Court Moor SchoolCove School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Court Moor School and Cove School are secondary schools.
Court Moor School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Cove School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Court Moor School is ahead on our composite score.
Court Moor School was judged strong and Cove School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.5 for Court Moor School and 39.6 for Cove School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Court Moor School (57.9 in 2021-22, 56.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Cove School (44.3 in 2021-22, 39.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FleetCourt Moor School | FarnboroughCove School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B71/100Stronger figure | D44/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 69 in Hampshire Stronger figure | 56th of 69 in Hampshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,133 | 1,007 | |
| Capacity | 1,140 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Fleet, GU52 7RY | Farnborough, GU14 9RN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.5 Stronger figure | 39.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 68.9% Stronger figure | 31.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84.9% Stronger figure | 50.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 225 | 181 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,133 | 1,010 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 9.5% | 28.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.4% | 20.4% | |
| SEN support | 13.1% | 27.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.4% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.7% Stronger figure | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.9% 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.
Court Moor School
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