Central Foundation Girls' School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–19 · London, Tower Hamlets
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Tower Hamlets · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Central Foundation Girls' School is a secondary school in London, Tower Hamlets for ages 11–19 (voluntary aided school). Tower Hamlets has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Central Foundation Girls' 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.97 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Year 7 in 2026 was offered a place, whereas in 2025, the earlier year with a published outcome, places ran out.
- In Year 7 2026, there were 170 first-choice applications for 214 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 44 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 54% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Tower Hamlets.
- In 2024/25, the average A level grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tower Hamlets schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bow Road, London, E3 2AE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Pupils on roll
- 1,526 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school, meeting their friends and making the most of their learning.”
- “Teachers are specialists in their subjects, and pupils develop their knowledge and skills well as they progress through the school.”
- “As a result, pupils achieve very well, particularly by the end of Year 11.”
To improve
- “However, the teaching of the curriculum is not as effective across all subjects and key stages.”
- “For example, there is some variability in how well teachers check pupils' understanding of a topic before moving on.”
- “Historically, this performance did not meet leaders' high expectations.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 February 2026 (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) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | 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: 170 first-preference applications, 214 offers in total, 170 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 Tower Hamlets.
- Mulberry UTC 0.5 mi Not judged
- Morpeth School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bow School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Langdon Park Community School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swanlea School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published