Central Foundation Girls' School
Voluntary aided school in London, Tower Hamlets.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 11 to 19 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1526 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1550 |
| Free school meals | 45.60% |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Address | Bow Road, London, E3 2AE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.cfgs.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 02089811131 |
| URN | 100975 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | 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 |
Latest ungraded inspection: 4 November 2021, outcome: School remains Good.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Mulberry UTC (secondary school, about 0.8 km)
- St Paul's Way Trust School (all-through school, about 1.0 km)
- Morpeth School (secondary school, about 1.3 km)
- Bow School (secondary school, about 1.4 km)
- Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College (secondary school, about 1.4 km)
- Bobby Moore Academy (all-through school, about 1.4 km)
- Harris Science Academy East London (secondary school, about 1.5 km)
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (secondary school, about 1.6 km)
Browse: Secondary schools in Tower Hamlets
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.