Gateshead Jewish Nursery School

Gateshead Jewish Nursery School Alexandra Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE8 1RB

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inspection report:

Overall outcome The school meets all of the independent school standards that were checked during this inspection

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inspection report:

At its most recent inspection, the school was judged to not meet all of the independent school standards and associated requirements.

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inspection report:

The purpose of this 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.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

When we carry out progress monitoring inspections of independent schools, we report on the school’s compliance with part 8 of the independent school standards first. Under part 8, the proprietor is required to ensure that the school meets all of the independent school standards consistently. The standard in part 8 is intended to ensure that the quality of leadership and management at the school is sufficient for that purpose.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

At the time of the previous inspection, the proprietor did not ensure that the school met all of the independent school standards (the standards) consistently. Leaders, including those responsible for governance, did not demonstrate sufficient understanding of the standards. The proprietor submitted an acceptable action plan to the Department for Education. The proprietor proposed to address the issues raised at the previous inspection by implementing appropriate actions to ensure that the previously unmet standards in parts 1, 3 and 8 were met. The proprietor also intended to implement more rigorous oversight of the quality of the school’s provision. It intended that such oversight would ensure that the standards were met consistently over time.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

The school has acted with appropriate rigour and urgency to the findings of the previous inspection. At the time of this inspection, it had implemented all of its intended actions. The impact of these actions is demonstrable. The school now meets all of the previously unmet standards. School leaders demonstrate the knowledge and skills required of their roles. They perform their roles effectively and provide children with an appropriate education.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

Moreover, the proprietor has established weekly review meetings with school leaders. At these meetings, different parts of the standards are reviewed to ensure continued compliance. In addition, the proprietor has recruited new governors with expertise in areas such as health and safety and premises and accommodation. This should further support the proprietor to meet the standards consistently over time.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

The school now meets the previously unmet requirements of the standard in this part.

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Curriculum

At the previous inspection, the school’s curriculum did not set out precisely what children would learn and when. This meant that children’s learning did not build progressively over time. The school proposed to address this by developing curriculum plans and schemes of work for the 7 areas of learning in the early years foundation stage. It intended to identify what it wanted children to learn in the 7 areas of learning each half term, in Nursery and Reception.

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Curriculum

Since the previous inspection, the school has completed significant curriculum development work. It has created comprehensive early years curriculum plans and schemes of work. The curriculum plans cover each of the 7 areas of learning. They detail the content that children will learn every half term. Leaders have ensured that this content is sequenced in a logical manner. The plans also consider children’s different needs and aptitudes. Furthermore, the school has established a systematic process of weekly planning. This planning ensures that the curriculum is adapted to meet pupils’ ongoing needs, including pupils’ special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

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Teaching and assessment

At the previous inspection, the quality of lesson planning, teaching and assessment was inconsistent. Teaching was not informed by a well-sequenced curriculum that identified the essential knowledge and skills that the school wanted children to know and remember. Teaching did not enable children, including children with SEND, to make sufficient progress from their starting points. The school proposed to address this by providing training for staff in teaching and learning, including in the development of children’s language and communication. It intended to provide staff with the information they required to meet children’s needs. It also intended to introduce more rigorous means of assessment.

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Teaching and assessment

Since the previous inspection, the school has provided staff with appropriate pedagogical training, including in developing children’s language and communication. Teachers possess a secure knowledge of the early years curriculum and select appropriate activities that secure and extend children’s learning. Teachers and other adults engage children in high- quality talk and immerse children in stories. Teachers adapt their teaching to meet children’s needs. The school is now rigorous in its assessment of children’s learning. It identifies what children know and can do when they join the school. It reviews children’s development of knowledge and skills at regular intervals. Moreover, teachers and other staff continuously check children’s development across the 7 areas of learning. This informs teaching that meets individual pupils’ needs.

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Teaching and assessment

The school now meets the previously unmet requirements of the standards in this part.

