Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls
Sinope Street, Gloucester, GL1 4AW
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Abdullah Patel
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Muslim
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 87
- Pupils on roll
- 76
- URN
- 115810
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452300465
About this school
Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls is a girls' independent school in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 76 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1994, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 19 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | 63.6 | 63.6 | 54.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 78.9% | 46.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 94.7% | 92.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 63% | 84.2% | 53.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63.6 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 63.6 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.9 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 83 |
| 2024/25 | 85 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 5
Location
Nearby schools
-
Al Ashraf Primary School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Gloucestershire
-
Edward Jenner School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Gloucester
-
The King's School, Gloucester0.6 miles
Independent schools · Gloucester
-
Wotton House International School Gloucestershire0.6 miles
Independent schools · Gloucester
-
The Milestone School1.4 miles
Academies · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
- Edward Jenner School Independent schools
- The King's School, Gloucester Independent schools
- Wotton House International School Gloucestershire Independent schools
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beech Green Primary School Primary
- Birdlip Primary School Primary
- Calton Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Churcham Primary School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls teach?
- Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls is Mr Abdullah Patel, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls?
- Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls has 76 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls full?
- Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls has capacity for 87 pupils and 76 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 63.6 in 2022/23 and 54.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.