Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolPleckgate High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blackburn.
Summary of the comparison
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School and Pleckgate High School are secondary schools in Blackburn.
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School scores 93 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Pleckgate High School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School is ahead on our composite score.
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School was judged Outstanding and Pleckgate High School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 72.3 for Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School and 49.2 for Pleckgate High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School (69.6 in 2021-22, 72.3 in 2024-25) and has risen at Pleckgate High School (45.5 in 2021-22, 49.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BlackburnTauheedul Islam Girls' High School | BlackburnPleckgate High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A93/100Stronger figure | C67/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 12 in Blackburn with Darwen Stronger figure | 3rd of 12 in Blackburn with Darwen | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 854 | 1,354 | |
| Capacity | 800 | 1,350 | |
| Location | Blackburn, BB2 7AD | Blackburn, BB1 8QA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 72.3 Stronger figure | 49.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 92.7% Stronger figure | 47.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98.4% Stronger figure | 71.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 99.2% Stronger figure | 44.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.97 Stronger figure | 4.26 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 124 | 274 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 77 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 40.5 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 43.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 31.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 854 | 1,354 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.0% | 25.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 59.8% | 24.0% | |
| SEN support | 10.8% | 14.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 2.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.0% Stronger figure | 7.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 3.7% Stronger figure | 22.5% | 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
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.
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Pleckgate High School
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