Abrar Academy
Abrar Academy is an independent school in Preston for boys aged 11 to 21. It has 81 pupils and room for 220.
34-36 Garstang Road, Preston, PR1 1NA01772 828732Mr Muhammed Ilyas Miah headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
8 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 11 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 50.4 | 53.6 | 48.9 | 42.2 | 27.7 | 42.9 | 46.0 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 63% | 75% | 72% | 30% | 20% | 64% | 44% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 75% | 88% | 83% | 50% | 40% | 73% | 65% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 5.15 | 5.33 | 5.17 | 4.47 | 2.67 | 4.02 | 4.04 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 88% | 88% | 72% | 80% | 0% | 0% | 35% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 6 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Modern Languages | 9 | 33% | 67% | 78% | 49% | – |
| Mathematics | 7 | 29% | 86% | 100% | 53% | – |
| History | 7 | 43% | 43% | 71% | 52% | – |
| English Literature | 7 | 14% | 86% | 86% | 58% | – |
| English Language | 7 | 29% | 71% | 86% | 54% | – |
| Social Studies | 7 | 14% | 57% | 71% | 54% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
5 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 5 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 21 |
| A level progressA level value added | – | – | – | – | – | -1.12 |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lancashire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 81 | 73 | 83 | 79 | 103 | 104 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 3% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
What pupils do next
After sixth form
Where the 6 pupils who left in 2021/22 were a year later.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston | Roman Catholic | 390 m | 229 | Good 2023 | 20 | Compare |
| Moorbrook School | Council | 790 m | 84 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Moor Park High School | Foundation | 800 m | 599 | Report card 2026 | 21 | Compare |
| Acorns Primary School | Council | 850 m | 93 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston | Academy | 850 m | 193 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Larches High School | Pupil referral unit | 890 m | 106 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Deepdale Community Primary School | Council | 970 m | 696 | Report card 2026 | 33 | Compare |
| University of Central Lancashire | Higher education institutions | 1000 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Abrar Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Abrar Academy yet.
How good are Abrar Academy's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 63% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 50.4, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Abrar Academy have?
81 pupils aged 11 to 21 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 220 places, so it is 37% full. It is a boys' school.
Does Abrar Academy have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 34-36 Garstang Road, Preston, PR1 1NA
- Telephone
- 01772 828732
- Headteacher
- Mr Muhammed Ilyas Miah
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 11-21, with sixth form
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Deepdale
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 15 March 2009 (new provision)
- URN
- 135822 · LAESTAB 8886109 · UKPRN 10027340
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.