Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School is an independent school in Blackburn for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 140 pupils and room for 145.
184 Whalley Old Rd, Blackburn, BB1 5NZ01254 670017gardenofknowledge.co.ukMr Hamza Mala headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
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.
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 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 142 | 139 | 139 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 140 m | 392 | Good 2022 | 59 | Compare |
| Daisyfield Primary School | Council | 260 m | 292 | Good 2023 | 86 | Compare |
| Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School | Independent | 400 m | 354 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda | Independent | 400 m | 246 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Islamiyah School | Independent | 480 m | 153 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Brookhouse Primary School | Council | 680 m | 247 | Good 2022 | 81 | Compare |
| St Thomas's Centre | Pupil referral unit | 760 m | 115 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | Roman Catholic | 820 m | 154 | No overall grade 2024 | 33 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School yet.
How many pupils does Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School have?
140 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 145 places, so it is 97% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 184 Whalley Old Rd, Blackburn, BB1 5NZ
- Telephone
- 01254 670017
- Website
- gardenofknowledge.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Hamza Mala
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Ward
- Little Harwood & Whitebirk
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 22 March 1993
- URN
- 119848 · LAESTAB 8896003 · UKPRN 10018035
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.