The Fulham Boys School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–18 · London, Hammersmith and Fulham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hammersmith & Fulham Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2017–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Fulham Boys School is a secondary school in London, Hammersmith and Fulham for ages 11–18 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2022. Hammersmith and Fulham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
The Fulham 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 drew 154 first-choice applications for 122 offers; 74 offers went to first-choice families, and 80 first-choice families (52%) were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 2026, 362 of the 631 applications (57%) came from families living outside Hammersmith and Fulham, and 53 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 70% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 61.4 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hammersmith and Fulham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 532 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5BD
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Pupils on roll
- 822 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 October 2022
Strengths
- “Together with staff, they are proud of their school.”
- “Leaders encourage pupils to be themselves, respect the beliefs and cultures of others and be ambitious for their future.”
- “The curriculum provides pupils with a broad education which includes the promotion of pupils’ character development.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, pupils do not learn the intended curriculum as effectively as in other subjects.”
- “Sometimes, teaching does not routinely check that pupils know and understand what has been taught before moving on to more advanced knowledge.”
- “In other cases, class activities and resources are not well selected to support pupils to learn and memorise the subject content set out in the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 December 2022 (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) | 70% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 61.4 | 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: 154 first-preference applications, 122 offers in total, 74 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 Hammersmith and Fulham.
- The London Oratory School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lady Margaret School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fulham Cross Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Hurlingham Academy 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sacred Heart High School 1.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- West London Free School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hammersmith Academy 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published