Girls selective independent secondary school in Manchester
Manchester Islamic Grammar School for Girls
141 Barlow Moor Road, Manchester, M20 2PQ
Ofsted
Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.
This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.
Exam results
Independent schools are not comparable in the performance tables. Most enter pupils for international GCSEs, which are not approved qualifications for these measures, so any Attainment 8 figure would be calculated from a fraction of what pupils actually sit. We do not publish one rather than publish a misleading number.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 264
- Places
- 234
- How full
- Full — 264 pupils against 234 places
Free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN figures come from the state school census, which independent schools do not report into. Their records return structural zeros rather than measurements, so they are not shown here.
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Manchester 042B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 68%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 9%
- Households owning their home
- 38%
- Households in social housing
- 11%
- Households with no car
- 28%
- Adults economically inactive
- 31%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective (entrance test)
- Religious character
- Islam
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jamila Kossar
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward
- Didsbury West
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- URN
- 130318
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorlton High SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 54 | 0.7 mi |
| Stretford Grammar SchoolFoundation school | Good 2024 | 74.4 | 0.8 mi |
| Loreto High School ChorltonVoluntary aided school | Requires improvement 2024 | 46.6 | 0.9 mi |
| CHS SouthFree schools | Good 2023 | 48.3 | 0.9 mi |
| Kassim Darwish Grammar School for BoysOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.2 mi |
| Stretford High SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 44.4 | 1.3 mi |
| William Hulme's Grammar SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 51.9 | 1.3 mi |
| St Bede's CollegeOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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