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Central Foundation Girls' School

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–19 · Voluntary aided

Bow Road, London E3 2AE · cfgs.co.uk · 020 8981 1131

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
54.3
average Attainment 8 score. Tower Hamlets 47.4, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Tower Hamlets Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,526
98% of 1,550 places
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
45.6%
First language not English
41.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Tower Hamlets Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 170 families put the school first and 214 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 241 (Places 236)241September 2023: 231 (Places 228)231September 2024: 210 (Places 232)210September 2025: 209 (Places 232)209September 2026: 170 (Places 214)170Places 214
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262141700.8100%
September 2025Sept 20252322090.989%
September 2024Sept 20242322100.989%
September 2023Sept 20232282311▲76%
September 2022Sept 20222362411▲81%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – All applicantsDistance
September 2026All
Year 7 – Band A: DistanceDistance
September 20251.97 mi3.17 km
Year 7 – Band B: DistanceDistance
September 20258.00 mi12.87 km
September 20241.52 mi2.44 km
Year 7 – Band C: DistanceDistance
September 20251.58 mi2.54 km
September 20241.30 mi2.09 km
Year 7 – Band D: DistanceDistance
September 20251.61 mi2.59 km
September 20240.76 mi1.23 km

The prospectus says no one was refused a place: everyone who applied was offered one.

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.3, and 54% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Tower Hamlets it was 47.4, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 53.8 (England 46.3)53.82017/18: 52.9 (England 46.5)52.92018/19: 56.0 (England 46.7)56.02021/22: 58.0 (England 48.8)58.02022/23: 54.6 (England 46.3)54.62023/24: 55.0 (England 45.9)55.02024/25: 54.3 (England 46.0)54.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲54.346.0
▲54.0%45.4%
▲74.7%64.8%
●42.2%40.5%
▲4.784.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form84.5+2.2
Sixth form college0.8−1.3
Further education11.8−0.4
Employment0.40
Not in a lasting destination1.7+0.4
Activity not captured0.8−0.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 28.2 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 32.8 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 32.8 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 33.7 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 36.2 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 34.8 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 32.6 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 32.6 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
123 studentsC+ (32.6)Below average -0.30
123 studentsC+ (32.6)Below average -0.30
65 studentsDist+ (36.8)Above average +0.30
6.3%AAB or better
99.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24105C+ (32.6)-0.30
2022/23142C+ (34.8)—
2021/22108B- (36.2)—
2018/19119C+ (33.7)+0.15
2017/18103C+ (32.8)+0.11
2016/17107C+ (32.8)+0.16
2015/16100C- (28.2)-0.06

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University68.7−1.4
Further education0.60
Apprenticeship5.3+2.8
Employment6.7−4.8
Not in a lasting destination15.3+7
Activity not captured3.3−3.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Central Foundation Girls' School on 6 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
6 Jan 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
73%
Positive
44%
Replies
60
4% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼63% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼72% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼60% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼63% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼45% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼40% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼36% agreeEngland 43%

based on 17 parents (28%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼44% agreeEngland 63%

based on 9 parents (15%) with SEND

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