Islington
Central Foundation Boys' School
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 55.2 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 55.2
- Attainment 8
- 75%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.56
- Progress 8
- [0.34, 0.78]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
What to do next
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Admissions and catchment
Year 7 entry · Islington council allocation figures, 2024–2026
Add a postcode to see where you would sit against past cut-offs.
Places are split into 4 bands and each had its own cut-off in 2026, so your chance depends on which band your child is placed in.
Why we say “Depends on band”
- Band 1: the furthest child offered a place lived 2.2 km away (printed 1.337 miles).
- Band 2: the furthest child offered a place lived 2.3 km away (printed 1.428 miles).
- Band 3: the furthest child offered a place lived 2.4 km away (printed 1.499 miles).
- Band 4: the furthest child offered a place lived 2.1 km away (printed 1.312 miles).
What could change this
- Your child’s band comes from the banding test the school or council runs. Ask the school when it takes place.
- We measure a straight line from your postcode centre. The council measures from your home address, sometimes along walking routes, so treat anything near the line with care.
- Cut-offs move every year with the number of applicants and siblings.
- Children with an EHC plan, looked-after children and siblings are usually offered places before distance is used.
- Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Each band has its own cut-off, so there is no single ring to draw. The bars below show every band’s distance.
Last offer distance
Furthest child offered a place, by band, 2026.
Applications and places
Published admission number (PAN) against applications
Not published by the council.
Pupils on roll
School census count against building capacity
110% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.
Sources — check them yourself
- 2026 (national offer day): Islington council allocation figures (web page)
- 2025 (national offer day): Islington council allocation figures (web page)
- 2024 (national offer day): Islington council allocation figures (web page)
- Official admissions page: Islington. Use its address checker or booklet to confirm your own position.
Every distance the council printed
| Year | Rule or band | Printed | In km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Band 1 · distance of last child admitted | 1.337 miles | 2.2 km |
| 2026 | Band 2 · distance of last child admitted | 1.428 miles | 2.3 km |
| 2026 | Band 3 · distance of last child admitted | 1.499 miles | 2.4 km |
| 2026 | Band 4 · distance of last child admitted | 1.312 miles | 2.1 km |
| 2025 | Band 1 · distance of last child admitted | 1.449 miles | 2.3 km |
| 2025 | Band 2 · distance of last child admitted | 1.341 miles | 2.2 km |
| 2025 | Band 3 · distance of last child admitted | 1.328 miles | 2.1 km |
| 2025 | Band 4 · distance of last child admitted | 2.19 miles | 3.5 km |
| 2024 | Band 1 · distance of last child admitted | 1.429 miles | 2.3 km |
| 2024 | Band 2 · distance of last child admitted | 1.677 miles | 2.7 km |
| 2024 | Band 3 · distance of last child admitted | 1.658 miles | 2.7 km |
| 2024 | Band 4 · distance of last child admitted | 3.911 miles | 6.3 km |
Figures collected from council publications on 27 September 2026 and shown as printed, converted to km. Years the council did not publish are left blank. Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 173 | 235 | 144 (61%) | 559 |
| September 2025 | 171 | 225 | 142 (63%) | 544 |
| September 2024 | 176 | 191 | 144 (75%) | 519 |
| September 2023 | 172 | 196 | 139 (71%) | 498 |
| September 2022 | 171 | 199 | 142 (71%) | 516 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Islington’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 86 | Not published | Not published | 24% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 93 | Not published | Not published | 31% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 93 | 3% England 1% | 28% England 18% | 33% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 97 | 0% England 1% | 18% England 15% | 24% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 83 | 0% England 1% | 14% England 16% | 22% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 75 | 0% England 1% | 15% England 14% | 25% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 170 | 55.2 | — | 74.7% | 59.4% | 5.1 |
| 2023/2024 | 163 | 55.3 | +0.56 | 73.6% | 61.3% | 5.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 164 | 57.2 | +0.55 | 82.0% | 54.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/2022 | 139 | 61.7 | +0.83 | 82.0% | 46.0% | 5.6 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Islington for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 100458 |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Region | London |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Gender of entry | Boys |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Jamie Brownhill |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | EC2A 4SH |
| Latest pupils | 170 |
| FSM eligible | 41.8% |
Contact and identifiers
Cowper Street, City Road, London, EC2A 4SH
http://www.centralfoundationboys.co.uk2072533741| DfE number | 4614 |
| UKPRN | 10001257 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 26 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 28 Apr 2025 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Publication date | 28 Apr 2025 |