Tarbiyyah Primary School

School progress monitoring inspection report

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Tarbiyyah Primary School 654 Bath Road, Hounslow TW5 9TN and 40 New Heston Road, Hounslow TW5 0LJ

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Main inspection findings

Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils Paragraphs 7, 7(a), 7(b), 32(1), 32(1)(c)  This progress monitoring and material change inspection confirmed leaders’ actions as being effective in maintaining a strong safeguarding culture.  The school’s child protection and safeguarding policy has been updated in accordance with the latest statutory guidance (‘Keeping children safe in education’, September 2018) and is published on the school’s website.  Safeguarding leaders have completed the required level of training, as have all other staff. The school’s system for identifying, reporting, recording and following up concerns is appropriate.  Leaders have ensured that these standards continue to be met. Paragraphs 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 16(a), 16(b)  Appropriate first aid, health and safety, and risk assessment policies are implemented well at the temporary premises, and are likely to be similarly implemented when the

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Main inspection findings

school relocates to the new permanent premises.  The school operates appropriately with a ratio of one member of staff to every five pupils. Leaders have thoroughly risk-assessed all areas and activities, including the sharing of premises. The arrangements for health and safety, including fire safety, are robust. Where issues of fire safety have been a concern previously, leaders have taken appropriate action to resolve them.  The current temporary premises meet all the relevant independent school standards in this part. The proposed permanent premises are likely to meet all the relevant independent school standards in this part if the Department for Education (DfE) decides to approve the implementation of the material change.

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Main inspection findings

Part 5. Premises of and accommodation at schools All relevant paragraphs  The previous progress monitoring inspection judged a very few standards to be not met in this part. These were in relation to the lack of a washing facility in medical rooms and health and safety concerns identified by an external fire risk assessment undertaken at the New Heston Road site.  This inspection confirmed that leaders’ proposed actions, outlined in their acceptable action plan, have been fulfilled. A portable washing facility is now available at the Bath Road premises and will transfer to be used at the New Heston Road premises when the school relocates. All the issues identified in the fire risk assessment have been remedied. Neither premises present fire safety concerns. Leaders have therefore ensured that the previously unmet independent school standards are now met.  The New Heston Road premises, soon to be the school’s permanent and only premises,

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Main inspection findings

are likely to meet all the independent school standards in this part. The medical room facility is appropriate and suitable new toilets and washing facilities for pupils have been installed. The outdoor space for play, outdoor learning and physical education is safe and secure. All requirements related to lighting, acoustics, water temperature, drinking water and health and safety are likely to be met.  Leaders have ensured that all the standards in this part are likely to be met if the DfE decides to approve the implementation of the material change.

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Main inspection findings

Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools Paragraphs 34(1), 34(1)(a), 34(1)(b), 34(1)(c)  Leaders have taken appropriate action to resolve the unmet health and safety requirements identified at the previous inspection in December 2017. They have also prepared well to relocate to their permanent premises. As a result, the school meets all the independent school standards that were checked during this inspection.  This inspection recommends that the school’s premises is changed to 40 New Heston Road, Hounslow TW5 0LJ. These premises can accommodate fewer pupils than the previous permanent building and leaders intend to work only with pupils aged three to five for the foreseeable future. This inspection therefore also recommends that the school’s registration is changed to a reduced age range of 3 to 5 and a reduced capacity of 50 pupils.

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Compliance with regulatory requirements

The school meets the requirements of the schedule to the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 (‘the independent school standards’) and associated requirements that were checked during this inspection. This included the standards and requirements that the school was judged to not comply with at the previous inspection. Not all of the standards and associated requirements were checked during this inspection.

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The school now meets the following independent school standards

 Ensure that suitable accommodation is provided in order to cater for the medical needs of pupils (paragraphs 24(1) and 24(1)(b)).  Ensure that the school premises and the accommodation and facilities therein are maintained to a standard such that, so far as reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of pupils are ensured (paragraph 25).  Ensure that the proprietor and persons with leadership and management responsibilities at the school demonstrate good skills and knowledge appropriate to their role so that the independent school standards are met consistently, they fulfil their responsibilities effectively and actively promote the well-being of pupils (paragraphs 34(1), 34(1)(a), 34(1)(b) and 34(1)(c)).

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School details

This inspection was carried out under section 109(1) and (2) of the Education and Skills Act 2008, the purpose of which is to advise the Secretary of State for Education about the school’s suitability for continued registration as an independent school.

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School details

Type of school Islamic primary day school

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School details

Proprietor Heathrow Community Initiative

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School details

Date of previous standard inspection 13–15 December 2016

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Information about this school

 Tarbiyyah Primary School is an independent Islamic primary day school.  There are 28 children on roll, aged between three and five. Twelve of these attend on a part-time basis. All are currently accommodated at temporary premises at 654 Bath Road, Hounslow TW5 9TN.  The school is led by the proprietor and the headteacher, who is known as the early years manager.  The school’s previous full standard inspection was in December 2016. Since this time, the school has been subject to an emergency inspection and two progress monitoring inspections.  Following this inspection, the school will cease to use its temporary premises at 654 Bath Road, Hounslow TW5 9TN and move its operations entirely to 40 New Heston Road, Hounslow TW5 0LJ. Part of these premises are used in the evenings and at weekends by another independent education provider.  The school has no use of its previous premises at Unit 7, Nestles Avenue, London,

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Information about this inspection

 This inspection was carried out at the request of the registration authority for independent schools. The purpose of the inspection was to monitor the progress the school has made in meeting the independent school standards and other requirements that it was judged to not comply with at its previous inspection.  This inspection was the school’s second progress monitoring inspection since an emergency inspection in June 2017 and was conducted without notice. In addition to checking compliance with previously unmet standards, the inspector was asked to consider the school’s request to make a material change to its registration agreement with the Department for Education. This request includes the permanent use of new premises and a reduction in the school’s age range and capacity.  In December 2017, a progress monitoring inspection of the school judged some independent school standards as unmet. The school submitted an action plan. Ofsted’s

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Information about this inspection

review of this plan judged it to be acceptable with modifications. The inspection focused on the school’s progress against specific requirements within Parts 5 and 8 of the independent school standards and the relevant standards in Parts 3, 5 and 8 in consideration of the school’s new, permanent premises.  The inspector met with the proprietor and the early years manager. He toured both the current temporary and proposed permanent premises. He also scrutinised the school’s systems and documentation related to fire safety, health and safety, first aid, risk assessment and safeguarding.  There were no recent responses to consider from Ofsted’s online survey for parents, Parent View.

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Inspection team

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