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Noorul Uloom

Independent · ages 11-23GirlsIndependentIslam125 pupilsSixth formBlackburn with Darwen
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths38%England 46%
Places75 spare125 pupils, 200 places
Pupils on roll125Census January 2024

Noorul Uloom is an independent school in for girls aged 11 to 23. It has 125 pupils and room for 200.

Park Lee Rd, Blackburn, BB2 3NY01254 581569Mrs Imrana Kotwal headteacherAll details

Ofsted

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

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

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

Average GCSE score49.4
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths38%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths75%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2022 to 2025
2022: 50.750.720222023: 45.945.920232024: 46.346.320242025: 49.449.42025
Since 2022: -1.3
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure2025202420232022Blackburn with DarwenEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 1124232119
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 849.446.345.950.746.846.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths38%35%43%53%46%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths75%70%57%95%65%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score5.084.835.195.674.124.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry92%87%100%100%43%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.

Strongest subjects

Combined Science67%grades 9 to 5, England 36%
English Literature77%grades 9 to 5, England 58%

Subjects that did worse than the England average: Mathematics (41% here, 53% across England).

What is taught here
HumanitiesGeography22

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

Every subject against England, 2025
91%England 49%
Mathematics22 entries
41%England 53%
Geography22 entries
50%England 51%
77%England 58%
50%England 54%
67%England 36%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Other Modern Languages4354%91%98%49%
Mathematics2214%41%82%53%
Geography2214%50%86%51%
English Literature2218%77%96%58%
English Language2218%50%86%54%
Combined Science2114%67%91%36%

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

4 students finished sixth-form courses.

All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure2025202420232022
Students4231
Average A level gradezz

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.

Pupils on roll125Census January 2024
Places20062% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls0 / 125
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll125136150142140139
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m51312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate156 per 1,000 people72% higher than the England average
Typical house price£169,000Blackburn with Darwen
Nearest bus stop220 mLyndhurst Road, 17 stops within 500 m

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
Markazul UloomIndependent0 m26Not inspectedCompare
Longshaw Community Junior SchoolCouncil290 m334Good 202246Compare
Longshaw Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school650 m101Good 2024Compare
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnRoman Catholic680 m203Good 202260Compare
Blackburn Central High SchoolAcademy730 m1,015Good 202233Compare
Longshaw Infant SchoolCouncil730 m203Report card 202612Compare
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnRoman Catholic940 m180Report card 202667Compare
Audley Infant SchoolCouncil0.7 miles280Good 202458Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Noorul Uloom a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Noorul Uloom yet.

How good are Noorul Uloom's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 38% 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 49.4, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Noorul Uloom have?

125 pupils aged 11 to 23 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 200 places, so it is 63% full. It is a girls' school.

Does Noorul Uloom 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
Park Lee Rd, Blackburn, BB2 3NY
Telephone
01254 581569
Headteacher
Mrs Imrana Kotwal
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 11-23, with sixth form
Gender
Girls
Religious character
Islam
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Ward
Blackburn South East
Constituency
Blackburn
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
27 October 2020 (new provision)
URN
147604 · LAESTAB 8896016

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from