Central Foundation Girls' School
About the school
Central Foundation Girls' School is an open secondary school in Tower Hamlets.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 January 2026
- Published
- 28 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 54.3
- Tower Hamlets
- 47.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Tower Hamlets
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 54.00%
- Tower Hamlets
- 47.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 74.70%
- Tower Hamlets
- 67.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 42.20%
- Tower Hamlets
- 53.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.78
- Tower Hamlets
- 4.27
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.56
AAB or better
- School
- 6.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1541
Girls
100.00%
Boys
0.00%
SEN support
10.38%
Education, health and care plan
2.08%
English as an additional language
42.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
56.48%
Overall absence
7.07
Persistent absence
21.96
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
239
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
95%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
Less than 0.5%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
187
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
68%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
10%