• Zakariya is nurturing mind and soul together and aims to combine robust academic learning with a strongly values-shaped education.

• Will suit families wanting a calm, values-led Muslim primary with clear expectations and a reassuring current quality picture.

Admissions at Zakariya should appeal most to families seeking a Muslim primary where faith formation and a robust academic education sit alongside one another. It should suit parents who want a values-led environment and who like the idea of a smaller primary where staff get to know pupils well and expectations are clear.

Scholarships are not a meaningful part of the admissions conversation here. The stronger attraction is the school's faith-based ethos, manageable scale and the sense that children are being educated in an environment shaped by clear values and supportive relationships.

The current picture is more reassuring than some niche faith settings, because Ofsted currently shows the school as Good and recent reporting highlights happy pupils, supportive relationships and positive behaviour. Parents should still visit because the key question is how the balance of faith life, academic learning and day-to-day culture feels for their child.

Assessment at Zakariya is close, purposeful and expectation setting, with careful attention to progress in the core curriculum as well as the wider development expected in a values-led primary. Families should expect a school that tracks attainment steadily while also paying attention to behaviour, focus and character.