Beis Aharon School

Emergency inspection school report Beis Aharon School 85–95 Bethune Road, London N16 5DT

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Reason for the inspection

 The Department for Education, the registration authority for independent schools, commissioned this inspection. It was carried out under section 109(1) and (2) of the Education and Skills Act 2008. The sole purpose of the inspection was to check the school’s meeting of the independent school standard relating to the keeping of admissions and attendance registers.  The inspection was conducted without notice. During the inspection the principal was present.  The inspector held meetings with the principal, the proprietor and administration staff. Documents were examined relating to Part 3, paragraph 15 of the independent school standards. The inspector checked the safeguarding policy and whether it was made available to parents, in reference to Part 6, paragraph 32(1)(c) of the independent school standards.

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Main findings

 The inspector reviewed the content of the school’s safeguarding policy. The policy refers to the latest statutory guidance, ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, July 2015 (KCSIE) and was updated in February 2016. The KCSIE guidance is contained within appendix 1 of the policy with key sections highlighted, for example, children missing in education, female genital mutilation, the school’s Prevent duty and child sexual exploitation.  The policy names the designated safeguarding leads and includes the local authority safeguarding team contact. Procedures for safeguarding referrals and whistleblowing action are defined. The policy arrangements have regard to guidance issued by the Secretary of State, in reference to Part 3, paragraph 7(b) of the independent school standards.  The inspector assessed whether the school provides policy information regarding safeguarding to parents under Part 6, paragraph 32(1)(c) of the independent school standards. He reviewed

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Main findings

the school’s information pack provided to all parents of pupils at the school. The pack contains a list of available school policies, including the safeguarding policy. Guidance on how to obtain the policies from the school office is included in the information pack. The school has no website.  Arrangements are made to provide a copy of the safeguarding policy to parents, in reference to Part 6 paragraph 32(1)(c) of the independent school standards.  The inspector assessed the school’s admissions and attendance registers and scrutinised information provided by the school about pupils’ destinations when they leave. The school has an electronic admissions register, which is available in hard-copy format.  The admissions register includes an alphabetical index list of all pupils: their name, address, gender and emergency contact details. The admission start date is included, along with the details of any pupil who leaves the school. A record is held of the destinations of all pupils who

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Main findings

leave the school.  At the time of the inspection, it was confirmed that 353 pupils were on roll. The latest admissions were of three pupils on 18 April 2016. No admissions have been recorded since.  Attendance registers are kept and maintained. They use the required absence codes and appropriate information is included. Staff check the attendance registers and monitor pupils’ absence. Attendance registers are printed and completed in written format. Emergency inspection: Beis Aharon School, 10 May 2016 2 of 5

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Main findings

 The school’s admissions and attendance information is maintained in accordance with the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006. Therefore, Part 3, paragraph 15 of the independent school standards is met.

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The school meets The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014

and associated requirements . Emergency inspection: Beis Aharon School, 10 May 2016 3 of 5

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Inspection team

John Lambern, lead inspector Her Majesty’s Inspector

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Information about this school

 Beis Aharon is an independent orthodox Jewish boys’ day school, located in north London. It is owned by the Beis Aharon Trust.  The school is registered for pupils aged from three to 13 years of age. There are currently 353 pupils on roll, including children who attend the early years provision on a full-time basis. The early years provision is not on the same site as the main school and has a different address.  Most of the pupils belong to the local orthodox Jewish community and speak Yiddish as their first language. They attend school for six days a week, from Sunday to Friday. The majority of the school day is taken up by Jewish religious studies, which are taught in Yiddish.  At the time of the last progress monitoring inspection in January 2016, a number of independent school standards were unmet: Part 1, Quality of education provided; Part 2, Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils; Part 3, Welfare, health and safety of

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Information about this school

pupils; Part 4, Suitability of staff, supply staff and proprietors; and Part 8 Quality of leadership and management.  The proportion of pupils with special educational needs or disability is below average.  The school opened in 1981 and moved into its current premises in 2009. Its last standard inspection was on 18–20 November 2014. Emergency inspection: Beis Aharon School, 10 May 2016 4 of 5

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School details

Unique reference number 131170 Inspection number 10019033 DfE registration number 204/6398

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School details

This inspection was conducted at the request of the registration authority for independent schools. It was carried out under section 109(1) and (2) of the Education and Skills Act 2008.

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School details

Type of school Jewish orthodox School status Independent school Age range of pupils 3–13 Gender of pupils Boys Number of pupils on the school roll 353 Number of part-time pupils 0 Proprietor Beis Aharon Trust Ltd Chair Mr J Lipschitz Principal Rabbi Twerski Date of previous school inspection 14 January 2016 Annual fees (day pupils) £2,860 Telephone number 020 8800 7368 Fax number 020 8800 7368 Email address dbk@ttbal.plus.com guidance ‘Raising concerns and making a complaint about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/publications/complaints-about-ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234 , or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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