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Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda

Independent · ages 11-25GirlsIndependent246 pupilsSixth formBlackburnBlackburn with Darwen
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths88%England 46%
Places204 spare246 pupils, 450 places
Pupils on roll246Census January 2024

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.

Average GCSE score67.2
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths88%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths96%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure2025Blackburn with DarwenEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 1124
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 867.246.846.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths88%46%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths96%65%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score6.674.124.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry96%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

Combined Science100%grades 9 to 5, England 36%
English Language100%grades 9 to 5, England 54%
English Literature100%grades 9 to 5, England 58%
Religious Studies100%grades 9 to 5, England 60%
What is taught here

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

Every subject against England, 2025
96%England 49%
100%England 60%
Mathematics23 entries
91%England 53%
History23 entries
65%England 52%
100%England 58%
100%England 54%
100%England 36%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Other Modern Languages2584%96%96%49%
Religious Studies2488%100%100%60%
Mathematics2348%91%100%53%
History2330%65%96%52%
English Literature2370%100%100%58%
English Language2344%100%100%54%
Combined Science2348%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.

Pupils on roll246Census January 2024
Places45055% 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 / 246
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census2026202520242023
Pupils on roll24619514494
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m20012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate148 per 1,000 people63% higher than the England average
Typical house price£169,000Blackburn with Darwen
Nearest bus stop220 mHarwood Gate, 13 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
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK SchoolIndependent90 m354Not inspectedCompare
Daisyfield Primary SchoolCouncil250 m292Good 202386Compare
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary SchoolIndependent400 m140Not inspectedCompare
St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England430 m392Good 202259Compare
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnRoman Catholic840 m154No overall grade 202433Compare
Islamiyah SchoolIndependent860 m153Not inspectedCompare
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England910 m464Good 202467Compare
Brookhouse Primary SchoolCouncil1000 m247Good 202281Compare

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