Central Foundation Boys' School

School Admissions

Secondary Transfer

Applications should be made through the standard unified secondary school application form or you can apply online here. If you do not live in Islington, you can still apply to Central Foundation using your home local authority’s form (i.e., the council to whom you pay your council tax).

Please note: There is no supplementary application form for Central Foundation Boys’ School.

In-Year Admissions

Applications for in-year admissions are made directly through Islington Council. If more applications are received than there are places available then applications will be ranked in accordance with the oversubscription criteria. Following a banding test, applicants are placed on a waiting list which will be maintained by the school. The waiting list is ranked in the order of the oversubscription criteria, and not in the order in which the applications are first received.

Banding Test for Secondary Transfer

All students applying for a place at Central Foundation Boys’ School are required to sit a banding test. Students are placed in one of four ability bands following a standardised assessment to ensure a balanced and mixed ability intake.

Applicants who fail to attend the banding test will be allocated to band 5 in line with the oversubscription criteria. Applicants in band 5 will be considered only after every applicant who did sit the test (regardless of score) has been offered a place.

Parents do not need to contact the school to book a banding test session. Banding test sessions for the next secondary transfer round, will be held in December.

Applying to Our Sixth Form

The Published Admission Number for Year 12 and 13 is 150.

It is important that you consider the course you want to study and where it might take you

• Read through all the course descriptions and talk to your subject and careers teachers. Get as much information as you can about the subjects you are interested in.
• Come along to our Open Events and speak with subject staff about the subjects you are considering taking. Check our Events or contact us to find out more about our future events.
• Think carefully about the subjects you enjoy that will help you move on to university or work and will open up the kind of opportunities you might want or need in the future. There are different routes which you can take (i.e., A level or Vocational).
• Research universities and courses. What are their entry requirements?
• Research jobs and careers. What subjects, qualifications and skills will make employers keen to employ you?
• Look at the entrance requirements for our courses below
• Complete the application form via the link at the bottom of this page.

Application Process

Each student will attend a course guidance meeting with a member of the sixth form leadership team before being offered a place at our 6th form.

If you have not attained the entry grades please contact neumannj@cfbs.islington.sch.uk and we will arrange for you to speak directly to a sixth form leader.