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Safeguarding and risk assessments

At the previous inspection, the inspectors identified some minor weaknesses in the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures. Some policies referred to guidance and legislation that was out of date. Contact with families did not happen quickly enough when children were absent without notification. The school’s risk assessments for educational visits were not rigorous enough in the identification and mitigation of risk. The school proposed to address these weaknesses by updating its safeguarding policies and procedures. It intended to provide staff with training in the completion of suitable risk assessments for educational visits.

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Safeguarding and risk assessments

Since the previous inspection, the school has implemented its intended actions. It has established an open and honest culture of safeguarding. This culture is founded on policies and procedures that are informed by the latest government guidance. Staff know and understand their role and responsibilities in keeping children safe. They are alert to changes in children’s behaviour and appearance. There are clear procedures in place for reporting and recording concerns about children and adults. The school also contacts parents and carers on the first day of a child’s absence to ensure children are safe.

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Safeguarding and risk assessments

With regard to risk assessments, the school has provided staff with training in the completion of risk assessments. It has ensured that risk assessments are completed with suitable rigour, including for educational visits.

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Attendance

At the previous inspection, the school did not meet statutory guidance in its maintenance of the attendance register. It did not use the correct absence codes for Reception-age children. The school proposed to secure its knowledge of the relevant statutory guidance and to start using the correct absence codes.

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Attendance

The school now maintains an appropriate electronic attendance register. It completes the attendance register accurately, using the correct absence codes.

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Attendance

The school now meets the previously unmet requirements of the standards in this part.

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About this inspection

The inspector carried out this inspection under sections 109(1) and (2) of the Education and Skills Act 2008, at the request of the registration authority for independent schools. The inspector checked the school’s compliance with the independent school standards. These are the requirements set out in the schedule to the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014.

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About this inspection

Following our renewed inspection framework, all inspections are now led by His Majesty’s Inspectors (HMIs) or by Ofsted Inspectors (OIs) who have previously served as HMIs.

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About this inspection

The inspection was carried out without prior notice.

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About this inspection

The inspector spoke with the headteacher, the deputy headteacher and the prospective chair of the proprietor body, who is also a school governor, during the inspection.

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About this inspection

The school’s previous inspection was a standard inspection that took place on 16 to 18 September 2025. At this inspection, the school was judged to not comply with the independent school standards.

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About this inspection

The Department for Education (DfE) required the school to prepare a statutory action plan. Ofsted evaluated the school’s action plan on 14 November 2025. The DfE accepted the school’s action plan as satisfactory on 26 January 2026.

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About this inspection

The inspector considered the single central record of pre-employment checks and whether the school’s safeguarding policy is available to parents and carers. These requirements of the independent school standards are met .

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About this inspection

The inspector confirmed the following information about the school:

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About this inspection

The listed proprietor is Simcha Moshe Chaim Kohn. However, this is in the process of being changed. The proposed new proprietor will be Stephen Wallace.

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About this inspection

The school has a Jewish religious ethos.

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About this inspection

The school uses no providers of alternative provision.

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About this inspection

The school is operating beyond its registration agreement with the DfE. The school has exceeded the maximum number of pupils on roll that it is registered to admit. The school has not notified the DfE that it is operating beyond its registration agreement.

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About this inspection

As at the time of the previous inspection, the school has some pupils on roll who will be 6 years old before leaving the school at the end of this academic year. The school operates from 2 premises at the same address. The 2 premises are adjacent to each other but have separate entrances. The address is Alexandra Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE8 1RB. The school’s email address is office@gatesheadkinder.org.uk.

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About this school

Proprietor Gateshead Jewish Nursery Trust Headteacher Mrs Frumet Beigel Type of school Other independent school Capacity 156 Number of full-time pupils of compulsory school age on roll Number of part-time pupils of compulsory school age on roll Age range of pupils 2 to 5 Gender of pupils Girls Annual fees for day pupils £0 Email address secretary@gatesheadkinder.org.uk inspects services providing education and skills for children and learners of all ages, and inspects and regulates services that care for children and young people.

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About this school

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