Tiferes High School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 25 June 2024

The school is a nurturing place to be. Staff provide high levels of support and care for their pupils. They prioritise pupils' safety. As a result, pupils are happy here and enjoy their time at school. Staff, pupils, parents and carers have created a real sense of community within the school. Whole-school events such as celebrations of Jewish festivals, hiking trips, class competitions and charity fundraising days take place frequently. Older pupils enjoy organising the annual school show. They make sure that everyone has a part to play, from dancing and singing to costume design and scriptwriting. Around the school and in lessons, pupils are unfailingly polite and respectful. They look out for each other. Pupils in Year 11 act as 'big sisters' to Year 7 pupils, helping them to settle into secondary school. Pupils are motivated to work hard and behave well. Staff reinforce to pupils the importance of resilience and responsibility. Pupils develop their leadership skills through taking on various roles. The school's careers programme is well thought out. Staff give pupils insight into a wide range of future jobs and post-16 options, ensuring that pupils receive independent and impartial guidance.

What the school should improve

• In a few subjects, the subject content is limited and lacks depth. Where this is the case, pupils do not routinely gain a deep and broad body of knowledge. Pupils' outcomes in these subjects are not so strong as in other subjects. The school should review their curriculum thinking in these subjects and ensure that pupils develop in-depth knowledge and skills across the curriculum.
• There is variability in how well staff use identified strategies to support the learning of pupils with SEND. This means that pupils are not supported routinely well across the curriculum. The school should ensure that staff know and use the identified personalised strategies for pupils with SEND.
• The school does not cover the required content for relationships education as set out in statutory guidance. The school does not pay due regard to the full range of protected characteristics. The school should ensure that the school's RSE and PSHE programme covers all aspects of statutory guidance.
• Leaders have not ensured that all the independent school standards are met. Leaders have not fully addressed areas for improvement identified at the previous inspection. The proprietor and those responsible for governance should ensure that weaknesses are addressed and that the independent school standards are met.

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