Bobov 45 School

School pre-registration inspection report

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Bobov 45 School 11 Amhurst Park, London N16 5DH

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Main inspection findings

Part 1. Quality of education provided Paragraphs 1 to 2(2)(d)(ii), 2(2)(f), 2(2)(h) to 4  The clear curriculum policy sets out the subjects to be included in the curriculum. The school intends to use and adapt subject plans from other schools. Mostly, the subject plans are detailed and comprehensive. Many subjects outline the knowledge and skills that the school intends to teach. Content is organised logically to support pupils in building knowledge cumulatively over time.  Most subject plans contain clear and appropriate criteria to assess pupils’ knowledge and skills. The school intends to use this information to check pupils’ knowledge and make informed changes to subsequent learning where necessary. The proposed adjustments for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are suitable.  The school intends to provide appropriate training for teaching staff to deliver the curriculum effectively. The school proposes that knowledgeable experts from other

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schools will work alongside leaders and teachers to make sure the curriculum is implemented securely.  A few subjects lack clarity and attention to detail. For example, the subject plans for art include topics that the school intends to teach over 2 years. The content is not sufficiently broken down into the knowledge and skills that pupils will learn. Also, some other subjects have not been adequately adapted for use in the school. Some subject plans include references and information specific to other schools.  At the time of the inspection, the school’s proposed policy and curriculum for teaching relationships education and PSHE policies were for a different school. Leaders intend to amend the policies to reflect the proposed school. However, these amendments had not taken place. Therefore, the policies do not include sufficient consideration for the context of the proposed school. For example, for this school, specific actions to

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engage parents and carers in consultation are not given due consideration.  The independent school standards (the standards) contained in this part are unlikely to be met. Part 2. Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils Paragraphs 5 to 5(d)(iii)  The school’s provision to support pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is appropriate. The PSHE curriculum includes adequate content to support pupils’ understanding of diverse cultures and traditions. The information includes teaching pupils about the importance of treating everyone equally. There is suitable content to help pupils know how to keep themselves safe. The content is suitable to prepare pupils for life in Britain.  The planned curriculum delivery and accompanying teaching materials are well connected to support learning.  The standards contained in this part are likely to be met.

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils Paragraphs 7 to 7(b), 9 to 16(b)  The school has many policies and clear procedures to promote pupils’ safety and welfare. Maintenance and safety inspections of the premises take place regularly. Well-timed safety checks are conducted by qualified external professionals. These include fire safety and electrical safety inspections.  The school has appropriate policies to promote positive behaviour and minimise bullying. The school has a suitable first-aid policy and documents to log when medical treatment is administered.  The school’s risk assessments accurately identify potential risks to pupils’ welfare. Actions to mitigate possible risks are well considered and effective. However, the school does not have an overarching risk assessment policy in line with requirements.  The school’s safeguarding policy is outdated. It does not include a reference to the

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most up-to-date statutory guidance.  The standards in this part are unlikely to be met.

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Part 4. Suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors Paragraphs 18(1) to 18(2)(e), 18(3) to 19(2)(d)(ii), 19(3) to 21(5)(a)(ii), 21(5)(c) to 21(8)  Typically, the school’s arrangements for staff recruitment are effective. Mostly, the school is aware of the pre-employment checks that it is required to undertake. Adequate information is held on currently employed staff. The single central record is kept electronically and includes clear and appropriate areas for recording information. The school knows the information it is required to obtain from employment agencies.  At the start of the inspection, the school was unclear whether additional checks required if a member of staff has lived or worked abroad are mandatory. However, leaders are clear about the types of international checks that could be undertaken to provide assurances about staff suitability and ensure pupils’ safety.  The standards in this part are likely to be met.

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Part 5. Premises of and accommodation at schools Paragraphs 22 to 23(1)(b), 23(2) to 24(1)(c), 24(2) to 29(2), 31 to 31(c)  The school’s premises are maintained to an adequate standard. The classrooms are suitably lit and ventilated. There is sufficient space for pupils to play outside safely.  The premises are being used by another school. The classrooms are fully set up and able to be used as suitable teaching spaces. The proprietor intends that the school currently using the premises will relocate to a different building at the end of December 2025.  There is a dedicated space for the treatment of sick or injured pupils. The toilet facilities have adequate hot and cold running water. There are various areas for pupils to access drinking water.  The standards in this part are likely to be met.

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Part 6. Provision of information Paragraphs 32 to 32(2)(b), 32(2)(b)(ii) to 32(5)  Typically, the school meets its obligation to provide accurate information to parents. The school does not intend to have a website. Nonetheless, printed copies of information are available to parents upon request. As a result, parents will have access to a range of policies and contact information pertaining to the proprietor body and governing body.  The safeguarding policy is made available to parents. However, it contains outdated information. It does not provide parents with information about safeguarding in line with the latest statutory guidance.  The standards contained in this part are unmet.

