Tag: Ofsted

Menorah Primary School for Girls in Golders Green and Yesoiday Hatorah Girls in Manchester have both achieved outstanding ratings by Ofsted, with Menorah being praised for its exceptional quality and community involvement.
The King David Kindergarten in Liverpool has received high praise from Ofsted for offering a positive learning environment where children show enthusiasm and motivation for learning.
A former nursery worker at Little Goldies, which was shut down by the United Synagogue following concerns about hygiene and safeguarding practices, lost her claim of unfair dismissal.
The Department for Education issued warnings to 12 Charedi schools in 2023 following critical inspections, prompting schools to create action plans to address deficiencies identified by Ofsted.
Beis Medrash Elyon, a Charedi school previously rated inadequate by Ofsted, has been upgraded to requires improvement.
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy in Manchester, a Charedi girls primary school, received an outstanding ranking from Ofsted in its recent inspection.
Hertsmere Jewish Primary School, previously downgraded by Ofsted to inadequate, has successfully improved and regained a good rating following its affiliation with the United Synagogue-run Jewish Community Academy Trust.
The chair of governors at King Solomon High School has expressed strong parental support for the headteacher, Michele Phillips, amid impending strikes by the National Union of Education teachers over disagreement on improvement plans.
The Lubavitch Yeshivah Ketanah, a boys' secondary school in North-West London, previously struggling with inspection ratings, has shown progress according to Ofsted, moving from inadequate to requiring improvement.
Ofsted has rated the Lubavitch Girls Primary in Stamford Hill positively, noting that it fosters community-minded students who are eager to learn and teachers who provide clear explanations.
Brodetsky Primary in Leeds received positive feedback from Ofsted after its recent inspection, maintaining its good rating.
Sir Martyn Oliver, the new chief inspector of Ofsted, has put inspections on hold to provide additional training for staff on the impact of inspections on teacher well-being.
Lubavitch Senior Boys School in London, a small school for 11 to 13-year-olds, is failing to meet independent school standards and cannot admit new students, with only nine pupils in Year 8.
Several Jewish schools, including Alma primary in Whetstone and Akiva primary in Finchley, received positive evaluations from Ofsted.
Hasmonean High School for Girls received a positive assessment from Ofsted, being graded as good with outstanding features in its first inspection as an independent school following the split from the boys' division.
Ofsted has rated Sacks Morasha as a good school overall, highlighting its outstanding personal development of pupils.
Ofsted has approved the establishment of Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff, the first Chasidic girls primary school in Southend, catering to girls aged three to 11 from the local Chasidic community.
Pikuach, the inspection service for Jewish studies accredited by the Department for Education, has decided to maintain its practice of providing schools with one-word overall grades following Ofsted's example.
Shofar Nursery, located at the Sternberg Centre for Judaism in Finchley, has received an outstanding rating from Ofsted for its year-round day care services, an improvement from a previous good rating in 2018.
King David High School Manchester, with 783 students, has improved from being classified as inadequate to good in three out of four areas, although behavior issues still require improvement.
Ofsted believes that all Jewish schools have the potential to achieve a good rating, emphasizing the importance of striking a balance between respecting faith values and complying with government equality legislation, including teaching about LGBT+ issues.
Beis Aharon, a Chasidic school in Stamford Hill, has improved its compliance with independent school standards set by Ofsted by increasing the time dedicated to secular studies for its 280 pupils aged three to 13 from the Belz community.