Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School

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Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School sits in Blackburn with Darwen, a local authority where only three of thirteen secondary schools hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school ranks second in the borough by Progress 8, trailing only its sister school, Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School, which tops the local table. The next closest peers are St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy and Pleckgate High School, both with significantly lower Progress 8 scores. Nationally, the school places 20th out of over 3,100 secondary schools, placing it firmly in the top one percent of schools across England. Headteacher Majid Ditta leads a boys-only state school with a Muslim religious character, catering for 736 pupils against a capacity of 800. The school was inspected by Ofsted in March 2024 and received Outstanding across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. This marks a continuation of the Outstanding grade it held in its previous inspection in 2014.

Academically, the school’s performance is exceptional. Its Progress 8 score of 1.26 is classed as well above average and far exceeds the local authority average of 0.05. Pupils make particularly strong progress in maths, with a Progress 8 maths score of 1.59, and in English at 1.33. The Attainment 8 score sits at 62.3, and 92.7 percent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, compared with 84.7 percent at grade 5 or above. The school places a strong emphasis on the EBacc: 98.4 percent of pupils entered the EBacc suite of subjects, and 72.6 percent achieved a grade 4 or above across those subjects. At A-level, the school’s value-added score is 0.03, placing it in the average band nationally, with pupils achieving an average grade of B across their best three A-levels. The average points per entry is 38.98, also equivalent to a B grade. The sixth form is small, with 30 pupils in the cohort, and 32.1 percent achieved at least AAB in their best three A-levels.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 380 applications for 118 places, with 231 first-preference applications and 117 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.22. Facilities include a swimming pool, sports hall, gymnasium, theatre, astro turf, playing fields, tennis courts, music rooms, and a sixth-form centre. Sports on offer include football, basketball, hockey, martial arts, and cross country, while clubs range from debate and Model UN to chess, orchestra, and Young Enterprise. The school provides for a wide range of SEND needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, dyslexia, speech and language difficulties, visual impairment, and social, emotional and mental health needs. This is a school for families who prioritise strong academic outcomes and a structured, faith-based environment, and who are prepared for a competitive admissions process.

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