What is Central Foundation Boys' School's Ofsted rating?

Central Foundation Boys' School received a Outstanding rating from Ofsted following its 2025 inspection.

What do parents say about Central Foundation Boys' School?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 105 responses): 93% of parents would recommend Central Foundation Boys' School.

What are Central Foundation Boys' School's latest exam results?

Central Foundation Boys' School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 55.0. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Central Foundation Boys' School located?

Central Foundation Boys' School is a secondary school in London, Islington (EC2A 4SH).

How many pupils attend Central Foundation Boys' School?

Central Foundation Boys' School has around 1,133 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Central Foundation Boys' School with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

Central Foundation Boys' School

Cowper Street, City Road, London, EC2A 4SH

Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Boys

Ofsted

Outstanding

Mar 2025

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

55.0school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

55.0

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

31.8%

Basics 9-5

68.8%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

55.0

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	57.2	46.4
2023/24	55.3	46.4
2024/25	55.0	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	+0.55	0.00
2023/24	+0.56	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

59.4%

EBacc APS

5.07

EBacc 9-5

29.4%

EBacc 9-4

44.1%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

37.72

A*-A Grades

27.5%

A*-B Grades

61.5%

AAB+ %

13.6%

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

Based on 135 students entered

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