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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 December 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 22 November 2016Graded inspection: Outstanding
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry208 applications · 120 places offered · 141 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2022 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2021 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.8
- 2019 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2018 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2017 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2016 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2015 1.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2014 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
- This school
- Lancashire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 120 | 208 | 1.7 | 141 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2025 | 119 | 236 | 2.0 | 163 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2024 | 116 | 201 | 1.7 | 136 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2023 | 120 | 225 | 1.9 | 168 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2022 | 118 | 214 | 1.8 | 173 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2021 | 120 | 183 | 1.5 | 136 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2020 | 120 | 154 | 1.3 | 122 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2019 | 102 | 192 | 1.9 | 141 | 1.38 |
| Sep 2018 | 100 | 141 | 1.4 | 94 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 99 | 175 | 1.8 | 124 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2016 | 100 | 135 | 1.4 | 86 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2015 | 81 | 138 | 1.7 | 105 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2014 | 81 | 129 | 1.6 | 90 | 1.11 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 123 | 61.7 | 71% | 87% | – |
| 2024/25 | 120 | 56.2 | 58% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 109 | 59.1 | 75% | 87% | +1.06 |
| 2022/23 | 101 | 57.6 | 66% | 87% | +1.15 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Preston Muslim Girls High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20221.7applications per place 61.7Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · Lancashire20263.5applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · LancashireRemains Outstanding20241.6applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · LancashireSerious weaknesses 20262.2applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20252.7applications per place 56.9Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20255.8applications per place 54.1Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · LancashireGood20223.6applications per place 54.9Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · LancashireGood20232.3applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · LancashireOutstanding20243.0applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136801 · 888/4001
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Capacity
- 540 pupils · 607 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2011
- Replaced
- Preston Muslim Girls' High School (URN 119846)
- Address
- Deepdale Mill Street, Preston, PR1 5BY
- Local authority
- Lancashire · Preston
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources