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Strictly Orthodox North London school is still failing - despite teaching pupils about Christmas

Ofsted finds Beis Ruchel d’Satmar still does not 'actively promote mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs'

April 11, 2019 14:10
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A Chasidic girls’ school in Stamford Hill that has been inspected four times since being rated inadequate three years ago is still failing to get a green light from Ofsted despite making improvements.

Beis Ruchel d’Satmar, which teaches 679 girls from three to 15, has more than three times as many pupils than its officially registered number.

Inspectors confirmed girls in the early years were reaching a good standard in English and pupils were learning about different cultures.

In their latest report, they said pupils had been learning about the history of Christianity as well as the traditions of other religions such as Ramadan and Christmas.