Preston Muslim Girls High School

Postal address The Crescent Building
Deepdale Mill Street
Preston
PR1 5BY
Telephone 01772 651906
Headteacher Mr R Patel
Number on roll January 2023 578
Admission number 2024/25 120

Information relating to autumn term 2023 year 7 admissions

Total parental preferences (considered equally)

1st 169
2nd 38
3rd 18
Total preferences received 225

Summary of policy

This is a voluntary aided school – please contact the school for full admission details. To apply for a place at this school, please apply online and use the supplementary information form available from the school.

1) Looked after girls who were previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or a special guardianship order or those girls who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

2)  Daughters of staff employed at PMGHS for two or more years at the time when the application is made and is still employed at the time of admission. Also, daughters of members of staff who have been recruited to fill a post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This applies to all staff, (full and part time) who are employed by the school. Applications under this category must fill the school’s supplementary information form.

3)   Girls with a sibling who is a pupil attending PMGHS at the time of application. Applications under this category must fill the school’s supplementary information form.

4)  Girls who attend our affiliated primary school- The Olive School Preston. Applications under this category must fill the school’s supplementary information form.

5)  Muslim girls who have exceptionally strong special, medical or social circumstances, which are directly relevant to attendance at PMGHS. Applications under this category must fill the school’s supplementary information form.

6)  Muslim girls who themselves or their parents regularly attend a masjid/madrasah from the list below, showing a commitment to faith. Applications under this category must fill the school’s supplementary information form.

    • Masjid & Madrasah (Admission Allocation Table 1)

       

      Quwwatul-ul-Islam Masjid and Education Centre

      18 Spaces

      Maahadus Shuhada

      9 Spaces

      Masjid-e-Falah/

      Madrasah Taleemul Quran

      5 Spaces

      Masjid-e-Noor/

      Madrasah Noor-e-Raza

      6 Spaces

      Raza Mosque

      3 Spaces

      Madani Institute

      3 Spaces

      Masjid Bilal/ Madrasa-E-Talimul Islam/ Eldon Street

      2 Spaces

      Masjid Salaam/ Madrasah Hidayatul Islam

      10 Spaces

      Al-Ansaar Welfare & Education/ Madrasah Tajweedul Quran/ The Suffah Institute

      5 Spaces

      Darul Arqam Education and Tarbiyah

      5 Spaces

      Jamea Masjid/ Madrasah Taleemul Islam

      13 Spaces

      Imam Muhammad Zakariya

      5 Spaces

      Al-Huda Education Academy Madrasah / Kashiful-Ul-Uloom

      5 Spaces

      Masjid-e-Aqsa

      3 Spaces

      Masjid-e-Quba/ Madrasah Takweeyatul Iman

      4 Spaces

      Madina Masjid/ Madrasah Naqeebul Islam

      7 Spaces

      Zakariyya Masjid

      3 Spaces

      Masjid-e-Saliheen

      2 Spaces

      City Mosque/ Al Furqan Islamic School

      4 Spaces

7)        Girls who have a parent/carer of other faiths and regularly attend weekly public worship there. Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, other ‘non-Christian faiths. The faith groups listed in category 7 reflect their representation in Preston City as determined by the 2011 Census. Applications under this category must fill the school’s supplementary information form.

8)       All applications that have been unsuccessful for the above criteria, will be considered under distance criteria. Priority will be given to those girls who live closest to the school.

The distance will be measured in a straight-line using the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home which will be measured in a straight line and will be the determining factor. This address point will be within the body of the property and usually located at its centre

 Where the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

Transport

Please see the main school admissions section.

Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.

Definitions

Definitions of the following terms are available and apply except where individual arrangements spell out a different definition.

  • Distance
  • Parents / family members
  • Medical/social/welfare
  • Looked after children and previously looked after children