Al-Zahra School
134 Salusbury Road, NW6 6PF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 8 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Headteacher
- Mr Seyed Alireza Khoei
- Religious ethos
- Islam
- Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 147025
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02073727706
About this school
Al-Zahra School is a girls' independent school in Brent. It teaches children aged 8 to 16 and has 103 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Al-Zahra 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
Al-Zahra School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2019, 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 | 19 | 9 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | 62.7 | 48.3 | 36.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 89% | 44.4% | 30% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 77.8% | 55% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 95% | 88.9% | 5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.2 |
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 Al-Zahra 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 | Brent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62.7 | 46.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.3 | 47.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.5 | 44.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 115 |
| 2023/24 | 124 |
| 2024/25 | 115 |
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 on SEN support
- 31
Location
Nearby schools
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Al-Sadiq School0.0 miles
Independent schools · London
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Islamia School for Girls'0.1 miles
Independent schools · London
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Brondesbury College London0.2 miles
Independent schools · London
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The Avenue School0.4 miles
Free Schools · London
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Manor School0.5 miles
Academies · London
Common questions
- What ages does Al-Zahra School teach?
- Al-Zahra School teaches children aged 8 to 16. It is an independent school in Brent.
- Who is the headteacher of Al-Zahra School?
- The headteacher of Al-Zahra School is Mr Seyed Alireza Khoei, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Al-Zahra School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Al-Zahra 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 Al-Zahra School?
- Al-Zahra School has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 16.
- Is Al-Zahra School full?
- Al-Zahra School has capacity for 210 pupils and 103 on roll (49%), 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-Zahra School a faith school?
- No. Al-Zahra School has no designated religious character.
- How have Al-Zahra School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 62.7 in 2022/23 and 36.5 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-Zahra School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Al-Zahra 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.