Madaniyah Foundation

School material change inspection report

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Madaniyah Foundation 80–82 Stafford Road, Forest Gate E7 8NN

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Main inspection findings

Part 1. Quality of education provided Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4  Leaders have planned a suitable early years curriculum for children aged three to five. The commercial schemes of learning are likely to ensure that children will experience all the required areas of learning. Termly learning themes include ‘tell us a story’, ‘under the sea’, ‘come fly with me’, ‘help is at hand’, ‘happy to be me’ and ‘no place like home’. These themes are likely to provide children with the opportunities they need to achieve the early learning goals and a good level of development.  A suitable assessment and observation policy has been produced. It is likely to reliably identify children’s starting points in Nursery and track their progress through into Reception and beyond. Children will be observed and assessed in line with the early learning goals. This will be recorded using an online application.  The proposed classroom is already set up with suitable furniture and resources.

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Main inspection findings

Resources for the suitable outdoor learning area have been identified for ordering.  Appropriately qualified staff, including teachers and an early years leader, have been identified and will be employed in readiness for admitting children in the early years.  Early years advisers from the local authority have already begun to support leaders to prepare them to admit children in September 2020.  Leaders have ensured that the relevant independent school standards in this part are likely to continue to be met if the material change is implemented.

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Part 2. Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils Paragraph 5  Leaders have planned effectively to ensure that children in the early years will learn about British values, equality and diversity. The requirements in this part are likely to be covered by the schemes of learning identified in part 1, as each thematic project includes appropriate opportunities for children to learn about, as examples, people’s differences, emotions, likes and dislikes, families, belonging and how to manage challenges.  Leaders have ensured that the independent school standard in this part is likely to continue to be met if the material change is implemented.

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils Paragraph 7  The culture of safeguarding continues to meet the requirements of the independent school standards.  The school’s policy reflects the latest statutory guidance issued by the Secretary of State and is implemented well.  Staff are appropriately trained; concerns are raised quickly and are suitably dealt with.  Early years requirements, such as those regarding ratios, staff qualifications and paediatric first-aid training, are fully understood and being suitably planned for. As a result, pupils continue to be kept as safe as possible, and this is likely to continue to be the case if children in the early years are admitted from September 2020.  Leaders have ensured that this independent school standard is likely to continue to be met if the material change is implemented.

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Part 6. Provision of information Paragraph 32(1), 32(1)(c)  In the absence of a website, the school’s child protection policy is readily available in hard copy.  Leaders have ensured that this independent school standard is likely to continue to be met if the material change is implemented.

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Main inspection findings

Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools Paragraph 34  Leaders have planned effectively to admit children in the early years from September 2020. As a result, they have ensured that all the relevant independent school standards, including those in this part, are likely to continue to be met if the material change is implemented.

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Main inspection findings

Statutory requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage  Leaders have planned effectively to ensure that their proposed provision for children in the early years is likely to meet all the learning and development, and safeguarding and welfare, statutory requirements.

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Compliance with regulatory requirements

The school is likely to meet the requirements of the schedule to the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 (‘the independent school standards’) and associated requirements that are relevant to the material change.

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School details

This inspection was carried out under section 162(4) of the Education Act 2002, the purpose of which is to advise the Secretary of State for Education about the school’s likely compliance with the independent school standards relevant to the material change that the school has applied to make.

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School details

Type of school Muslim primary day school

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School details

Email address admin@madaniyahfoundation.org

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School details

Date of previous standard inspection 27–29 November 2018

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recommendation

Age range of pupils 5 to 11 3 to 11 3 to 11

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recommendation

Number of pupils on the school roll 9 (maximum capacity is 48 pupils) No change Not applicable

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of full-time pupils of compulsory school age No change (maximum capacity is 48 pupils) Number of part-time pupils None No change

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities None No change

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Of which, number of pupils with a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan None No change

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Of which, number of pupils paid for by a local authority with a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan None No change

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of full-time equivalent teaching staff 4 7

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of staff in the welfare provision None No change

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Information about this school

 Madaniyah Foundation is an independent Muslim primary school located in the London Borough of Newham. The school offers primary education to boys and girls aged between five and 11 years. It has an Islamic ethos and religious character.  The school is registered for up to 48 pupils. There are currently nine pupils on roll.  The school was last inspected in November 2018, when it was judged to meet all the independent school standards and its overall effectiveness was judged to be good.  No pupils are identified as having special educational needs and/or disabilities, or an education, health and care plan.

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Information about this inspection

 This first material change inspection was commissioned by the Department for Education to consider the school’s application to admit children aged three to five. The inspector was asked to consider whether the school is likely to continue to comply with the requirements in parts 1, 2 and 8 of the independent school standards if the material change is implemented.  The inspection was conducted with the proprietor and the headteacher. The inspector had a tour of the school and considered a range of relevant documentation, such as proposed early years policies and curriculum information. He also spoke by telephone with a senior representative from the local authority’s early years team.  The inspection was conducted with two days notice.  There were no recent responses on Ofsted’s Parent View survey to consider as part of this inspection.

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Inspection team

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