Central Foundation Girls' School
London, E3 2AE · Tower Hamlets · secondary school
4th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets we can score, 18 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.4/10 against 385 of them, against 7.8/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 85 | 35% | 2.97 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 54.0 · 72 | 30% | 2.17 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.5 · 84 | 25% | 2.10 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 54.3 · 84 | 10% | 0.84 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 54.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 54.3, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.5 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.4 out of 10 against similar schools, 7.8 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2026.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Student Council or participate in sports including Mindset Football, MMA, Krav Maga, basketball, taekwondo, yoga, and karate.
Getting in. There are 1526 pupils in a school with 1550 places, leaving 24 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. With only 24 places remaining, how does the school manage waiting lists for new intakes? Since the inspection was recent, what specific actions are being taken to maintain the Good rating? How do the diverse sports clubs support pupils who may not have access to external training facilities?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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