Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School

Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School began in Forest Gate in 2003 and added secondary education two years later. Girls can progress from Reception to Year 11 in a setting that brings the National Curriculum together with an Islamic educational programme. The school welcomes children of all faiths and backgrounds, while giving Islamic learning a visible and practical place in the school day.

Four learning drivers organise the curriculum: caring for ourselves, our world, our education and our rights. They connect character development with literacy, numeracy and spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Islamic Studies, Qur'an and Tajweed, congregational prayer and assemblies sit alongside the academic programme, so religious education is part of the daily structure rather than a separate afterthought.

Drop Down Days give pupils opportunities to apply skills through practical activities focused on life skills, health and wellbeing. That emphasis adds a hands-on dimension to the classroom curriculum and helps the school connect learning with the wider responsibilities named in its four drivers. The secondary phase remains a focused route through Year 11, with no boarding and no Sixth Form.

Applications are made directly to the school. The process includes an application form, information from the current school, an interview when a place becomes available and an admissions test covering English, mathematics and Islamic Studies. Families are therefore applying for a clearly defined Reception-to-Year-11 education, with the assessment and availability of places shaping the route into the school.