Cove Infant School
92 Fernhill Road, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 9DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natasha Vass
- Constituency
- Aldershot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 172
- URN
- 116141
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01252543737
About this school
Cove Infant School is a community primary school in Farnborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 172 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Cove Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 171 |
| 2023/24 | 171 |
| 2024/25 | 168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cove Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 16.7% | 172 | — |
| Cove Junior School | 54% | 4.4% | 20.1% | 284 | 0.2 miles |
| Manor Junior School | 52% | 5.7% | 37.6% | 286 | 0.2 miles |
| Manor Infant School | — | 5.5% | 17.5% | 161 | 0.2 miles |
| Guillemont Junior School | 61% | 4.2% | 14.1% | 303 | 0.5 miles |
| Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.9% | 11% | 205 | 0.5 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)
- 16.67%
- English as an additional language
- 19%
- Overall absence
- 5.35%
- Persistent absence
- 14.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cove Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Manor Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Manor Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Guillemont Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Farnborough
Other schools in Farnborough
- Cherrywood Community Primary School Primary
- Cove Junior 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 year groups does Cove Infant School teach?
- Cove Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Farnborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Cove Infant School?
- The headteacher of Cove Infant School is Mrs Natasha Vass, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cove Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cove Infant 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 big is Cove Infant School?
- Cove Infant School has 172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Cove Infant School full?
- Cove Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 172 on roll (96%), 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Cove Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cove Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cove Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Cove Infant School's absence rate?
- Cove Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Cove Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Cove Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.