Aldershot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 284
- URN
- 116140
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01252542941
About this school
Cove Junior School is a community primary school in Farnborough. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 284 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cove Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 73 | 74 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 61% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 73% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 68% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 76% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cove Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 300 |
| 2023/24 | 295 |
| 2024/25 | 298 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cove Junior School compares
Cove Junior School ranked 234th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4.4% | 20.1% | 284 | — |
| Cove Infant School | — | 5.4% | 16.7% | 172 | 0.2 miles |
| Manor Junior School | 52% | 5.7% | 37.6% | 286 | 0.3 miles |
| Manor Infant School | — | 5.5% | 17.5% | 161 | 0.3 miles |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 4.1% | 20% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.9% | 11% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.13%
- English as an additional language
- 16.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.39%
- Persistent absence
- 7.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cove Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Manor Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Manor Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Farnborough
Other schools in Farnborough
Cove Junior School ranks 8th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Farnborough.
- Cherrywood Community Primary School Primary
- Cove Infant School Primary
- Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School Primary
- Grange Community Junior School Primary
- Guillemont Junior School Primary
- Manor Infant School Primary
- Manor Junior School Primary
- North Farnborough Infant School Primary
- Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Pinewood Infant School Primary
- South Farnborough Infant School Primary
- South Farnborough Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cove Junior School teach?
- Cove Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Farnborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Cove Junior School?
- The headteacher of Cove Junior School is Mrs Natasha Vass, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cove Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cove Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Cove Junior School?
- Cove Junior School has 284 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Cove Junior School full?
- Cove Junior School has capacity for 300 pupils and 284 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cove Junior School a faith school?
- No. Cove Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cove Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cove Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cove Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cove Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Cove Junior School ranked 234th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cove Junior School's absence rate?
- Cove Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cove Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cove Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.