Central Foundation Boys' School

Cowper Street, City Road, Islington, EC2A 4SH

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About this school

Central Foundation Boys' School is a Voluntary aided school serving secondary age pupils, located in Islington. The school has 1,133 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Outstanding (last overall grade). Last inspected 11 March 2025. The Headteacher is Jamie Brownhill. The school is administered by Islington local authority. The school has boys-only admissions.

School details

Headteacher

Jamie Brownhill

Local authority

Islington

Gender

Boys

URN

100458

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Central Foundation Boys' School are handled by the school or the local authority (Islington). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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