Central Foundation Girls' School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025London, London E3 2AE · Tower Hamlets
#296 of 640 secondary schools in London
#1439 of 4,090 nationally
About Central Foundation Girls' School
Central Foundation Girls' School is a local authority secondary school located in London, in the Tower Hamlets local authority of London, England. It caters for Ages 11–19 and is a girls' school. In 2025 it enrolled 1,526 students. Community, voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled and foundation schools maintained by the local authority; free to attend.
Its Success Index (England) is 60.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 296th of 640 ranked secondary schools in London. Its strongest component is attainment 8 (83th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (16th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,526; capacity filled 98.5%; grade 4+ english & maths 74.7%; ebacc average points 4.78.
There are 1547 schools in London; Central Foundation Girls' School ranks 668th of 1339 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)54.3
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)54%
- A level points per entry (10%)32.6
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)45.6%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Central Foundation Girls' School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,526
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 45.6%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 98.5%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 54.3
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 54%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 74.7%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.78
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 32.6
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Frequently asked questions
Is Central Foundation Girls' School a good school?
Central Foundation Girls' School has a Success Index (England) of 60.8 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #296 of 640 in London. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Central Foundation Girls' School rank in London?
Central Foundation Girls' School ranks #296 of 640 secondary schools in London and #1439 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Central Foundation Girls' School?
Central Foundation Girls' School had 1,526 students in 2025.
Is Central Foundation Girls' School a primary school or a secondary school?
Central Foundation Girls' School is classified as a secondary school covering Ages 11–19. It is a local authority school.
What other schools are near Central Foundation Girls' School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Central Foundation Girls' School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.