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Part 7. Manner in which complaints are handled Paragraphs 33 to 33(k)  The school’s complaints policy contains all the necessary information to meet the requirements. The school outlines a clear timescale for responding to parental concerns. The policy contains clear stages for complaints to be escalated. Parents’ rights to attend and be accompanied at a panel hearing are made clear.  The standards contained in this part are likely to be met.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools Paragraphs 34(1) to 34(1)(c)  The proprietor and leaders do provide sufficient assurances that the school is likely to meet the standards consistently and securely.  The proprietor does not ensure that leadership is sufficiently knowledgeable about the standards. This is apparent because some areas were corrected or amended during the inspection. For example, at the start of the inspection, parts of the curriculum policy did not align with the schemes of work provided.  The arrangements for leadership do not provide confidence that the standards will be met moving forward. This is because the headteacher is in the post temporarily on a part-time basis. The school’s plans to employ a substantive headteacher are unclear. This raises questions about the stability of leadership at the school.  The school’s application to the registration authority proposes that the school is ready

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to admit pupils from the end of October 2025. However, currently, the premises are used by another school. Consequently, the premises is not ready for the school to use. During the inspection, leaders provided information to confirm that the occupants will vacate the premises at the end of 2025. As a result, leaders have revised the admission date to April 2026. New premises for the current occupants are not confirmed. This raises questions about the certainty that the building will be vacant and available for the school to use.  The standards contained in this part are unlikely to be met.

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Main inspection findings

Schedule 10 of the Equality Act 2010  The school has an appropriate accessibility plan in place. The plan includes suitable provision to accommodate disabled pupils. This includes access to ground-floor classrooms and disabled toilets. The plan also includes adequate adaptation to ensure pupils have access to the curriculum and learning.

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Statutory requirements of the early years foundation stage  The school intends to adopt a suitable curriculum for teaching pupils in the early years. The school proposes to use the plans in place at another school. The content pays due regard to the early years foundation stage statutory framework. It provides learning and development across all areas of learning for children aged 2 onwards. There are plans to ensure appropriate assessment takes place. A leader from another school intends to support teaching staff to ensure the curriculum is delivered securely.  The early years plans include suitable consideration for the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the framework. The supporting school leader intends to support school leaders in ensuring the employment of suitably qualified staff. Leaders intend to ensure appropriate staff-to-child ratios are in place and maintained.

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Compliance with regulatory requirements

The school is unlikely to meet the requirements of the schedule to the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 (‘the independent school standards’) and associated requirements, as set out in the annex of this report.

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Proposed school details

This inspection was carried out under section 99 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, the purpose of which is to advise the Secretary of State for Education about the school’s likely compliance with the independent school standards that are required for registration as an independent school.

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Proposed school details

Annual fees (day pupils) Voluntary contributions

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recommendation

Age range of pupils Not applicable 2 to 11 2 to 11 Number of pupils on the school roll Not applicable 180 180

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Gender of pupils Not applicable Boys Number of full-time pupils of compulsory school age 0 180

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of part-time pupils 0 0 Number of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities 0 18

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Of which, number of pupils with an education, health and care plan 0 5

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Of which, number of pupils paid for by a local authority with an education, health and care plan 0 Up to 5

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of full-time equivalent teaching staff 0 8

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School’s current position School’s proposal

Number of staff in the welfare provision 1 3

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Information about this proposed school

 The proposed school intends to provide education for boys aged 2 to 11. The school intends to have an Orthodox Jewish ethos.  The school intends to operate from 11 Amhurst Park, London, N16 5DH. Currently, the premises are occupied by Beis Yaakov Girl School. The proprietor plans for Beis Yaakov Girl School to vacate the premises at the end of December 2025.  The headteacher also leads another school. The school intends that headteacher to lead both schools on a temporary basis. The proprietor plans that the headteacher will be in post at Bobov 45 School for under one year. The proprietor plans to recruit a substantive headteacher to take over the role in the future.

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Information about this inspection

 The Department for Education commissioned the pre-registration inspection of the school. The purpose of the inspection is to establish whether the school is likely to meet the standards if it is registered as an independent school.  This is the first pre-registration inspection of the school.  To check whether the school is likely to meet the standards and other requirements, inspectors held meetings with representatives of the proprietor body, the headteacher and other leaders. Inspectors also reviewed documentation and toured the premises.

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Inspection team

Andrea Bedeau, lead inspector His Majesty’s Inspector

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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;  2A(1) The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor- – 2A(1)(a) ensures that every registered pupil who is provided with primary education at the school is provided with relationships education, – 2A(1)(d) in making arrangements for the purposes of paragraphs (a), (b) or (c), has regard to any guidance under section 80A of the Education Act 2002 that applies in relation to the provision of education by maintained schools, – 2A(1)(e) makes and keeps up to date a separate written statement of its policy with regard to the provision of education as required by each of paragraphs (a) and (b), – 2A(1)(f) consults parents of registered pupils at the school before making or revising a

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statement under sub-paragraph (e), and – 2A(1)(g) publishes a copy of the statement on a website and provides a copy of the statement free of charge to anyone who asks for one.

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

 7 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that- – 7(a) arrangements are made to safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils at the school; and – 7(b) such arrangements have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.

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Part 6. Provision of information

 32(1) The standard about the provision of information by the school is met if the proprietor ensures that- – 32(1)(c) particulars of the arrangements for meeting the standard contained in paragraph 7 are published on the school’s internet website or, where no such website exists, are provided to parents on request;  16 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that- – 16(a) the welfare of pupils at the school is safeguarded and promoted by the drawing up and effective implementation of a written risk assessment policy;

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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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