Secondary
Central Foundation Girls' School
Bow Road, London, E3 2AE
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Intake
- Girls
- Pupils
- 1526 of 1550 places
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Sixth form
- Yes
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
54%
54.3
122nd of 239 by our score, among the secondary schools in London we can score - 299 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.78 |
| Entered the EBacc | 42% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% |
| A level average points per entry | 32.56 |
| A level students | 123 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 67% |
| 22/23 | 63% |
| 23/24 | 59% |
| 24/25 | 54% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 36.2 |
| 22/23 | 34.8 |
| 23/24 | 32.6 |
| 24/25 | 32.6 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.59 |
| 22/23 | +0.67 |
| 23/24 | +0.50 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 58.0 |
| 22/23 | 54.6 |
| 23/24 | 55.0 |
| 24/25 | 54.3 |
Bow Road, London, E3 2AE
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Tower Hamlets admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Carla Prince
- Address
- Bow Road, London, E3 2AE
- Telephone
- 02089811131