Cove Junior School is a primary school located in Farnborough. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/09/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Fernhill Road, Farnborough

School Information

Address: Fernhill Road, Farnborough, GU14 9SA
Website: www.covejunior.co.uk
Telephone: 01252542941
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tracey Hickie
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116140

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 300
Number of Pupils: 292
Number of Boys: 152
Number of Girls: 140

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.3 to -1.5
Writing
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.5 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cove Junior School
Fernhill Road, Cove GU14 9SA 		0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Cove Infant School
92 Fernhill Road, Cove GU14 9DP 		278 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Manor Junior School
Fernhill Road, Cove GU14 9DX 		492 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Manor Infant School
Fernhill Road, Cove GU14 9DX 		492 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Tile Barn Close, Cove GU14 8LS 		1,020 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Cove School
St John's Road, Cove GU14 9RN 		207 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Fernhill School
Neville Duke Road, GU14 9BY 		2,000 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Sixth Form College Farnborough
Prospect Avenue, GU14 8JX 		1,744 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedFarnborough College of Technology
Boundary Road, GU14 6SB 		2,633 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Samuel Cody School
Ballantyne Road, GU14 8SN 		1,021 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedFarnborough Hill
Farnborough Road, GU14 8AT 		2,036 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedHurst Lodge School
Fernhill Road, Blackwater GU17 9HU 		2,211 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Henry Tyndale School
Ship Lane, GU14 8BX 		2,531 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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