Central Foundation Boys' School is a secondary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 04/02/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cowper Street, London, EC2A 4SH
Website: http://www.centralfoundationboys.co.uk
Telephone: 02072533741
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Islington
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jamie Brownhill
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 100458

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 828
Number of Pupils: 1035
Number of Boys: 990
Number of Girls: 45

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.48 Confidence interval 0.27 to 0.7
Of the 141 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 137 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:47%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:64%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:56.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.12
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG
4out of 4 956 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF
4out of 4 1,382 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY
4out of 4 2,640 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS
4out of 4 2,941 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH
4out of 4 2,954 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ
3out of 4 486 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary School
43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN
3out of 4 551 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Crondall Street , N1 6JG
4out of 4 700 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
101 Whitecross Street , EC1Y 8JA
2out of 4 716 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Virginia Primary School
Virginia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7NQ
4out of 4 806 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW
4out of 4 1,254 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Haggerston School
Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS
3out of 4 1,364 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Bridge Academy
Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA
3out of 4 1,588 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ
4out of 4 1,602 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Workers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW
- not rated 390 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA
- not rated 2,497 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ
- not rated 2,769 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA
- not rated 2,879 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG
3out of 4 3,237 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Lyceum
59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU
- not rated 390 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
New Regent's College
Nile Street , N1 7RD
3out of 4 609 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Royal Mencap Society
123 Golden Lane , Islington EC1Y 0RT
- not rated 762 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Silk Street , Barbican EC2Y 8DT
- not rated 858 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road , EC1M 7AJ
- not rated 978 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.