Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolTauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blackburn.
Summary of the comparison
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School and Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School are secondary schools in Blackburn.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School scores 93 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School is ahead on our composite score.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School was judged Good and Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.0 for Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School and 72.3 for Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (51.3 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2024-25) and has risen at Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School (69.6 in 2021-22, 72.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BlackburnQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School | BlackburnTauheedul Islam Girls' High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100 | A93/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 12 in Blackburn with Darwen | 1st of 12 in Blackburn with Darwen Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 875 | 854 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 800 | |
| Location | Blackburn, BB2 6DF | Blackburn, BB2 7AD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.0 | 72.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36.9% | 92.7% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68.1% | 98.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 75.9% | 99.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.30 | 6.97 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 141 | 124 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 70.0% | Not reported | 60.0% |
| At higher standard | 14.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 | Not reported | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | Not reported | |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | Not reported | |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | Not reported | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 72 | 77 | |
| A-level average points | 29.5 | 40.5 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 28.2 | 43.5 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.7% | 31.0% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 875 | 854 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.8% | 14.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.5% | 59.8% | |
| SEN support | 12.3% | 10.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.3% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% | 3.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.6% | 3.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
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