Central Foundation Girls' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 4 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 19 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
- Tower Hamlets
- Unique reference
- 100975
- Address
- Bow Road, E3 2AE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1515 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 46.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.9%
- Persistent absence
- 24.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.6%
Bangladeshi 78.4%
African 5%
Mixed 4.5%
Other 2%
White British 1.8%
Other Asian 1.8%
Pakistani 1.7%
Other White 1.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.67
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 59%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 63%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.6
Local authority average 48.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.79
Local authority average 4.31
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 50 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 23 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 42 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Central Foundation Girls' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 232
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 210
- 2nd preference
- 156
- 3rd preference
- 92
- From another Local Authority
- 31
Offers
- 1st preference
- 187
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 236 0 236 |
| Year 8 | 238 0 238 |
| Year 9 | 240 0 240 |
| Year 10 | 239 0 239 |
| Year 11 | 238 0 238 |
| Year 12 | 183 0 183 |
| Year 13 | 141 0 141 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 92.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 12.0% 21.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 83.0% 66.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 3.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 1.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 69.3% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 32.0% 16.6% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.7% 2.2% |