Central Foundation Boys' School
Central Foundation Boys' School is a secondary school (Voluntary aided school), ages 11–18, in London, EC2A, in the Islington council area. It has 1,152 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (11 March 2025): Outstanding in all 5 graded areas. It is listed as non-selective.
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Admissions
| Entry year | Last distance offered | Places (PAN) | Applications | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | Band 1: 1.34 miBand 2: 1.43 miBand 3: 1.50 miBand 4: 1.31 mi | Not published | Not published | Not published |
2025 | Band 1: 1.45 miBand 2: 1.34 miBand 3: 1.33 miBand 4: 2.19 mi | Not published | Not published | Not published |
2024 | Band 1: 1.43 miBand 2: 1.68 miBand 3: 1.66 miBand 4: All offered | Not published | Not published | Not published |
In 2026 the last distances offered ranged from 1.31 to 1.50 miles across the published bands or admission groups.
Distances are in miles (mi), as in the map app. PAN is the published admission number. Bands and admission groups have separate criteria; school-wide places, applications and offers are not counts for each band. Past offers are a guide, not a promise of a place.
"The cut-off distance is the home-to-school distance for the child who gets the last place at the school." For voluntary-aided schools with a religious character, the published cut-off "is only for applicants who were considered for a place using only home-to-school distance as a reason. It does not apply to other applicants considered under reasons of faith or church."
Only the cut-off (last-offered) distance is published for Islington schools on this page; applications, PAN and admission-criteria breakdowns are not published here. "Not applicable" is left as an unknown cut-off (not assumed to mean every applicant was offered a place), because for voluntary-aided/faith schools it can instead mean every place was filled by an applicant admitted under a faith criterion before distance was reached.
Ofsted
Outstanding in all 5 graded areas — inspected 11 March 2025.
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
Quality of education | Outstanding |
Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
Personal development | Outstanding |
Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Sixth form | Outstanding |
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Term dates
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Results
| Measure | Result | Academic year |
|---|---|---|
Progress 8 | 0.56 | 2023/24 |
Attainment 8 | 55.2 | 2024/25 |
GCSE grade 5+ in English & maths (%) | 68.8 | 2024/25 |
KS4 pupils | 170 | 2024/25 |
A level average point score per entry | 37.72 | 2024/25 |
A level average grade per entry | B- | 2024/25 |
A level students | 111 | 2024/25 |
Progress 8 compares progress with pupils who had similar primary results; 0 is the national average. Its publication year can differ from the other GCSE results above.
Pupils
| Measure | Pupils / percentage | Data period |
|---|---|---|
Pupils | 1,152 | 2025/26 |
Eligible for free school meals | 42% | 2025/26 |
English as an additional language | 27.8% | 2025/26 |
SEN support | 24.71% | 2024/25 |
Education, health and care (EHC) plan | 3% | 2024/25 |
Nearby schools
Other schools in the same council and phase. Ordered by distance where coordinates are available, then by name; locations may be postcode centres.