Madani Girls' School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Girls · Leicester
77 Evington Valley Road, Leicester, LE5 5LL
87
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 04/10/2022
Application demand
41%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.1%
10.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
452
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
450 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
41%
1st preference success rate
89 of 216 families who put it first got an offer
90
Places offered
364
Total applications
4.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 216 | 89 | ● 41% |
| 2nd preference | 100 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 33 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 364 | 90 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Leicester lets families list 4 preferences. 23 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Riyaz Laher
- Address
- 77 Evington Valley Road, Leicester, LE5 5LL
- Phone
- 01162498080
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward / constituency
- Stoneygate · Leicester South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 129645
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 79% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
452 pupils · 450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
04 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 467 pupils
Attendance
95.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 91% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.56 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 61.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 73.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 81.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 61.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.5 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 94 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 94 | 37% | 76% | 82% | |
| English Language | 94 | 34% | 74% | 85% | |
| Religious Studies | 94 | 65% | 81% | 86% | |
| English Literature | 93 | 56% | 84% | 92% | |
| Combined Science | 73 | 27% | 59% | 71% | |
| French | 54 | 35% | 72% | 78% | |
| Geography | 43 | 35% | 77% | 77% | |
| Arabic | 25 | 52% | 92% | 92% | |
| Art and Design | 24 | 71% | 88% | 92% | |
| History | 22 | 41% | 55% | 77% | |
| Biology | 21 | 76% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 21 | 62% | 95% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicester council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.