- The report rated the Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda school as outstanding in areas of behavior, attitudes and personal development
- The school has 439 pupils aged 11 and upwards and is one of the largest Darul-loom or Islamic boarding schools in the region.
Students of an Islamic school in Blackburn have been praised for showing ‘kindness and mutual respect’ towards their teachers in a new report by education watchdog Ofsted.
The report by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) rated the Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda school as ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ in areas of ‘behavior and attitudes’ and ‘personal development’.
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The school, which has 439 pupils aged 11 and upwards, is one of the largest Darul-loom or Islamic boarding schools in the region.
“Pupils flourish at this school. They embody the school’s values of striving to be exemplary citizens. Pupils, including students in the sixth form, are encouraged to be active members of society and to make a positive difference to their community,” the report cited by Asian Image reported.
The Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda based on Moss Street in Blackburn (Image: Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda)
“This is because leaders and staff create a culture where respect for others is valued. Leaders have the highest expectations of behavior and academic achievement for all pupils, including students in the sixth form. Pupils are ambitious.
“They want to succeed. Pupils study a broad academic curriculum and achieve highly. Pupils behave in an exemplary manner.
“Their highly positive attitudes contribute strongly to their learning. Lessons are rarely, if ever, disrupted by poor behavior. Pupils show kindness and mutual respect to their peers and their teachers.”
According to The Guardian, there are around 140 Muslim faith schools in the UK, twelve of them being state-funded. These schools regularly outperform those of other faiths.
For years, independent Islamic schools remained at the top score of UK GCSE results, setting an example for faith schools as successful, highly-achieving, and inspiring educational institutes in Britain.