Beis Hatalmud School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 8 July 2025

Since the last inspection, the school has not taken effective action to improve the quality of education. It has been too slow to address weaknesses in the curriculum and in pupils' personal development. The school does not set out clear, high expectations for what all pupils can achieve. As a result, pupils continue to experience a curriculum that does not consistently help them build and retain knowledge over time. While some pupils achieve well in certain subjects, others do not learn as well as they should and have gaps in their understanding across several areas. Pupils enjoy coming to school and speak positively about their experiences. They value the respectful relationships that they build with staff. Pupils also recognise the care and commitment that adults show towards their well-being. Many pupils feel proud of their school and accurately describe it as a calm, safe and supportive environment. Pupils are confident and behave well. They conduct themselves with courtesy around the school and treat visitors respectfully. In lessons, they are attentive and cooperate with teachers. The school has successfully created a culture of mutual respect, which pupils clearly understand and uphold. While pupils benefit from a positive day-to-day experience, the school does not equip them well enough for life in modern Britain. It does not teach pupils about all the protected characteristics outlined in statutory guidance. As a result, pupils are not sufficiently prepared to understand and respect differences between people beyond their immediate community.

What the school should improve

• The school's safeguarding arrangements have some weaknesses, particularly in the oversight of the single central record and the robustness of documentation of pre-employment checks. As a result, the proprietor cannot be confident that all the required checks on the suitability of staff are completed and recorded properly. The school should strengthen its safeguarding procedures by ensuring that all pre-employment checks are thoroughly carried out and documented, and that the proprietor routinely reviews these processes with sufficient rigour.
• The proprietor has not established the systems or expertise needed to ensure that the school meets the standards consistently. This has resulted in variability in how securely some standards are met. The proprietor should develop more robust systems for monitoring and ensuring the school's compliance with all statutory requirements.
• The school has not acted quickly or effectively to improve the curriculum since the last inspection. Leaders lack the systems and expertise to evaluate how well it is designed, delivered, and learned. As a result, weaknesses persist, and pupils often develop only a superficial understanding of key concepts. The school must strengthen leadership capacity, build curriculum expertise, and sharpen evaluation processes so that all subjects are well designed, effectively implemented, and lead to secure learning. The school must then use this insight to take timely, well- informed action to identify and make the curriculum improvements needed.
• The school has not established strong strategies for identifying and supporting pupils at the early stages of learning to read. Consequently, the school is ill- prepared to support pupils who struggle with learning to read fluently. The school should develop and embed effective approaches to identify pupils who find reading difficult and provide high-quality support to help them catch up quickly.
• The school's systems for identifying and assessing pupils with SEND are not strong. As a result, some pupils' needs are not accurately identified or supported consistently well. The school should strengthen its procedures and expertise to ensure that all pupils with SEND are recognised and provided with the right support.
• The school does not teach pupils about all protected characteristics or fully deliver the statutory RSE content. This limits pupils' understanding of diversity and prevents them from being fully prepared for life in modern Britain. The school should ensure that pupils receive a broad and balanced curriculum, in line with statutory guidance.

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