Imam Muhammad Zakariya School
Imam Muhammad Zakariya School is an independent school in Preston for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 136 pupils and room for 150.
2 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN01772 881968Mrs Ayesha Desai headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
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
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Islam school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
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 | 136 | 130 | 103 | 93 | 76 | 71 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneygate Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 340 m | 48 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston | Academy | 540 m | 273 | Report card 2026 | 51 | Compare |
| Frenchwood Community Primary School | Council | 730 m | 326 | Report card 2026 | 9 | Compare |
| Cardinal Newman College | Further education | 730 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| University of Central Lancashire | Higher education institutions | 790 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Stephen's CofE School | Church of England | 850 m | 331 | Good 2023 | 17 | Compare |
| St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston | Academy | 940 m | 193 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Christ The King Catholic High School | Academy | 980 m | 446 | Inadequate 2022 | 1 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Imam Muhammad Zakariya School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Imam Muhammad Zakariya School yet.
How many pupils does Imam Muhammad Zakariya School have?
136 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 150 places, so it is 91% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 2 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN
- Telephone
- 01772 881968
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ayesha Desai
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Islam
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- City Centre
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 11 October 2000
- URN
- 132738 · LAESTAB 8886047 · UKPRN 10074202
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.