Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School, Blackburn

From the headteacher's welcome: "Join our team and we promise a rewarding experience in return. Read more › We’ve come a long way since those early days in 1984 when the school started with just a small intake of girls and even fewer resources."

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 4pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 68.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Blackburn with Darwen and 47 across England.

89% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Blackburn with Darwen and 47% in England.

That is down from 72.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 2.05: 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 61.7, against 70.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Other Modern Languages, Religious Studies and Social Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 250 families put Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School as their first choice and 410 named it as one of their preferences, for 120 places offered. That is 2.1 first choices for every place. 132 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School are Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.3); Witton Park Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.9); St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.8); and Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.6).

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

Tauheedul Islam Girls' 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 126 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 14% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 130 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 49% went on to university or other higher education, 12% to apprenticeships and 19% into work. 11% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

50.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 90 pupils (10.4%) received SEN support and 21 (2.4%) 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.

Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School had 64 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Scar Lane (adjacent), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 151 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Blackburn with Darwen (289).

In 2024/25, Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School issued 3 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School are The Olive School, Blackburn (0.1 miles); St Silas's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles); Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (0.4 miles); and Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.