Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo

School progress monitoring inspection report

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Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo Danescroft Avenue, London NW4 2NB

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Main inspection findings

Part 1. Quality of education provided Paragraphs 2(1), 2(1)(a), 2(2), 2(2)(d), 2(2)(d)(ii), 2A(1), 2A(1)(b) and 2A(1)(d)  Recent inspections have reported that the school’s programme of relationships education does not include all the required content of the Department for Education’s statutory relationships and sex education (RSE) guidance for pupils of secondary age.  The school’s post-inspection action plan states that leaders ‘cannot deliver content that directly addresses certain protected characteristics as outlined in the 2010 Act due to our ethos’.  This inspection has found that the school teaches an RSE curriculum, but leaders are again clear that they cannot, and will not, include teaching about matters, such as intimate and online relationships, consent and some of the protected characteristics.  These independent school standards (the standards) remain not met. Part 2. Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils

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Main inspection findings

Paragraph 5, 5(b) and 5(b)(vi)  Recent inspections found that no aspect of the school’s provision includes making any reference, at any point to some of the protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act 2010.  Both the school’s action plan and this inspection confirm that this has not changed. Pupils continue to be actively encouraged to respect other people, but the school does not pay regard to some of the protected characteristics at any point during pupils’ education.  This standard remains not met. Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools Paragraph 34(1) to 34(1)(c)  The previous standard inspection, and subsequent progress monitoring inspection, found that the proprietor, governing body and leadership team had not made any changes to the school’s approach to teaching the full statutory content for relationships education and to paying regard to all the protected characteristics.

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Main inspection findings

 Leaders’ latest action plan was evaluated to be not acceptable.  This inspection found the situation to be unchanged. Leaders are clear that they want their school to meet all the standards, but are unable to realise this as to cover all the required content of relationships education, including paying regard to all the protected characteristics, would be entirely unacceptable on religious grounds, including to parents and carers.  This standard remains not met.

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Compliance with regulatory requirements

The school does not meet 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, as set out in the annex of this report. 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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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

Annual fees (day pupils) Voluntary contributions

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School details

Date of previous standard inspection 4 to 6 June 2024

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Information about this school

 Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo School is an independent Orthodox Jewish day school for boys.  The school operates from a single premises in the London Borough of Barnet.  The school’s most recent standard inspection was in June 2024. Since then, a progress monitoring inspection took place in January 2025.  The school makes no use of any alternative providers.

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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 second progress monitoring inspection that has taken place since the last standard inspection, which took place between 4 and 6 June 2024. It was conducted without notice.  The school’s action plan submitted following the last inspection was evaluated in May 2025 and found not to be acceptable.  The inspector held meetings with school leaders and reviewed documentation provided. He toured the premises with leaders and met with a group of pupils of secondary age. In this meeting, the inspector did not discuss any matters relating to RSE, as agreed with school leaders.

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Information about this inspection

 The inspector also considered the school’s safeguarding arrangements, including whether the school’s safeguarding policy is available to parents and carers. These requirements of the independent school standards continue to be met.

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Inspection team

James Waite, lead inspector Ofsted Inspector

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The school does not meet the following independent school standards

Standards that were not met at the previous inspection and remain unmet at this inspection

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Part 1. Quality of education provided

 2(1) The standard in this paragraph is met if- – 2(1)(a) the proprietor ensures that a written policy on the curriculum, supported by appropriate plans and schemes of work, which provides for the matters specified in sub- paragraph (2) is drawn up and implemented effectively; and  2(2) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(1)(a), the matters are- – 2(2)(d) personal, social, health and economic education which- – 2(2)(d)(ii) encourages respect for other people, paying particular regard to the protected characteristics set out in the 2010 Act.  2A(1) The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor- – 2A(1)(b) ensures that every registered pupil who is provided with secondary education at the school is provided with relationships and sex education, except in so far as the pupil is excused as mentioned in sub-paragraph (2), – 2A(1)(d) in making arrangements for the purposes of paragraphs (a), (b) or (c), has

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Part 1. Quality of education provided

regard to any guidance under section 80A of the Education Act 2002 that applies in relation to the provision of education by maintained schools.

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Part 2. Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils

 5 The standard about the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils at the school is met if the proprietor- – 5(b) ensures that principles are actively promoted which- – 5(b)(vi) encourage respect for other people, paying particular regard to the protected characteristics set out in the 2010 Act.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

 34(1) The standard about the quality of leadership and management is met if the proprietor ensures that persons with leadership and management responsibilities at the school- – 34(1)(a) demonstrate good skills and knowledge appropriate to their role so that the independent school standards are met consistently; – 34(1)(b) fulfil their responsibilities effectively so that the independent school standards are met consistently; and – 34(1)(c) actively promote the well-being of pupils. 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 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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