Morpeth SchoolCentral Foundation Girls' School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Morpeth School and Central Foundation Girls' School are secondary schools in London.

  • Morpeth School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Central Foundation Girls' School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Central Foundation Girls' School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Morpeth School was judged Good and Central Foundation Girls' School was judged strong.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.2 for Morpeth School and 54.3 for Central Foundation Girls' School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Morpeth School (48.2 in 2021-22, 49.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Central Foundation Girls' School (58.0 in 2021-22, 54.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Morpeth School versus Central Foundation Girls' School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonMorpeth SchoolLondonCentral Foundation Girls' SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking8th of 17 in Tower Hamlets 5th of 17 in Tower Hamlets Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-19
GenderMixed Girls
Pupils on roll1,512 1,526
Capacity1,600 1,550
LocationLondon, E2 0PX London, E3 2AE
GCSE results
Attainment 849.2 54.3 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths43.3% 54.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths69.5% 74.7% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc57.9% Stronger figure42.2% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.39 4.78 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort233 237
A-level results
A-level entries112 123
A-level average points27.9 32.6 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC- C+
Best 3 A-levels points27.8 32.7 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects4.5% 6.3% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,513 1,541
Free school meals (ever 6)55.2% 56.5%
English as an additional language57.4% 42.6%
SEN support12.4% 10.4%
SEN with an EHC plan7.1% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% 7.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.4% Stronger figure22.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Morpeth School

Central Foundation Girls' School

Full profiles: Morpeth School · Central Foundation Girls' School