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Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street, City Road, EC2A 4SH
Voluntary aided school for ages 11–18 in City Road. Boys intake.
Central Foundation Boys' School is a non-selective voluntary aided secondary school in Islington, London, teaching around 1,130 boys aged 11 to 18, with a sixth form. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its last full inspection (2015), so the judgement is dated.
GCSE Attainment 8 was 55.2, with 68.8% achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths; at A level the average grade was B- and 13.6% achieved AAB or better in two or more facilitating subjects. The school describes an 11-16 boys' school with a co-educational sixth form and a broad offer across academic, sporting, musical, dramatic, debating and public-speaking experiences.
Ages 11–18 · Secondary
1,133 pupils · On roll
Voluntary aided school · Boys