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Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Preston New Road, Blackburn BB2 7AD · tighs.com · 0125454021
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 72.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Blackburn with Darwen 45.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 866
- 66 over 800 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
- First language not English
- 50.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 250 families put the school first and 120 places were offered; 47% 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 | 120 | 250 | 2.1▲ | 47% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 123 | 264 | 2.1▲ | 46% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 121 | 241 | 2▲ | 49% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 118 | 260 | 2.2▲ | 45% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 121 | 302 | 2.5▲ | 40% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 72.3, and 92.7% 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 (40.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲72.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲92.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲98.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲99.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.97 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 64.3 | +1.7 |
| Sixth form college | 15.1 | −0.3 |
| Further education | 14.3 | −6 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | +2.4 |
| Employment | 0.8 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.6 | — |
| Activity not captured | 0.8 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 students | B (40.6) | Average -0.12 | |
| 83 students | B (40.2) | Below average -0.15 | |
| 34 students | Dist*- (45.1) | Well above average +0.91 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 87 | B+ (42.3) | -0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 82 | B (41.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 72 | A- (46.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 67 | B (40.7) | +0.29 |
| 2017/18 | 54 | B+ (42.9) | +0.49 |
| 2016/17 | 51 | B (41.1) | +0.33 |
| 2015/16 | 72 | B- (35.3) | -0.12 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 48.5 | −8.1 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 11.5 | +4 |
| Employment | 18.5 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.8 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 10 | +4.3 |
Ofsted
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- 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 May 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 80
- 9% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied