Hawzah News Agency (Blackburn - UK) - A Muslim girls school in Blackburn has topped new league tables issued by the government to track improvement in pupils’ progress in English secondary schools.

Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School (TIGHS) in Blackburn, which has 120 pupils, scored highest on a measure plotting above expected improvement from the end of primary school to results in GCSEs.

Six other Muslim schools came in the top 20 nationally on the same list –  Eden Boys’ School in Birmingham, Eden Girls’ School in Coventry, Preston Muslim Girls High School, Eden Girls’ School in Waltham Forest, Eden Girls’ School in Slough and Bolton Muslim Girls School.

In the headline “Progress 8” Score, TIGHS achieved the highest value-added in the country for the fourth year running.

“Progress 8” is the government’s main performance measure and reflects the value that schools add to the progress of students compared to their peers of similar prior ability across the country.

83% of students at the school achieved a “strong pass” in English and Maths, while 65% achieved the English Baccalaureate.