Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 25 March 2025

Pupils are enthusiastic and keen to learn. They value the friendships they make at school. Pupils contributed their ideas to the recently introduced behaviour strategy, which is working well. Pupils are excited to build up credits and receive rewards at the end of each term, for example for respectful and courteous behaviour. Staff swiftly notice any instances of unsettled behaviour and work sensitively with pupils to resolve any issues. The school provides one-to-one support for pupils whenever needed. The school works closely with outside professional organisations to help promote pupils' mental health and well-being. Pupils are kept safe in school. Generally, pupils achieve well across a broad range of subjects. Variability between Nursery and Reception classes means that the youngest children do not get off to as strong a start as they could. Pupils develop skills such as leadership and teamwork as they take on various responsibilities. Form captains carry out day-to-day duties in the classroom to help their teacher; older pupils organise exhibitions of pupils' work. All pupils take part in the school's annual production and fundraising for charities and the local community. However, leaders do not ensure that pupils are taught all statutory elements of relationships education.

What the school should improve

• In a few instances, staff subject knowledge is not secure. Pupils' misconceptions are not rectified before moving on to new learning. The school should continue the programme of staff training to further develop staff expertise across all subjects.
• In the early years, the indoor environment in the Nursery Year does not provide children with an appropriate range of purposeful learning opportunities. Limited resources and a lack of strong and consistent routines restrict children's achievement. The school should improve the Nursery provision, ensuring all staff enable children to learn well across the early years curriculum.
• The school is not meeting its statutory obligations with regard to relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education. The school does not pay due regard to the full range of protected characteristics. The school should ensure that the school's RSE programme covers all aspects of statutory guidance.

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