Sessional pre-school in Rafborough, Hampshire
Cove Pavilion Pre-School
Cove Pavilion, Prospect Road, Farnborough, GU14 0DX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Cove Pavilion, Prospect Road, Farnborough, GU14 0DX · More nurseries in GU14
Stations
- Farnborough (Main)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Cove Green, Tower Hill and Highfield Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Queen Elizabeth Park7 min walk
- Southwood country park10 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Hampshire there are about 2.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Cove Pavilion Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Cove Pavilion, Prospect Road, Farnborough, GU14 0DX, in Rafborough, Hampshire. It is registered for 27 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| Cove Pavilion Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Tower Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Cove Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Samuel Cody School ages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- Cherrywood Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Cove Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Manor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Cove Pavilion Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cove Pavilion Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 15 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cove Pavilion Pre-School take?
Cove Pavilion Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 27 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Cove Pavilion Pre-School?
Farnborough (Main) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cove Pavilion Pre-School?
You can call 01252 370029 and visit www.covepavilion.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 110253 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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