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Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Free school
Sumner Street, Blackburn BB2 2LD · tibhs.com · 01254 918670
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 62.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Blackburn with Darwen 45.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 746
- 93% of 800 places
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.3%
- First language not English
- 60.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 233 families put the school first and 115 places were offered; 49% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 115 | 233 | 2▲ | 49% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 118 | 231 | 2▲ | 51% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 115 | 230 | 2▲ | 50% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 117 | 249 | 2.1▲ | 46% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 118 | 224 | 1.9▲ | 51% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 62.5, and 80.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Blackburn with Darwen it was 45.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (38.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲62.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲80.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲89.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲99.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.82 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.1 | +11.4 |
| Sixth form college | 26.6 | −6.5 |
| Further education | 25.8 | −1.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 0.8 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 students | B- (38.2) | Average -0.08 | |
| 28 students | B- (38.2) | Average -0.08 | |
| 16 students | Dist*- (42.5) | Above average +0.49 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 30 | B (39) | +0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| University | 35.9 |
|---|---|
| Other education | 7.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.3 |
| Employment | 10.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.4 |
| Activity not captured | 20.5 |
Ofsted
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 66
- 9% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (20%) with SEND