Cove School

State-Funded School

cove-school-hampshire-south-east

South EastRegion

HampshireLocal Authority

AldershotConstituency

GU14 9RNPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Cove School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Hampshire, South East.

It currently serves 1,007 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.77

Ethnicity

White

72%

Asian

15%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,007

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,007
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Mar 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
3 Feb 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.