Abrar Academy
34-36 Garstang Road, Preston, PR1 1NA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 21
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Muhammed Ilyas Miah
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- URN
- 135822
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Telephone
- 01772828732
About this school
Abrar Academy is a boys' independent school in Preston. It teaches children aged 11 to 21 and has 81 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Abrar Academy 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
Abrar Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2009, 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 | 18 | 8 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.9 | 53.6 | 50.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 72% | 75% | 62.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 87.5% | 75% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 72% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
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 Abrar Academy 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 | 48.9 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.6 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.4 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 83 |
| 2024/25 | 73 |
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
-
Moorbrook School0.5 miles
Special schools · Preston
-
Acorns Primary School0.5 miles
Special schools · Preston
-
Larches High School0.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Preston
-
University of Central Lancashire0.6 miles
Universities · Preston
-
St Pius X Preparatory School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Preston
Other schools in Preston
- Ashbridge Independent School Independent schools
- Highfield Priory School Independent schools
- Hope School Independent schools
- Imam Muhammad Zakariya School Independent schools
- Kirkham Grammar School Independent schools
- Springfield House School Independent schools
- St Pius X Preparatory School Independent schools
- Stoneygate Nursery School Nursery
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge Primary
- Ashton Primary School Primary
- Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Abrar Academy teach?
- Abrar Academy teaches children aged 11 to 21. It is an independent school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Abrar Academy?
- The headteacher of Abrar Academy is Mr Muhammed Ilyas Miah, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abrar Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Abrar Academy 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 Abrar Academy?
- Abrar Academy has 81 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 21.
- Is Abrar Academy full?
- Abrar Academy has capacity for 220 pupils and 81 on roll (37%), 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 Abrar Academy a faith school?
- No. Abrar Academy has no designated religious character.
- How have Abrar Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.9 in 2022/23 and 50.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Abrar Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abrar Academy'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.