Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street, City Road, London, EC2A 4SH
Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)
SecondaryVoluntary aided schoolBoysNone
About the school
“Underpinning a Central Foundation education is rigour and a drive for excellence. We are rightly proud of our students’ examination results. In the last few years these results have consistently shown the school to be one of the leading educators of boys in the country.”
Established school - open since before current records began.
Ofsted
Ofsted: Not judgedLast inspected 28 April 2025
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes
“Not judged” means there's no overall grade: Ofsted stopped giving single-word grades in September 2024. The full report shows how the school did in each area.
Admissions
Admissions policy on record: Non-selective
This school is its own admissions authority, meaning it sets and applies its own admissions criteria (rather than the local council).
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- Number of pupils
- 1152
- Phone
- 02072533741