Central Foundation Boys' School | Secondary with sixth form in London, Islington | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Central Foundation Boys' School

SecondaryPost 16

Islington · London · EC2A 4SH http://www.centralfoundationboys.co.uk

Pupils
1,152
cap. 1,050
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Boys
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
11 Mar 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
3 Feb 2015
Full inspectionOutstanding
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17 Nov 2010
Full inspectionGood
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29 Jan 2009
Curriculum and development visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Last published allocation was 2,412 m (straight line).

Offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry · Last criterion: Banded last-offer (home-to-school, Islington Council). Published 2026-27 last distances (miles): Band 1 1.337; Band 2 1.428; Band 3 1.499; Band 4 1.312. Stored figure is the furthest published last-offer (Band 3 1.499 miles), not a blended figure across bands. Latest year column only.

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Islington allocation table

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Islington. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
82%
+3pp
LA
64%
England
66%
85%82%79%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
69%
+7pp
LA
47%
England
46%
72%66%60%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
55.2
-0.1
LA
47.7
England
46.8
61.758.555.2
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
59%
-2pp
LA
48%
England
41%
61%49%36%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
8.7
+0.3
LA
6.3
England
7.7
8.77.86.9
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.56
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
37.7
-0.8
LA
37.0
England
32.4
39.335.631.9
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.20
+0.1
LA
+0.18
+0.2+0.10.0
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
14%
-6pp
LA
12%
England
14%
20%14%9%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
BB-C+
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.20
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

98%

staying in education or employment

2% did not stay in education or employment

Education94%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

83%

staying in education or employment

13% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education65%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment15%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,133
cap. 1,050
1,1331,026919
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.9
LA AVG 15.07:1
15.314.413.4
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
27%
LA AVG 39.46%
51%39%27%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
47%
LA AVG 59.82%
64%54%43%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
28%
LA AVG 20.06%
29%20%12%
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Overall absence
7%
LA
9%
England
9%
8%6%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
19%
LA
26%
England
24%
22%15%8%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressCowper Street, City Road, London, EC2A 4SH
Telephone02072533741
Local authorityIslington
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio13.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
Finance£10384 spend / pupil£10183 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2582%69%55.2Not applicable59%8.7170
2023/2479%62%55.3+0.5661%8.3163
2022/2385%60%57.2+0.5554%8.7164
2021/2285%72%61.7+0.8346%7.8139
2018/1979%64%56.6+0.4847%7.2141
2017/1881%64%56.2+0.7036%6.9137
2016/1785%71%56.3+0.7740%135
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2566%
2023/2469%
2022/2355%
2021/2250%
2018/1952%
2017/1839%
2016/1745%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2537.7B-+0.2014%135
2023/2438.5B+0.1520%135
2022/2335.5B-20%106
2021/2239.3B15%89
2018/1932.1C++0.059%108
2017/1832.0C++0.009%91
2016/1731.9C++0.029%95

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,13313.928%27%47%7%19%
2023/241,13214.929%28%45%7%18%
2022/231,10613.822%28%46%8%22%
2021/221,04715.319%30%43%6%17%
2020/211,03514.312%34%44%
2018/1997813.919%42%61%4%8%
2017/1894313.919%46%63%4%9%
2016/1791913.416%51%64%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.