The Fulham Boys School
Secondary · Free schools · Boys · Hammersmith and Fulham
532 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5BD
89
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/10/2022
Application demand
45%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.7%
26.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
822
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
45%
1st preference success rate
77 of 171 families who put it first got an offer
115
Places offered
615
Total applications
5.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 171 | 77 | ● 45% |
| 2nd preference | 159 | 26 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 121 | 10 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 164 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 615 | 115 | 19% |
1st preference success by year
Hammersmith and Fulham lets families list 6 preferences. 361 applications came from outside the council area (52 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Smith
- Address
- 532 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5BD
- Phone
- 02073817100
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Ward / constituency
- Walham Green · Chelsea and Fulham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141135
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FULHAM BOYS SCHOOL LIMITED
822 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
11 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 654 pupils
Attendance
92.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 62.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.93 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 90% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.67 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.86 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 61.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 70% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 94.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 69.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.59 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 120 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.77 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 87 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 120 | 40% | 73% | 96% | |
| English Language | 120 | 38% | 82% | 92% | |
| English Literature | 120 | 44% | 85% | 93% | |
| Religious Studies | 107 | 82% | 97% | 98% | |
| Combined Science | 101 | 25% | 63% | 77% | |
| Geography | 71 | 31% | 77% | 96% | |
| French | 63 | 44% | 68% | 84% | |
| History | 46 | 43% | 74% | 78% | |
| Business | 41 | 22% | 73% | 95% | |
| Spanish | 34 | 47% | 76% | 88% | |
| Physical Education | 31 | 19% | 61% | 84% | |
| Computer Science | 22 | 32% | 82% | 91% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 39 | 15% | 28% | 54% | |
| Psychology | 27 | 0% | 4% | 7% | |
| Economics | 25 | 20% | 48% | 84% | |
| Biology | 20 | 0% | 10% | 20% | |
| Religious Studies | 16 | 13% | 31% | 56% | |
| Business Studies | 15 | 7% | 20% | 73% | |
| Geography | 12 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Government and Politics | 12 | 0% | 33% | 58% | |
| Physics | 11 | 0% | 0% | 36% | |
| Chemistry | 11 | 0% | 9% | 55% | |
| History | 10 | 0% | 20% | 70% | |
| Computer Science | 9 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 20074: The Fulham Boys School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 72% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 72% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hammersmith and Fulham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.