Central Foundation Boys' School

At a glance

Type

Voluntary aided school (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Boys

Pupils

1,152 census January 2026

Capacity

1,050

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Headteacher

Mr Jamie Brownhill

Address

Cowper Street, City Road, London, EC2A 4SH

Borough

Islington

Telephone

02072533741

DfE reference (URN)

100458

Website

centralfoundationboys.co.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

Sixth form (16+)

1. Registration deadlineDate not statedDate not stated

   The Application Link will open in mid-September. Deadline for Applications: January 9th

   Source: centralfoundationboys.co.uk

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Open days and tours

1. Open morning · 09:30Tuesday 13 October 2026, 09:30 to 10:30

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2. Open morning · 09:30Wednesday 14 October 2026, 09:30 to 10:30

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3. Sixth-form open evening · 16+ · 17:00Thursday 26 November 2026, 17:00 to 19:10

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Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

235 first-preference applications and 559 applications naming it at any preference for 173 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Islington: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 66.2% of applicants were offered their first preference and 94.5% were offered one of their preferences (1,593 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 57.2 · 2023/24: 55.3
  55.2This school47Islington46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 60% · 2023/24: 62%
  69%This school48%Islington45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 85% · 2023/24: 79%
  82%This school64%Islington65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 54% · 2023/24: 61%
  59%This school48%Islington40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 5.28 · 2023/24: 5.10
  5.09This school4.27Islington4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 170 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B- · 2023/24: B
  B-This schoolB-IslingtonB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 35.5 · 2023/24: 38.5
  37.7This school37.5Islington35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 35.1 · 2023/24: 38.2
  37.3This school32.9Islington35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 20% · 2023/24: 20%
  14%This school14%Islington18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.15
  0.20This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 111 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

44% January 2026

English as an additional language

27.4%

Receiving SEN support

24.7%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

3%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

6.9% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

18.9%

Pupils per teacher

14.2 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,263

Pupils on roll

1,135

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Central Foundation Boys' School and City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park0.7 miles apart
• Central Foundation Boys' School and Mulberry Academy Shoreditch0.7 miles apart
• Central Foundation Boys' School and Haggerston School0.8 miles apart
• Central Foundation Boys' School and The Bridge Academy0.9 miles apart

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