Central Foundation Boys' School

State-Funded School

central-foundation-boys-school-islington-london

LondonRegion

IslingtonLocal Authority

Islington South and FinsburyConstituency

EC2A 4SHPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Central Foundation Boys' School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Islington, London.

It currently serves 1,152 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 68.8%
EBacc average point score: 5.09

Ethnicity

White

33%

Asian

14%

Black

22%

Mixed

20%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,152

Total Pupils

93%Boys

7%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,152
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Apr 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
2 Mar 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.