Yesodey Hatorah’s Progress grade contrasts with its inadequate rating earlier this year by Ofsted, which criticised the school for censoring library books.
Yesodey Hatorah principal Rabbi Avrohom Pinters saidm "This is a spectacular achievement for our hard-working students, dedicated and talented staff and the community as a whole.
"Despite the disruption and distress caused by Ofsted, whose approach left many of our students visibly shaken, Yesodey Hatorah persevered and once again, our excellence has been recognised by the UK Government. I would like to pay tribute to every member of the faculty for their vision in educating the young women of the future.”
A Progress 8 score of one or above means pupils are achieving at least a grade higher at GCSE than would have been predicted when they started at the school. Only Menorah last year gained a score above one — 1.26.
Also ranked “well above average” were Hasmonean High School in Barnet with 0.92; King David Liverpool with 0.83 and Lubavitch Senior Girls’ School in Stamford Hill with 0.76.
Three other schools are classified as above average — JCoSS (0.47); Manchester King David High (0.45) and Kantor King Solomon High in Redbridge (0.31).
Jewish state schools collectively achieved a Progress rating of 0.83, behind the 11 Muslim schools which were the best performing faith school group with 1.20. The national average for state schools is 0.01.
The full performance tables for secondary schools are due to be published early next year.
