Central Foundation Boys' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 4 2015 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
- 1132 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 93.6%
- Girls
- 6.4%
- First language not English
- 28.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.5%
White British 19.9%
Mixed 18.5%
African 18.4%
Bangladeshi 13.1%
Other White 11.3%
Other 10.9%
Caribbean 2.3%
Other Black 1.8%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.55
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 54%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.2
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.28
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 107 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 22 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 47 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 164 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 164 |
Admissions
Central Foundation Boys' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 137
- 3rd preference
- 83
- From another Local Authority
- 242
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 73
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 181 0 |
| Year 8 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 9 | 173 173 0 |
| Year 10 | 175 175 0 |
| Year 11 | 165 165 0 |
| Year 12 | 133 94 39 |
| Year 13 | 127 94 33 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 91.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 40.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 42.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 8.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 84.0% 82.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 33.0% 35.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 28.0% 33.2% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 2.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.8% 1.7% |
Nearby schools
- New Regent's CollegeGood
- Prior Weston Primary School and Children's CentreGood
- St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
- St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolGood
- St Monica's Catholic Primary SchoolNo rating
- The LyceumNo rating (independent)
- Workers' Educational AssociationGood