Welcome to our School

Central Foundation Girls' School is an exciting place to work and learn. It is a large, oversubscribed and inclusive 11-18 inner-city girls' school in Bow, London. It has an excellent reputation both locally and nationally.

Ofsted has praised us for inclusion, for our diverse curriculum and for students’ good behaviour. In our most recent inspection report, community cohesion at CFGS and our students’ contribution to the school and community were graded as ‘outstanding’.

In 2009 our GCSE exam results including English and Maths increased by a full 10% on the previous year’s results. Across the subjects, 65% of our girls achieved A*-C at GCSE: another huge leap. Our exam results are continually improving, with several subjects achieving over 80% A* to C grades. Achievement in vocational qualifications in 2009 was impressive, too, with all the students achieving distinctions and merits. At A Level and post-16 we are in the top 15% of schools for value added. Over 60% of our girls tend to stay on in the sixth form, and over 70% go on to university.

Active Image Already a Performing Arts Specialist School, we have now developed a second specialism, which we call ‘Voice’. This draws together a whole school focus on communication, empowerment and democracy through the subject areas of English and Citizenship. It means we are all working together to educate tomorrow’s women, enabling our students to achieve academic excellence and self fulfilment. We aim to promote their development as leaders, champions of environmental sustainability and active citizens.

Visitors often comment on the happy atmosphere of the school and we take pride in our community spirit. Students’ safety and wellbeing is our priority. We have well developed systems of pastoral support with an emphasis on respect, rights and responsibility. The ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity of our community is a great strength and we actively promote equality of opportunity. This includes excellent provision for students of all abilities, particularly the gifted and talented.

The school’s location in Bow, an area of London with a rich historical legacy and easy access to the City provide a plethora of enrichment opportunities for our students. They have all the inspiration and support needed to become the confident, articulate and competent young women who leave our sixth form to go on to further achievements each year.