Some girls in year eight start GCSE art and home economics and some begin A/S level Hebrew in year 11. “The small number of year 12 students in 2018 who took A-levels within one year also achieved well in a wide range of subjects, including English, mathematics, science, history and photography,” Ofsted reported.
The inspection service also found that “mutual respect and tolerance for all people, irrespective of their backgrounds, are tangible features of the school’s ethos. These are also a key feature threaded through the wider curriculum, including the protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010.” Protected characteristics include people of same-sex orientation.
But pupils did not have enough opportunity to “interact” with people from a non-Jewish background.
Inspectors found Beth Jacob cultivated a love of reading and its wide range of artistic activities helped girls to grow spiritually, highlighting an “uplifting” recitation of psalms.
