Preston Muslim Girls High School

About Preston Muslim Girls High School

Preston Muslim Girls High School’s Progress 8 score of 1.06 sits well above the Lancashire local authority average of -0.11 for secondary schools, a gap of more than a full grade per subject. That places the school first out of 11 state secondaries in Preston and 58th nationally out of over 3,100 schools, putting it in the top 2% of schools across England. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 59.1 is strong, and 87.2% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, with 75.2% hitting the higher grade 5 benchmark. The EBacc average point score of 5.64 and the fact that 91.7% of pupils entered the EBacc suite of subjects suggest a curriculum that prioritises breadth in languages, humanities and sciences. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 119 places in 2025/26, it received 236 applications, with 163 listing it as first preference.

The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2022 was an ungraded visit that confirmed it remains Outstanding, a rating it first achieved in its graded inspection of November 2016. The leadership and management were also judged Outstanding in that graded inspection. The Progress 8 banding is classified as ‘well above average’, and the school ranks first in the Preston local authority area. Within the North West region, it sits sixth out of 445 schools. The data shows particularly strong progress in the EBacc subjects (1.29) and in English (1.02), while maths progress is also positive at 0.74. The school does not have a sixth form, so pupils leave at 16. The local authority contains eight Outstanding secondary schools in total, and the nearest other Outstanding school is Eden Boys’ School, Preston, just 0.8 km away.

The school serves 608 pupils against a capacity of 540, and 23.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. It offers a wide range of SEND provisions, including support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate and severe learning difficulties, speech and language needs, and physical or sensory impairments. Facilities include science labs, a sports hall, art studios, playing fields and a library, with sports on offer including badminton, athletics, football, rowing, tennis, netball and swimming. Clubs range from Eco Club and Debate to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Film Club and a school newspaper. This is a school that will suit families looking for a single-sex, faith-based environment with strong academic outcomes and a clear focus on EBacc subjects, but parents should note the high oversubscription ratio of nearly two applicants per place and the absence of a sixth form.

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