Al Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range, Blackburn, BB1 1TF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Islam
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nikhat Pardesi
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Muslim
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 119
- URN
- 119856
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254261573
About this school
Al Islah Girls' High School is an Islam girls' independent school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 119 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Al Islah Girls' High School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Al Islah Girls' High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1995, 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 | 21 | 24 | 35 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.4 | 34.7 | 39.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 25% | 22.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43% | 41.7% | 31.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 75% | 71.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
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 Islah Girls' High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Blackburn with Darwen average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.4 | 43.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.7 | 43.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.6 | 44.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 126 |
| 2023/24 | 148 |
| 2024/25 | 154 |
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
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newfield School0.7 miles
Special schools · Blackburn
-
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Blackburn
-
Markazul Uloom0.8 miles
Independent schools · Blackburn
-
Noorul Uloom0.8 miles
Independent schools
-
Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda0.8 miles
Independent schools · Blackburn
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Common questions
- What ages does Al Islah Girls' High School teach?
- Al Islah Girls' High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Al Islah Girls' High School?
- The headteacher of Al Islah Girls' High School is Mrs Nikhat Pardesi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Al Islah Girls' High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Al Islah Girls' High School 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 many pupils are at Al Islah Girls' High School?
- Al Islah Girls' High School has 119 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Al Islah Girls' High School full?
- Al Islah Girls' High School has capacity for 245 pupils and 119 on roll (49%), 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 Islah Girls' High School a faith school?
- Yes. Al Islah Girls' High School is designated Islam.
- Is Al Islah Girls' High School a selective school?
- No. Al Islah Girls' High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Al Islah Girls' High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.4 in 2022/23 and 39.6 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 Islah Girls' High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Al Islah Girls' High School'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.