Preston Muslim Girls High School, Preston

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Preston Muslim Girls High School (PMGHS). We are a popular and highly regarded Islamic school for girls. We aspire to provide excellence at the heart of everything we do and are driven by our desire to create the leaders of the future."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, athletics, swimming, running, STEM, cooking, knitting and debating.

In 2026, pupils at Preston Muslim Girls High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 61.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

71% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is up from 56.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.06: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 60.6, against 62.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 1.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 141 families put Preston Muslim Girls High School as their first choice and 208 named it as one of their preferences, for 120 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 24 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Preston Muslim Girls High School are Moor Park High School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.2); Eden Boys' School, Preston (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.5); Christ The King Catholic High School (1.1 miles, Attainment 8 41); and Archbishop Temple Church of England High School (1.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 56.9).

Preston Muslim Girls High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Of the 109 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 9% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

97.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (90%) and other ethnic groups (9%).

In 2026, 77 pupils (12.7%) received SEN support and 5 (0.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Preston Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Harewood Road (opposite), 270 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Preston Muslim Girls High School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 866 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Preston Muslim Girls High School issued 15 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Preston Muslim Girls High School are Deepdale Community Primary School (0.3 miles); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.4 miles); Ribbleton Avenue Infant School (0.4 miles); and Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.