Orthodox primary splits into separate girls and boys branches because of equality law

“Boys and girls have a limited number of opportunities where they can mix if they choose to do so,” said the report, published this week.

The school, which was one of the largest primaries in the country with 907 children on its roll, has now split into two schools under the umbrella of one multi-academy trust. The move follows an Appeal Court ruling two years ago against a Muslim school which kept boys and girls separate.

As a result of the ruling, Hasmonean High School in London — which had taught boys and girls on different sites — similarly divided into two separate schools under one multi-academy trust.

Other Jewish schools have been affected, most notably King David High School Manchester which was downgraded by Ofsted from outstanding to inadequate this summer.

Inspectors objected to the current arrangements for King David’s Yavneh single-sex religious streams, even though there is scope for pupils to take classes together with the general, co-educational section of the school.

King David has indicated it will challenge the finding.