Cove School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 116446
- Address
- St John's Road, Cove, GU14 9RN
- Website
- http://www.coveschool.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1010 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 20.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 27.0%
White British 64.1%
Other Asian 9.2%
Mixed 7.1%
Other White 6.3%
African 4.3%
Pakistani 2.6%
Indian 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.6
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.76
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 77 |
| English Language | GCSE | 185 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 181 |
Admissions
Cove School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 204
- 2nd preference
- 79
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 205 105 100 |
| Year 8 | 208 100 108 |
| Year 9 | 206 100 106 |
| Year 10 | 183 88 95 |
| Year 11 | 208 95 113 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 36.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |