Cove Infant School
Community primary school in Farnborough (Hampshire).
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2024
Early years (EYFS)
Good
Ofsted, Feb 2024
Attendance rate
94.6%
▼ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.1
▼ 1.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.8%
▼ 12pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
13.4%
▼ 2pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
96%
172 / 180 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
11.9%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Enrichment found on the school website
3Clubs and activitiesfound on the website
2Programmesteaching and wellbeing approaches
By areaiFound on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority. Counts show what a website mentions, not how much a school offers.
- 1 Sports and active
- 2 STEM and digital
- 1 Creative arts
- 1 Academic support
Clubs, activities and programmes
5 listediActivities are as listed on the school website. Programme descriptions are Governance Register summaries; where none is given, WhatSchool's category is shown. Found on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority.Scroll sideways for more
| Activity | Type | Area | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Stem | Club | STEM and digital | - |
| Photography | Club | Creative arts | - |
| Little Wandle | Programme | Academic support | Phonics programme (Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised). |
| Mastering Number (NCETM) | Programme | STEM and digital | National programme to build number sense in the early years and key stage 1. |
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