Islamia Primary School | |
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Location | |
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129 Salusbury Road , London , NW6 6PE England | |
Coordinates | 51°32′22″N0°12′30″W / 51.5395°N 0.2082°W |
Information | |
Type | Voluntary aided school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Islam |
Established | October 1983 |
Founder | Yusuf Islam |
Local authority | Brent |
Department for Education URN | 101574 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chairman | Sofia Moussaui |
Head teacher | Shiraz Khan |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 4to 11 |
Website | https://islamia.brent.sch.uk |
Islamia Primary School is a voluntary aided primary, Islamic faith school in Queen's Park, London, England. [1] It is located in the London Borough of Brent.
Islamia Primary School was founded in October 1983 by Yusuf Islam, the singer/songwriter who was known as Cat Stevens until his conversion to Islam in 1978. [2] In 1998, the school was the first Muslim school in Britain to be granted public funding by the Government. [3] This funding was secured after a campaign of thirteen years and several rejections of their applications for voluntary state aid. [4]
Prince Charles visited to officially inaugurate the school's voluntary aided status on 10 May 2000. [5] He praised their approach of providing both secular and religious education. [6]
The school applied, in September 2010, for permission to construct an £8 million extension including a new two-storey building. It would be funded jointly by Brent Council, the school and the government. [7] The scheme, designed by Marks Barfield, was granted planning permission in December 2010 but has proved controversial with residents groups threatening to take legal action to stop it. [8] Brent Council announced, in November 2013, that the development had been included in Phase 3 of their Permanent Primary School Expansion project. [9]
The school is two form entry with approximately 420 pupils aged between the ages of 4 and 11. The school was intended to have 10% non-Muslim pupils. [3] It has 210 official places[ citation needed ] and 3,500 pupils on the waiting list. [3] Islamia follows the national curriculum supplemented with classes on religion and studies of the Arabic language. [10]
The Ofsted inspection on 2013 rated the school as "Good", point 2 on a four-point scale. [11] Ofsted reported positively on the school community, and the way that the children were engaged in their learning. [12] In 2022 the Ofsdted inspection marked the school as "Inadequate." [13]
In 2013, the school won the Global Peace and Unity Education Award for Excellence, for UK primary schools. [14]
The Islamia Branch consists of three schools; the primary school, Islamia Girls High School, and the boys' school, Brondesbury College.[ citation needed ]