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Abu Bakr Boys School

Independent · ages 11-16BoysIndependent75 pupilsWalsall
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths46%England 46%
Places125 spare75 pupils, 200 places
Pupils on roll75Census January 2024

Abu Bakr Boys School is an independent school in Walsall for boys aged 11 to 16. It has 75 pupils and room for 200.

154-156 Wednesbury Road, Walsall, WS1 4JJ01922 333786Abubakrboyschool.orgMr Mohammad Ziaulqasimi headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

11 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score40.8
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths46%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths64%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 49.649.620182019: 42.542.520192022: 42.442.420222023: 36.636.620232024: 50.450.420242025: 40.840.82025
Since 2018: -8.8
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018WalsallEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11111925303632
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 840.850.436.642.442.549.643.646.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths46%68%28%47%42%63%39%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths64%74%68%67%69%84%57%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score3.504.552.983.833.614.063.824.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry46%58%0%33%19%0%35%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 9 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.

What is taught hereOffers triple science.

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
27%England 60%
Mathematics11 entries
46%England 53%
36%England 58%
55%England 54%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Religious Studies110%27%55%60%
Mathematics110%46%64%53%
English Literature110%36%73%58%
English Language1118%55%82%54%
Social Studies90%33%56%54%
Chemistry70%86%100%81%
Biology714%71%86%82%
History70%0%29%52%
Physics70%71%100%82%

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.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

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 Walsall council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll75Census January 2024
Places20038% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support4%3 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls75 / 0
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll756571103118143
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support2%13%3%2%1%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m59212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate71 per 1,000 people22% lower than the England average
Typical house price£221,288Walsall

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Cherry Tree SchoolIndependent70 m61Not inspectedCompare
Palfrey Junior SchoolCouncil360 m359Report card 202612Compare
Palfrey Infant SchoolAcademy410 m310Requires improvement 2022Compare
Whitehall Nursery and Infant AcademyAcademy470 m313Not inspectedCompare
Fullbrook Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school500 m120Outstanding 2024Compare
Joseph Leckie AcademyAcademy650 m1,524Report card 202638Compare
Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan AcademyIndependent720 m157Not inspectedCompare
Caldmore Primary AcademyAcademy750 m436No overall grade 202546Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Abu Bakr Boys School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Abu Bakr Boys School yet.

How good are Abu Bakr Boys School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 46% 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 40.8, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Abu Bakr Boys School have?

75 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 200 places, so it is 38% full. It is a boys' school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
154-156 Wednesbury Road, Walsall, WS1 4JJ
Telephone
01922 333786
Website
Abubakrboyschool.org
Headteacher
Mr Mohammad Ziaulqasimi
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 11-16
Gender
Boys
Religious character
None
Local authority
Walsall
Ward
Palfrey
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 2008 (new provision)
URN
135483 · LAESTAB 3356013 · UKPRN 10025564

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from