Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
A88
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Blackburn, BB2 2LD
- Distance
- 0.4km away
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street, Blackburn, BB2 2JR
Local ranking4th of 12 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1630
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 11 January 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 57.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 72.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 255
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 90.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 62.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 17.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
27.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
107
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 4.2% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 37.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 220
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1489
- Boys
- 720 (49%)
- Girls
- 763 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1630 (91% full)
- SEND
- 8.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 23.8%
- EAL
- 19.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.6%
- SEN Support
- 7.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 86.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,142/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 46.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 19.8%
- Asian Indian: 13.3%
- White Other: 4.3%
- Asian Other: 4.0%
- Black African: 4.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
46.5%
White British
19.8%
Asian Pakistani
13.3%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Duckworth Street
Blackburn, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 136900
- UKPRN
- 10034173
- Establishment No.
- 5406
- Trust
- ST WILFRID'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY
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