Cove School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 15 2020 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
- 979 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 18.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.7%
- Persistent absence
- 24.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.1%
White British 65.7%
Other Asian 8.5%
Mixed 6.8%
Other White 6.2%
African 3.9%
Other 2.3%
Indian 1.9%
Pakistani 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.61
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.4
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.64
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 41 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 39 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 65 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 48 |
| English Language | GCSE | 196 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 188 |
Admissions
Cove School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 75
- 3rd preference
- 62
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 100 108 |
| Year 8 | 205 99 106 |
| Year 9 | 181 88 93 |
| Year 10 | 190 90 100 |
| Year 11 | 195 105 90 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 38.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 7.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 39.0% 39.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |