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Best Schools in Farnborough

Compare 30 schools in Farnborough. Data includes Ofsted ratings and exam performance (Attainment 8, Progress 8, KS2 results).

Official data sourced from the Department for Education (DfE) • Last updated 24 Oct 2025

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30

Total Schools

8

Outstanding

11

Good

Primary Schools

22 schools

Secondary Schools

8 schools

Top Performing Schools in Farnborough

Ordered by KS2 combined reading/writing/maths meeting expected standard (or the average of subject measures where needed).

South Farnborough Junior School

Community school

Primary

Cunnington Road, Farnborough, GU14 6PL

Ages: 7-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 9/30/2014

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

84%

Maths Meets Standard

81%

Reading Progress

-0.7

Maths Progress

-1.2

410 pupils • 11.7% FSM • 16.3% EAL

Tower Hill Primary School

Community school

Primary

Fowler Road, Farnborough, GU14 0BW

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 10/6/2011

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

73%

Maths Meets Standard

83%

Reading Progress

+0.8

Maths Progress

+3.0

416 pupils • 24.5% FSM • 26.4% EAL

St Mark's Church of England Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school

Primary

Queen's Road, Farnborough, GU14 6DU

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 7/11/2012

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

87%

Maths Meets Standard

73%

Reading Progress

+0.1

Maths Progress

-3.2

104 pupils • 8.7% FSM • 15.4% EAL

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school

Primary

Tile Barn Close, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 8LS

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Requires improvement

Last inspection: 9/21/2021

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

74%

Maths Meets Standard

80%

Reading Progress

+0.9

Maths Progress

-0.2

231 pupils • 16.0% FSM • 37.2% EAL

Cove Junior School

Community school

Primary

Fernhill Road, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 9SA

Ages: 7-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 6/6/2018

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

71%

Maths Meets Standard

67%

Reading Progress

+0.1

Maths Progress

-0.3

300 pupils • 16.0% FSM • 15.7% EAL

Guillemont Junior School

Community school

Primary

Sandy Lane, Farnborough, GU14 9ES

Ages: 7-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Requires improvement

Last inspection: 12/8/2022

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

72%

Maths Meets Standard

71%

Reading Progress

-0.3

Maths Progress

-0.7

368 pupils • 14.4% FSM • 10.6% EAL

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Bohunt Farnborough

Academy sponsor led

Secondary

Neville Duke Road, Farnborough, GU14 9BY

Ages: 11-16

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Not rated

No inspection date available

Performance

Attainment 8

No data

Progress 8

No data

English & Maths 5+

No data

English & Maths 4+

No data

Pupil numbers not available • FSM data not available

Cherrywood Community Primary School

Community school

Primary

Mayfield Road, Farnborough, GU14 8LH

Ages: 5-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 9/18/2019

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

57%

Maths Meets Standard

63%

Reading Progress

-2.7

Maths Progress

-2.2

176 pupils • 40.3% FSM • 41.5% EAL

Cove Infant School

Community school

Primary

92 Fernhill Road, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 9DP

Ages: 4-7

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Requires improvement

Last inspection: 9/14/2021

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

No data

Maths Meets Standard

No data

Reading Progress

No data

Maths Progress

No data

171 pupils • 15.8% FSM • 18.1% EAL

Cove Junior School

Community school

Primary

Fernhill Road, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 9SA

Ages: 7-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 6/6/2018

Performance

Reading Meets Standard

71%

Maths Meets Standard

67%

Reading Progress

+0.1

Maths Progress

-0.3

300 pupils • 16.0% FSM • 15.7% EAL

Cove School

Foundation school

Secondary

St John's Road, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 9RN

Ages: 11-16

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 1/15/2020

Performance

Attainment 8

41.4

Progress 8

-0.61

English & Maths 5+

35%

English & Maths 4+

57%

961 pupils • 21.9% FSM • 16.8% EAL

Farnborough College of Technology

Further education

Post-16

Boundary Road, Farnborough, GU14 6SB

Ages: 16-99

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 5/12/2022

Performance

Academic Progress

No data

Average Points

No data

Pupil numbers not available • FSM data not available

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