Central Foundation Boys' School

Central Foundation Boys' School at a glance

Located in London, Islington, Central Foundation Boys' School is a boys' secondary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school. The school educates roughly 1,133 pupils aged 11 to 18. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 55.2, above the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 14% of secondary schools in England.

69% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 82% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Competition for places is real here - 61% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (235 first choices for 173 places). After Year 11, 98% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 6.6%. There are about 13.9 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 47% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Central Foundation Boys' School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.