Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
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.
Demand has been fairly steady: 247 first choices in 2021, against 233 in 2026.
Across Blackburn with Darwen, 79% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 94% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Blackburn with Darwen lodged 279 appeals against secondary school offers; 243 reached a hearing and 23 succeeded (9.5% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 115 | 233 | 357 | 2.0 | 119 |
| 2025 | 118 | 231 | 380 | 2.0 | 114 |
| 2024 | 115 | 230 | 368 | 2.0 | 115 |
| 2023 | 117 | 249 | 385 | 2.1 | 134 |
| 2022 | 118 | 224 | 344 | 1.9 | 109 |
| 2021 | 119 | 247 | 383 | 2.1 | 130 |
| 2020 | 120 | 242 | 366 | 2.0 | 122 |
| 2019 | 121 | 249 | 351 | 2.1 | 131 |
| 2018 | 124 | 220 | 292 | 1.8 | 101 |
| 2017 | 118 | 172 | 259 | 1.5 | 58 |
| 2016 | 118 | 177 | 269 | 1.5 | 77 |
| 2015 | 116 | 166 | 250 | 1.4 | 63 |
| 2014 | 97 | 148 | 276 | 1.5 | 59 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.