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The Fulham Boys School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Free school
532 Fulham Road, London SW6 5BD · fulhamboysschool.org · 020 7381 7100
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 61.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Hammersmith and Fulham 55.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 822
- 22 over 800 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 154 families put the school first and 122 places were offered; 48% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 122 | 154 | 1.3▲ | 48% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 115 | 171 | 1.5▲ | 45% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 115 | 185 | 1.6▲ | 46% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 126 | 172 | 1.4▲ | 51% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 125 | 177 | 1.4▲ | 55% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 61.4, and 70% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hammersmith and Fulham it was 55.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲61.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲70.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲94.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲69.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.59 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 73.8 | −11 |
| Sixth form college | 1.6 | +0.7 |
| Further education | 14.8 | +6.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | — |
| Employment | 0.8 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.6 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | +4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 students | C+ (34.8) | Average -0.12 | |
| 87 students | C+ (34.8) | Average -0.12 | |
| 11 students | Dist+ (40.5) | Average +0.43 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 91 | B (38.9) | +0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 54 | B (40.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 65 | B- (38) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 68.8 | −3.4 |
| Further and other education | 4.1 | — |
| Further education | 1 | — |
| Other education | 3.1 | — |
| Employment | 12.5 | −5.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.2 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 9.4 | +5.2 |
Ofsted
The Fulham Boys School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (363 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 363
- 48% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 62 parents (17%) with SEND