Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya
Other independent school · Boys · Bury
Holcombe Hall, Nr. Bury, BL8 4NG
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
383
Capacity used
Has space77%
500 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 11–23
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Islam
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- M Khan
- Address
- Holcombe Hall, Holcombe Old Road, Nr. Bury, BL8 4NG
- Phone
- 01706826106
- Local authority
- Bury
- Ward / constituency
- Ramsbottom · Bury North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 105372
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
383 pupils · 500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
Read the full Ofsted reportGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.28 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.50 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 93.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.88 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 47 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.15 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 19 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 47 | 30% | 64% | 81% | |
| Mathematics | 47 | 26% | 74% | 91% | |
| Combined Science | 47 | 26% | 70% | 85% | |
| English Language | 47 | 11% | 43% | 72% | |
| History | 44 | 2% | 20% | 48% | |
| English Literature | 44 | 2% | 36% | 61% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 8 | 0% | 63% | 88% | |
| Mathematics | 8 | 0% | 75% | 88% | |
| Law | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Arabic | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17869: Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.