Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 7AD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shahnaz Akhtar
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Star Academies
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 866
- URN
- 141565
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0125454021
About this school
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School is a Muslim girls' secondary academy in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 866 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 126 | 126 | 124 |
| Attainment 8 score | 73.1 | 70.8 | 72.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +2.30 +2.05 to +2.55 | +2.05 +1.80 to +2.30 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 94% | 90.5% | 92.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 97% | 93.7% | 98.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 98% | 96.8% | 99.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
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 Tauheedul Islam Girls' High 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 | Blackburn with Darwen average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73.1 | 43.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 70.8 | 43.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 72.3 | 44.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 885 |
| 2023/24 | 861 |
| 2024/25 | 854 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School compares
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School ranked 1st of 12 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72.3 | 3% | 14% | 866 | — |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | 47 | 8% | 20.8% | 873 | 0.7 miles |
| Witton Park Academy | 40.3 | 9.2% | 39.5% | 1,243 | 0.8 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy | 50.8 | 7.1% | 23.8% | 1,483 | 1.1 miles |
| Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School | 62.5 | 2.5% | 17.3% | 746 | 1.3 miles |
| Pleckgate High School | 49.2 | 7.5% | 25.4% | 1,339 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.01%
- English as an additional language
- 59.8%
- Overall absence
- 2.97%
- Persistent absence
- 3.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School0.7 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
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Witton Park Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
-
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
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Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
-
Pleckgate High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Blackburn
Other schools in Blackburn
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School ranks 1st of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Blackburn.
- Blackburn Central High School Secondary
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Pleckgate High School Secondary
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Secondary
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Secondary
- St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Secondary
- Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Secondary
- The Hyndburn Academy Secondary
- Witton Park Academy Secondary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School teach?
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School?
- The headteacher of Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School is Mrs Shahnaz Akhtar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School?
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School has 866 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School full?
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School has capacity for 800 pupils and 866 on roll (108%), so it is at or above 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 Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School a faith school?
- Yes. Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School is designated Muslim.
- Is Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School a selective school?
- No. Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School?
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School is part of STAR ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 73.1 in 2022/23 and 72.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School rank locally?
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School ranked 1st of 12 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School's absence rate?
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tauheedul Islam Girls' High 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 1 July 2026.