OfstedStrong Ofsted showing for ‘warm and nurturing’ Manchester schoolEarly years, behaviour and inclusion are highlighted in Bury and Whitefield’s latest reportBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Charedi schoolsInpectors praise Southend’s ‘happy’ Chasidic schoolBeis Chinuch Lebonos is a happy place to learn and celebrates cultural diversity, inspectors saidBy Simon Rocker1 min read
OfstedOfsted admits error in criticising Charedi school for not teaching about same-sex parentsThe inspection service acknowledges that teaching about sexual orientation is not mandatory for primary schoolsBy Simon Rocker1 min read
OfstedFocus on Yiddish is delaying development in English, Ofsted tells Chasidic schoolThe Satmar-linked Beis Ruchel is one of the first Orthodox independent schools to be examined under the inspectorate’s new ‘report-card’ schemeBy Simon Rocker1 min read
OfstedKisharon Langdon College up to the mark with OfstedStudents ‘make clear progress towards independent living’By Simon Rocker1 min read
OfstedOfsted finds Mathilda Marks-Kennedy to its likingThe Mill Hill primary scores well under new inspection systemBy Simon Rocker1 min read
By The JC LeaderFrom CPS to education, Britain is failing to confront antisemitismThese institutional blind spots guarantee the problem will deepen, while steadily eroding confidence in the state’s commitment to equal citizenship. That is not a drift the country can afford to tolerate2 min read
First Jewish school to receive new-style Ofsted report comes out wellStrictly Orthodox primary, Pardes House, is pleased with its evaluation under ‘challenging’ new frameworkBy Simon Rocker1 min read||February 4, 2026 13:17
Chasidic school failing to comply with bar on new pupils, Ofsted allegesBnei Zion primary in Stamford Hill has been ranked inadequate for nearly 10 yearsBy Simon Rocker1 min read||February 3, 2026 11:18
Education sector failing to recognise antisemitism when ‘cloaked in activism’, says former Ofsted chiefRemarks come days after watchdog cleared school that blocked a visit from pro-Israel MP Damien EganBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||January 30, 2026 16:41
School that scrapped talk by pro-Israel MP given all-clear by OfstedThe watchdog’s report said the school’s leaders ‘ensure political impartiality in the curriculum and teaching’By Jamie Shapiro1 min read||January 28, 2026 18:13
Independent Jewish Day School bounces back with strong OfstedEnthusiasm for helping other shines through pupil conversations, inspectors saidBy JC Reporter1 min read||October 13, 2025 13:57
Outstanding Gesher celebrates hat-trick of Ofsted successesThe special school has again received top marks from OfstedBy Simon Rocker1 min read||September 29, 2025 12:15
Good Ofsted for Charedi independent school in HendonBeis Soroh Schneirer praised for its focus on reading and cultivating key valuesBy JC Reporter1 min read||September 22, 2025 12:08
Ofsted’s new report card welcomed by PaJeSJewish school support group says emphasis on inclusion and parental engagement areBy Simon Rocker1 min read||September 17, 2025 16:24
Chasidic boys’ school in Stamford Hill receives good rating from OfstedBeis Aharon was once branded inadequate but has now been praised for teaching pupils to be ‘positive citizens’By Simon Rocker1 min read||September 8, 2025 16:50
