Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)
82 - 86 Dunstable Road, Luton, LU1 1EH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 9 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Mohammad Rahman
- Religious ethos
- Islam
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 139
- URN
- 134807
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582728196
About this school
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) is a girls' independent school in Luton. It teaches children aged 9 to 19 and has 139 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary 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
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2004, 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 | 61 | 73 | 54 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | 37.0 | 41.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 38.4% | 48.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 60.3% | 61.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 89% | 68.5% | 68.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
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 Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary 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 | Luton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.4 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37 | 42.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41 | 43.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 165 |
| 2023/24 | 157 |
| 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
- 6
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mehria Primary School0.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Active Support Education Centre0.5 miles
Special schools · Beds
-
Richmond Hill School0.8 miles
Special schools · Luton
-
Lime Academy Hartwell0.8 miles
Free Schools · Luton
-
University of Bedfordshire0.8 miles
Universities · Luton
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Common questions
- What year groups does Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) teach?
- Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) teaches children aged 9 to 19. It is an independent school in Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)?
- The headteacher of Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) is Mr Mohammad Rahman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary 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 big is Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)?
- Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) has 139 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 19.
- Is Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) full?
- Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) has capacity for 350 pupils and 139 on roll (40%), 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 Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) a faith school?
- No. Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) has no designated religious character.
- How have Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.4 in 2022/23 and 41 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary 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.