Calthorpe Park SchoolCove School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Calthorpe Park School and Cove School are secondary schools.
Calthorpe Park School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cove School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Calthorpe Park School is ahead on our composite score.
Calthorpe Park School was judged Good and Cove School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.8 for Calthorpe Park School and 39.6 for Cove School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Calthorpe Park School (58.3 in 2021-22, 51.8 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Cove School (44.3 in 2021-22, 39.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FleetCalthorpe Park School | FarnboroughCove School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D44/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 69 in Hampshire Stronger figure | 56th of 69 in Hampshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,688 | 1,007 | |
| Capacity | 1,542 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Fleet, GU51 5JA | Farnborough, GU14 9RN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.8 Stronger figure | 39.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.6% Stronger figure | 31.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.5% Stronger figure | 50.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 335 | 181 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,644 | 1,010 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.8% | 28.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.5% | 20.4% | |
| SEN support | 9.3% | 27.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.7% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% Stronger figure | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.8% Stronger figure | 22.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Calthorpe Park School
Cove School
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