St Wilfrid's Church of England AcademyTauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blackburn.
Summary of the comparison
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy and Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School are secondary schools in Blackburn.
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, 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.
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy was judged Good and Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.8 for St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy and 72.3 for Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy (52.5 in 2021-22, 50.8 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 | BlackburnSt Wilfrid's Church of England Academy | BlackburnTauheedul Islam Girls' High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100 | A93/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 12 in Blackburn with Darwen | 1st of 12 in Blackburn with Darwen Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,489 | 854 | |
| Capacity | 1,630 | 800 | |
| Location | Blackburn, BB2 2JR | Blackburn, BB2 7AD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.8 | 72.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.4% | 92.7% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.7% | 98.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.1% | 99.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.20 | 6.97 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 247 | 124 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 107 | 77 | |
| A-level average points | 27.0 | 40.5 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 27.1 | 43.5 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 4.2% | 31.0% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,489 | 854 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.8% | 14.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 19.1% | 59.8% | |
| SEN support | 7.0% | 10.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.1% | 3.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.2% | 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.
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
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