Blackburn Central High School
Academy converter · 1,015 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.0
Free schools
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
- Pupils on roll
- 746of 800 places
- Free school meals
- 18.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 131
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 5 March 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 134 pupils who finished Year 11 at Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School in 2023, 28% stayed on in Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School’s own sixth form (Blackburn with Darwen average 17%), 32% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 62.5 against 46.1 across England and 45.4 in Blackburn with Darwen, with 81% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 100% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
A level grades average B-, above the England average of B-; 27% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Blackburn with Darwen and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 134 | 2,152 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 28% | 17% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 26% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 32% | 52% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 9% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 62.5 | 45.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 81% | 44% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 99% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.82 | 3.98 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 20% | 30% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 63.8 | 35.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 62.1 | 49.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 44% | 29% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 131 | 100% | 31% | 44% | 32% | 89% |
| English Language | 131 | 100% | 89% | 43% | 20% | 88% |
| Mathematics | 131 | 100% | 88% | 43% | 22% | 92% |
| English Literature | 131 | 100% | 86% | 54% | 21% | 92% |
| Urdu | 125 | 95% | 1% | 30% | 42% | 86% |
| Combined Science | 107 | 82% | 65% | 16% | 9% | 76% |
| Geography | 80 | 61% | 41% | 26% | 25% | 79% |
| History | 51 | 39% | 41% | 24% | 26% | 76% |
| Arabic | 35 | 27% | 1% | 29% | 47% | 83% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 23% | 13% | 60% | 30% | 97% |
| French | 26 | 20% | 18% | 35% | 29% | 96% |
| Biology | 25 | 19% | 23% | 64% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 24 | 18% | 23% | 54% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 24 | 18% | 23% | 75% | 46% | 100% |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 100 | 100% | — |
| Personal Health | 52 | 100% | — |
| Engineering Studies | 35 | 100% | — |
| Small Business Management | 25 | 89% | — |
| Art and Design | 12 | 43% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 105 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 28 | 406 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 38.17 | 32.70 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 27% | 14% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 18 | 64% | 17% |
| Biology | 15 | 54% | 20% |
| Mathematics | 15 | 54% | 31% |
| Sociology | 9 | 32% | 13% |
| Economics | 8 | 29% | 13% |
| Psychology | 6 | 21% | 23% |
| Urdu | — | — | 0% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 19 | 68% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | 18 | 64% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 16 | 57% | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | 14 | 50% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | 13 | 46% | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | 11 | 39% | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | 11 | 39% | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | 9 | 32% | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 8 | 29% | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | 6 | 21% | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 6 | 21% | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.