Schools in Farnborough

About schools in Farnborough

Most of the 30 schools listed in Farnborough are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at two sixth forms and colleges.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

58%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 13 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

40.0

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Primary schools20

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Cherrywood Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Cove Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Cove Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 7

• Grange Community Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Guillemont Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Manor Infant School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 7

• Manor Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• North Farnborough Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Pinewood Infant School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 7

• South Farnborough Infant School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 7

• South Farnborough Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Southwood Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St Mark's Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 7 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• The Ferns Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Tower Hill Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Bohunt Farnborough

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  38.7

  Attainment 8
• Cove School

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 16

  42.7

  Attainment 8
• The Wavell School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 16

  44.0

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges2

• Farnborough College of Technology

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

• The Sixth Form College Farnborough

  Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16 to 19

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Henry Tyndale School

  Community special school · Ages 2 to 19

• Napier School

  Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 11

• Samuel Cody School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 16

Independent schools2

• Farnborough Hill

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

• Salesian College

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18

Common questions about schools in Farnborough

How many schools are in Farnborough?

OfferDay lists 30 schools in Farnborough, including 20 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Farnborough?

Every school in Farnborough is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Farnborough?

OfferDay ranks schools in Farnborough where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.