Al-Islamia Institute for Education
Al-Islamia Institute for Education is an independent school in Leicester for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 103 pupils and room for 141.
5-7 Evington Street, Leicester, LE2 0SA0116 251 5101Mr Zubair Kola headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
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 Leicester 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 | 103 | 109 | 85 | 108 | 91 | 76 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uplands Infant School | Academy | 200 m | 436 | Good 2022 | 29 | Compare |
| Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy | Academy | 200 m | 447 | Not inspected | 62 | Compare |
| Highfields Primary School | Academy | 200 m | 352 | No overall grade 2024 | 58 | Compare |
| Sparkenhoe Community Primary School | Academy | 210 m | 450 | Good 2023 | 54 | Compare |
| Medway Community Primary School | Council | 320 m | 466 | Good 2022 | 45 | Compare |
| Moat Community College | Council | 330 m | 1,091 | Good 2023 | 42 | Compare |
| Avicenna School | Independent | 490 m | 27 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Leicester Therapeutic School | Independent | 660 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Al-Islamia Institute for Education a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Al-Islamia Institute for Education yet.
How many pupils does Al-Islamia Institute for Education have?
103 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 141 places, so it is 73% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 5-7 Evington Street, Leicester, LE2 0SA
- Telephone
- 0116 251 5101
- Headteacher
- Mr Zubair Kola
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward
- Wycliffe
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2007 (new provision)
- URN
- 135390 · LAESTAB 8566020 · UKPRN 10079943
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.
- 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.