Primary school in Farnborough, Hampshire
Manor Infant School
Fernhill Road, Cove, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 9DX
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 21 November 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- Places
- 180
- How full
- 89% full — 161 of 180 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 68 / 93
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 17%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 17%
- English as an additional language
- 26%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 14%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Rushmoor 003E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 84%
- Households in social housing
- 6%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Caroline Findlay
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- West Heath
- Constituency
- Aldershot
- URN
- 116150
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 52% | 0 mi |
| Cove Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | — | 0.2 mi |
| Cove Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 54% | 0.3 mi |
| Grange Community Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 72% | 0.5 mi |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 50% | 0.5 mi |
| Pinewood Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Guillemont Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 61% | 0.6 mi |
| Cherrywood Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 44% | 0.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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