Islamiyah School
Islamiyah School is an independent school in Blackburn for girls aged 11 to 16. It has 153 pupils and room for 270.
Willow Street, Little Harwood, Blackburn, BB1 5NQ01254 661259islamiyahschoolblackburn.comMs Mehnaz Kausar headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2024
42 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 42 | 45 | 64 | 54 | 49 | 48 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 58.3 | 56.8 | 60.6 | 57.9 | 55.7 | 49.2 | 46.7 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 67% | 58% | 80% | 57% | 57% | 60% | 48% | 47% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 93% | 91% | 91% | 87% | 84% | 83% | 66% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 5.61 | 5.42 | 5.04 | 5.14 | 5.43 | – | 4.19 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 98% | 91% | 94% | 48% | 100% | 0% | 52% | 41% |
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 Blackburn with Darwen 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 | 153 | 175 | 183 | 201 | 261 | 265 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 11% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 430 m | 392 | Good 2022 | 59 | Compare |
| St Thomas's Centre | Pupil referral unit | 480 m | 115 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School | Independent | 480 m | 140 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Cedars Primary School | Council | 590 m | 407 | Good 2019 | 82 | Compare |
| Brookhouse Primary School | Council | 730 m | 247 | Good 2022 | 81 | Compare |
| Daisyfield Primary School | Council | 740 m | 292 | Good 2023 | 86 | Compare |
| Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda | Independent | 860 m | 246 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School | Independent | 880 m | 354 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Islamiyah School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Islamiyah School yet.
How good are Islamiyah School's GCSE results?
In summer 2024, 67% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 47%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 58.3, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Islamiyah School have?
153 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 270 places, so it is 57% full. It is a girls' school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Willow Street, Little Harwood, Blackburn, BB1 5NQ
- Telephone
- 01254 661259
- Website
- islamiyahschoolblackburn.com
- Headteacher
- Ms Mehnaz Kausar
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Islam
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Ward
- Little Harwood & Whitebirk
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 19 October 2000
- URN
- 132749 · LAESTAB 8896007 · UKPRN 10018120
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, 2023/24 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.