Jamea Al Kauthar
Ashton Road, Lancaster, LA1 5AJ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 25
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr FAZL WADEE
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Muslim
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 500
- Pupils on roll
- 261
- URN
- 131355
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01524389898
About this school
Jamea Al Kauthar is a girls' independent school in Lancaster. It teaches children aged 11 to 25 and has 261 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Jamea Al Kauthar 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
Jamea Al Kauthar has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1997, 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 | 27 | 29 | 26 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.2 | 51.2 | 49.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 37.9% | 34.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 69% | 69.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 96% | 79.3% | 84.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
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 Jamea Al Kauthar has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.2 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.2 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.3 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 257 |
| 2023/24 | 260 |
| 2024/25 | 275 |
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
- 2
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stepping Stones School0.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Lancaster
-
Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)1.3 miles
Independent schools · Lancaster
-
Chadwick High School1.6 miles
Academies · Lancaster
-
University of Lancaster1.7 miles
Universities · Lancaster
-
The Loyne Specialist School1.8 miles
Special schools · Lancaster
Other schools in Lancaster
- Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) Independent schools
- Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campus Independent schools
- Appletree Nursery School Nursery
- Austwick Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Bentham Community Primary School Primary
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Castle View Primary Academy Primary
- Caton Primary School Primary
- Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cawthorne's Endowed School Primary
- Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Jamea Al Kauthar teach?
- Jamea Al Kauthar teaches children aged 11 to 25. It is an independent school in Lancaster.
- Who is the headteacher of Jamea Al Kauthar?
- The headteacher of Jamea Al Kauthar is Mr FAZL WADEE, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Jamea Al Kauthar been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Jamea Al Kauthar 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 Jamea Al Kauthar?
- Jamea Al Kauthar has 261 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 25.
- Is Jamea Al Kauthar full?
- Jamea Al Kauthar has capacity for 500 pupils and 261 on roll (52%), 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 Jamea Al Kauthar a faith school?
- No. Jamea Al Kauthar has no designated religious character.
- Is Jamea Al Kauthar a selective school?
- No. Jamea Al Kauthar is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Jamea Al Kauthar's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.2 in 2022/23 and 49.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Jamea Al Kauthar's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Jamea Al Kauthar'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.