Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya School

Progress monitoring inspection boarding report

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Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiyah Butts Lane, Stone, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 4BH

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was carried out after Ofsted received concerns about children’s care. These concerns relate to children not feeling that their views, wishes and feelings are taken into account when decisions are made. Furthermore, concerns have been raised that the boarding accommodation is not maintained to a good standard.

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This monitoring visit

During this visit, inspectors spent time speaking to some of the children and looked at a few children’s bedrooms. Inspectors also used questionnaires to help to secure as many children’s views as possible about their boarding experience. Some of the questionnaires were left with stamped addressed envelopes, to give any children who were not seen during the visit the opportunity to express their views to Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

During the visit, inspectors found no concerns regarding children’s bedrooms. Children who were met said in regard to the boarding provision that they felt they were listened to and that their views, wishes and feelings were respected. Inspection Report Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiyah, 17/11/2019 Page 2 of 4

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Inspection team

Dave Carrigan Paul Robinson Lead social care inspector Social care inspector

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Information about this school

Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya is an independent Islamic boarding school for boys, dedicated to providing Islamic as well as secular education. Opened in 1992, it has a 22- acre rural site four miles southeast of Kidderminster. All teaching blocks and residential accommodation are set within the college campus. Students are allocated to boarding hostels according to their age group. There are currently 230 students on roll, aged from 12 to 24. There are no students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and none at an early stage of acquiring English. Madinatul Uloom aims ‘to educate the students and instil in them the teachings of the Holy Qur’an and practices of our Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as well as other arts and sciences. It also strives to promote and cultivate good behaviour, morals, mutual respect and tolerance. This in turn creates a friendly, caring and motivated environment.’ This inspection focused on those

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Information about this school

under 18, who lived in three of the five boarding houses. The school was last inspected in October 2019. Inspection Report Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiyah, 17/11/2019 Page 3 of 4

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School details

Unique reference number 117044 Social care unique reference number SC043039

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DfE registration number

This inspection was carried out under the Children Act 1989, as amended by the Care Standards Act 2000, having regard to the national minimum standards for boarding schools.

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DfE registration number

The inspection was conducted at the request of the Registration Authority for independent schools in order to monitor the progress the school has made in implementing its action plan following the previous inspection.

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DfE registration number

Type of school Boarding school Number of boarders on roll 189 Gender of boarders Boys Age range of boarders 11 to 24

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Headteacher

Date of previous boarding inspection 08/10/2019 Telephone number 01562 66894

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Email address

Inspection Report Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiyah, 17/11/2019 Page 4 of 4 guidance ‘raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.co.uk/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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Email address

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