Central Foundation Boys' School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.337 miles
Distance (miles) · Published by Islington Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
Central Foundation Boys' School is a secondary school in London, Islington for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. Islington and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Central Foundation Boys' School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.337 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.449 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.429 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.26 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.240 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.298 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place for 2026 lived 1.337 miles away, the 2nd longest of 4 Islington secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 235 first-choice applications for 173 offers; 144 offers went to first-choice families, and 91 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2026, 276 of the 559 Year 7 applications came from families living outside Islington, and 74 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 55.2 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Islington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cowper Street, City Road, London, EC2A 4SH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 1,152 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “The school nurtures and cares for pupils, who are taught successfully to become mature young adults.”
- “Pupils are happy, free to express themselves and guided to explore their education passions.”
- “They are respectful of others, sensible and hard-working.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 69% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 235 first-preference applications, 173 offers in total, 144 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Islington.
- City of London Academy Islington 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- City of London Academy Highbury Grove 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Highbury Fields School 2.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Lift Beacon High 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Arts and Media School Islington 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- City of London Academy, Highgate Hill 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Aloysius' College 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published