Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 20 Feb 2024
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116141.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 172 |
| Girls | 87 |
| Boys | 85 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 12.8% |
| First language not English | 18.6% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 180 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 4.4% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 23 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 4 |
| Average class size | 28.7 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 19.1 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 12.2 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 9.02 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 5.1 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 7.5 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 8.4 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 7.4 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 1 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 59 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 154 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 48 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 46 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 2 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 4.8%, similar to England, similar to Hampshire | 4.5% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 10.4%, better than England, similar to Hampshire | 10.4% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 1.7%, worse than England, worse than Hampshire | 0.9% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 18.5% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 3% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | Secondary | Cove School | Foundation school | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 21 Jan 2025. | |
| 0.2 mi | Primary | Cove Junior School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 24 Sept 2014. | |
| 0.2 mi | Primary | Manor Junior School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 18 Mar 2025. | |
| 0.2 mi | Primary | Manor Infant School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 7 Jul 2026. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | Guillemont Junior School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 1 Jul 2025. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 24 Sept 2024. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Pinewood Infant School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 17 Mar 2026. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 22 Feb 2024. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Grange Community Junior School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 1 Apr 2025. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Southwood Infant School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 19 Apr 2023. |
Cove Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 20 Feb 2024.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Cove Infant School made 59 offers from 154 applications (2.6 per offer), and 46 of 48 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Cove Infant School has 172 pupils aged 4 to 7.
Cove Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.
At Cove Infant School, the average class had 28.7 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19.1 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Cove Infant School missed 4.8% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 10.4% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.