Central Foundation Boys' School

Central Foundation Boys' School is a boys' Foundation school. Foundation schools are run by their own governing body, which employs the staff and sets the admissions criteria but are maintained by the local authority. Land and buildings are usually owned by the governing body or a charitable foundation.

All schools are inspected regularly by Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills). For the latest report about this school go to www.ofsted.gov.uk

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School information

• DfE Code: 206/4614
• Age range: 11-18
• Number of places available in year 7: 180
• Open morning: 9.30-10.30am: 27, 28 September 9.30-10.30am: 4, 5 October
• Open evening: 21 September 2023: First tour 5.00-6.00pm Second tour 6.10-7.10pm
• Banding tests: Please see school website for further information
• Does the school have a sixth form? CFBS Sixth Form
• School start and finish times: 8.50am-3.20pm
• Accessibility: Lift and wheelchair access (partial); accessible toilets
• Support for your child at secondary transfer: Induction Day in June; Transition Days in September
• Last pupil admitted under distance criterion last year:
• Band 1: 1.261 miles
• Band 2: 1.958 miles
• Band 3: 2.444 miles
• Band 4: 1.419 miles
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