Central Foundation Boys' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Islington
- Unique reference
- 100458
- Address
- Cowper Street, City Road, EC2A 4SH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1133 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 92.9%
- Girls
- 7.1%
- First language not English
- 27.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.7%
White British 20.7%
Mixed 19.2%
African 17.6%
Bangladeshi 12.6%
Other White 11.2%
Other 9.7%
Caribbean 2.4%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other Black 1.7%
Other Asian 1.1%
Pakistani 1%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 59%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 69%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55
Local authority average 46.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.07
Local authority average 4.26
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 99 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 19 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 72 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
Admissions
Central Foundation Boys' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 171
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 225
- 2nd preference
- 130
- 3rd preference
- 83
- From another Local Authority
- 257
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 72
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 179 0 |
| Year 8 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 9 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 10 | 167 167 0 |
| Year 11 | 169 169 0 |
| Year 12 | 132 90 42 |
| Year 13 | 130 91 39 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 87.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 42.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 40.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 4.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 6.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 4.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 60.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 24.0% 20.9% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 2.4% |