Azhar Academy Girls School
Block F, Tennyson Road, Forest Gate, London, E15 4DR
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rookshana Adam
- Religious ethos
- Islam
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 585
- URN
- 134417
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085555959
About this school
Azhar Academy Girls School is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 585 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Azhar Academy Girls School 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
Azhar Academy Girls School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2003, 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 | 48 | 50 | 46 |
| Attainment 8 score | 64.1 | 63.2 | 66.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 71% | 72% | 76.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 92% | 92% | 95.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 94% | 96% | 97.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.4 |
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 Azhar Academy Girls 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 | Newham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64.1 | 46.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 63.2 | 46.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 66.4 | 47.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 519 |
| 2023/24 | 581 |
| 2024/25 | 618 |
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
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 15
Location
Nearby schools
-
East London Independent School0.1 miles
Special schools · London
-
John F Kennedy Special School0.3 miles
Academies · London
-
Stratford Circus0.4 miles
Other types · London
-
Hafs Academy0.7 miles
Independent schools · London
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Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School0.8 miles
Independent schools · London
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Common questions
- What ages does Azhar Academy Girls School teach?
- Azhar Academy Girls School teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Azhar Academy Girls School?
- The headteacher of Azhar Academy Girls School is Mrs Rookshana Adam, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Azhar Academy Girls School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Azhar Academy Girls 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 Azhar Academy Girls School?
- Azhar Academy Girls School has 585 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is Azhar Academy Girls School full?
- Azhar Academy Girls School has capacity for 950 pupils and 585 on roll (62%), 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 Azhar Academy Girls School a faith school?
- No. Azhar Academy Girls School has no designated religious character.
- How have Azhar Academy Girls School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 64.1 in 2022/23 and 66.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Azhar Academy Girls School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Azhar Academy Girls 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.