Central Foundation Girls' School
Central Foundation Girls' School is a secondary school (Voluntary aided school), ages 11–19, in London, E3, in the Tower Hamlets council area. It has 1,526 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (6 January 2026): Report card: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas. It is listed as non-selective.
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Admissions
| Entry year | Last distance offered | Places (PAN) | Applications | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | Band A: 1.97 miBand B: All offeredBand C: 1.58 miBand D: 1.61 mi | 240 | 515 | Not published |
In 2025 the last distances offered ranged from 1.58 to 1.97 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.
Primary: "Home to school distances will be measured using the shortest walking route" (note 6); catchment-area applicants are prioritised ahead of the borough-wide distance criterion, so the published distance only applies to the (few) places offered to applicants outside their catchment area, and is published in metres (converted to miles here). Secondary: places are allocated mostly by a borough-wide banding test (four bands, by cognitive ability), with distance as the tie-break within each band; the method of measuring that distance is not stated in the prospectus (the table header says "last offer on distance in meters"; converted to miles here).
Places are allocated mostly by a borough-wide banding test (Band A-D, by cognitive ability), with distance the tie-break within each band; "n/a" published for a band means every applicant in that band was offered a place. Published as "last offer on distance in meters"; converted to miles here.
Ofsted
Report card: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas — inspected 6 January 2026.
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
Safeguarding standards | Met |
Inclusion | Strong standard |
Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
Achievement | Strong standard |
Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
Post 16 | Expected standard |
Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
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Term dates
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Results
| Measure | Result | Academic year |
|---|---|---|
Progress 8 | 0.5 | 2023/24 |
Attainment 8 | 54.3 | 2024/25 |
GCSE grade 5+ in English & maths (%) | 54.0 | 2024/25 |
KS4 pupils | 237 | 2024/25 |
A level average point score per entry | 32.56 | 2024/25 |
A level average grade per entry | C+ | 2024/25 |
A level students | 123 | 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 | 1,526 | 2025/26 |
Eligible for free school meals | 45% | 2025/26 |
English as an additional language | 41.2% | 2025/26 |
SEN support | 10.38% | 2024/25 |
Education, health and care (EHC) plan | 2.08% | 2024/25 |
Nearby schools
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