Central Foundation Girls' School
Bow Road, London, E3 2AE
1,526 pupils · 98% of 1,550 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.6%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
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Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 54% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 74.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 42.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 214 | 170 | 445 | 208 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 232 | 209 | 515 | 232 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 232 | 210 | 564 | 232 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 228 | 231 | 583 | 228 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 236 | 241 | 574 | 236 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 238 | 264 | 617 | 238 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 238 | 231 | 635 | 238 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 237 | 273 | 693 | 237 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Mulberry UTC 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Morpeth School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bow School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Harris Science Academy East London 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy 1.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.