Edgware Jewish Girls - Beis Chinuch

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 2 July 2024

Pupils rise to the high expectations set for them and achieve well. Their excellent behaviour makes the school a calm, welcoming and safe place to learn. Pupils work hard and want to do well. They listen carefully in lessons and try their best. Pupils really enjoy coming to school. They arrive on time each day and attend well. Pupils particularly praise the way in which staff help them to achieve highly. Pupils get to take part in a range of activities that enhance what happens in the classroom. For example, recently, pupils welcomed visitors to the school such as authors and the local mayor. They enjoyed preparing for these visits by planning the questions that they wanted to ask. The school is good at promoting pupils' all-round development. For example, pupils routinely get the chance to plan special events and festivals, including outside of school hours. Older pupils run lunchtime clubs for the younger ones where they get to teach things like dance and singing. Pupils are taught about the importance of respect and kindness. They know that bullying of any kind is not tolerated. Recently, pupils designed and showcased anti- bullying messages. They enjoyed entering a competition where the winner's design was made into badges that everyone in the school could wear.

What the school should improve

• In some of the foundation subjects, the curriculum plans are new and now need to be embedded. The school has identified the content that pupils need to know in these subjects. However, the approaches for checking pupils' knowledge and understanding are in various stages of development. This means that in these subjects, the school does not always have a clear picture of what pupils know and remember. The school should continue to embed the curriculum in these subjects. Without causing unnecessary workload for teachers, the school should develop and implement approaches to check pupils' knowledge and understanding in these subjects.

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