Abrar Academy
School summary
Abrar Academy is a small independent boarding school for boys in Preston, Lancashire, with just 73 pupils across an unusually wide 11 to 21 age range. Day-to-day life centres on a close-knit community, and the broad age span means older pupils, including a sixth form of 18, study alongside younger boys. Parents should be aware that the Independent Schools Inspectorate gave the school an overall rating of unsatisfactory, and that its compliance standards were judged not to have been met. The ISI did, however, rate pupils' personal development as good.
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Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- unsatisfactory
- ISI personal development
- good
- Last inspected
- 22 May 2025
Teaching & academics
Teaching leads to GCSE and A-level qualifications, with a curriculum that includes Mathematics, English Language and Literature, History, Citizenship and Urdu. The small roll allows for individual attention, though only a handful of pupils receive SEN support. The ISI's unsatisfactory overall judgement and unmet compliance standards mean academic provision warrants careful scrutiny by prospective families.
Popular GCSE subjects
Head · Mr Huzayfa Wadee
Sixth form
- Sixth-form pupils
- 18
Qualifications offered
School life & ethos
- Religious character
- None
- Boarding
- Yes
- SEN support
- 2.74%
- EHC plans
- 0%
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A very small boys' boarding school with a strong sense of community, but the unsatisfactory ISI rating and unmet compliance standards are issues families will want to investigate closely before applying.
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.