Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda
Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda is an independent school in Blackburn for girls aged 11 to 25. It has 246 pupils and room for 450.
32 Moss Street, Blackburn, BB1 5JT01254 476731rawdha.orgMrs Aysha Ahmed 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.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 24 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 67.2 | 46.8 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 88% | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 96% | 65% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 6.67 | 4.12 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 96% | 43% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 7 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
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Modern Languages | 25 | 84% | 96% | 96% | 49% | – |
| Religious Studies | 24 | 88% | 100% | 100% | 60% | – |
| Mathematics | 23 | 48% | 91% | 100% | 53% | – |
| History | 23 | 30% | 65% | 96% | 52% | – |
| English Literature | 23 | 70% | 100% | 100% | 58% | – |
| English Language | 23 | 44% | 100% | 100% | 54% | – |
| Combined Science | 23 | 48% | 100% | 100% | 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.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 246 | 195 | 144 | 94 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School | Independent | 90 m | 354 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Daisyfield Primary School | Council | 250 m | 292 | Good 2023 | 86 | Compare |
| Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School | Independent | 400 m | 140 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 430 m | 392 | Good 2022 | 59 | Compare |
| St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Roman Catholic | 840 m | 154 | No overall grade 2024 | 33 | Compare |
| Islamiyah School | Independent | 860 m | 153 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 910 m | 464 | Good 2024 | 67 | Compare |
| Brookhouse Primary School | Council | 1000 m | 247 | Good 2022 | 81 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda yet.
How good are Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 88% 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 67.2, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda have?
246 pupils aged 11 to 25 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 450 places, so it is 55% full. It is a girls' school.
Does Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda 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
- 32 Moss Street, Blackburn, BB1 5JT
- Telephone
- 01254 476731
- Website
- www.rawdha.org
- Headteacher
- Mrs Aysha Ahmed
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 11-25, with sixth form
- Gender
- Girls
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Ward
- Audley & Queen's Park
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 23 September 2022 (new provision)
- URN
- 149362 · LAESTAB 8896018
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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, 2024/25 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.