Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School, Blackburn

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Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, cricket, drama, Lego, STEM, art, debating and book club.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 4.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 62.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Blackburn with Darwen and 47 across England.

84% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Blackburn with Darwen and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 62.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.26: 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 63.9, against 62.3 for other pupils at the school.

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

For September 2026 entry, 233 families put Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School as their first choice and 357 named it as one of their preferences, for 115 places offered. That is 2 first choices for every place. 119 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School are St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.8); Blackburn Central High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41); Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.3); and Witton Park Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.9).

Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School is one of 36 schools run by Star Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6 in 2024/25.

Of the 124 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 39 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 36% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 10% into work.

16% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 60.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 59 pupils (7.9%) received SEN support and 31 (4.2%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Blackburn Rail Station, about 800 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Galligreaves Way (by), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Tauheedul Islam Boys' 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 655 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Blackburn with Darwen (289), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School issued 1 suspension, 0.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School are St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles), St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (0.4 miles), St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.4 miles) and Griffin Park Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.