Al Madina School for Girls
Victoria Road, 2 (Annex Building), Barking, IG11 8PY
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Abbas Aziz
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Muslim
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- URN
- 136746
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084785115
About this school
Al Madina School for Girls is a girls' independent school in Barking. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 87 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Al Madina School for Girls 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 Madina School for Girls has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2011, 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 | 11 | 17 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | 62.6 | 50.1 | 50.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 82% | 35.3% | 61.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% | 76.5% | 66.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 91% | 100% | 66.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
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 Al Madina School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barking and Dagenham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62.6 | 44.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.1 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.5 | 43.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
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
- 8
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northstar New School0.9 miles
Special schools
-
Horizon Academy1.1 miles
Academies · London
-
Oak House School1.2 miles
Special schools · Ilford
-
Read Academy Education1.3 miles
Independent schools · Ilford
-
Apex Primary School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Ilford
Other schools in Barking
- Eastbury Primary School Primary
- Gascoigne Primary School Primary
- George Carey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Greatfields Primary School Primary
- Manor Junior School Primary
- Northbury Primary School Primary
- Ripple Primary School Primary
- Riverside Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Margarets CofE Primary School Primary
- Thames View Infants Primary
- Thames View Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Al Madina School for Girls teach?
- Al Madina School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in Barking.
- Who is the headteacher of Al Madina School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Al Madina School for Girls is Headteacher Abbas Aziz, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Al Madina School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Al Madina School for Girls 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 Madina School for Girls?
- Al Madina School for Girls has 87 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Al Madina School for Girls full?
- Al Madina School for Girls has capacity for 120 pupils and 87 on roll (73%), 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 Madina School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Al Madina School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Al Madina School for Girls a selective school?
- Yes. Al Madina School for Girls is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Al Madina School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 62.6 in 2022/23 and 50.5 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 Madina School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Al Madina School for Girls'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.