Keser Torah Boys' School

Keser Torah Boys’ School, 15 April 2026 1 Keser Torah Boys’ School 18–22 Gladstone Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE8 4EA

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

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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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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 likely 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 the independent school standards (the standards) consistently. The school did not meet standards relating to the quality of education, pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and the quality of leadership and management.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

The proprietor proposed to implement appropriate actions to improve these aspects of the school’s provision so that the previously unmet standards were met. With regard to leadership and management of the school, the proprietor proposed to strengthen school leaders’ knowledge and skills through closer liaison with a national organisation for Jewish schools. The proprietor also intended to ensure that governors held school leaders to account more effectively through regular meetings with school leaders. Keser Torah Boys’ School, 15 April 2026 2 The school has acted with appropriate urgency and rigour in addressing the previously unmet standards. It has implemented well-considered actions in a timely manner and reviewed the impact of those actions. Indeed, the school’s actions have resulted in a demonstrable impact on the quality of school provision for pupils’ personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education and pupils’ social, moral, spiritual and cultural

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

development. Since the previous inspection, the school has sought and benefited from advice and guidance from a national organisation for Jewish schools and from Jewish schools that consistently meet the standards. The proprietor and governors meet regularly with school leaders to monitor and evaluate the quality of school provision, informed by the standards. School leaders have the requisite knowledge and skills and perform their roles effectively. The school is well placed to meet the standards consistently over time.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

The school has also made progress in improving other aspects of provision, highlighted at the previous inspection. In particular, the school has provided all staff with externally led training in a new behaviour management approach. This approach allows staff to deal with low-level disruption more effectively. In addition, the school has started to introduce a few more opportunities for pupils to develop their talents and interests, including a school choir and a school magazine.

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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 PSHE programme did not set out clearly enough all the important knowledge that pupils should learn, including about the protected characteristics. Also, the school’s relationships education was not sufficiently informed by statutory guidance.

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Curriculum

The school proposed to address this by developing a revised PSHE curriculum that revisited key themes each year so that pupils could build their knowledge and understanding in a logical and age-appropriate way. To inform the development of its PSHE curriculum the school proposed to consult with external organisations, including a national organisation for the teaching of PSHE.

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Curriculum

The school has established a comprehensive, well-sequenced and age-appropriate PSHE curriculum. As proposed, the school developed this curriculum through consultation with external organisations, including a national organisation for the teaching of PSHE. The school’s PSHE curriculum includes relationships education and relevant content on different faiths and cultures, fundamental British values and the protected characteristics. The school’s relationships education now meets statutory guidance. It provides pupils with an Keser Torah Boys’ School, 15 April 2026 3 age-appropriate knowledge and understanding of relationships, including online relationships.

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Curriculum

The school began the implementation of its revised PSHE curriculum in January 2026. It has introduced weekly PSHE lessons for all year groups. On this inspection, inspectors did not have the opportunity to visit any PSHE lessons. However, the school provides staff with detailed schemes of work, accompanied by resources. In addition, there is an ongoing training programme to support staff in teaching aspects of the programme, such as different faiths and cultures. The school is implementing the revised PSHE curriculum effectively.

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Curriculum

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

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

At the previous inspection, the school did not actively promote fundamental British values. The school did not encourage pupils sufficiently to respect others, paying regard to the protected characteristics. Pupils, particularly younger pupils, did not receive sufficient teaching about different faiths and cultures.

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

The school proposed to address this by including age-appropriate content on fundamental British values, the protected characteristics and other faiths and cultures in the school’s revised PSHE curriculum. It also proposed to use assemblies to educate pupils about fundamental British values.

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

Since the previous inspection, the school has acted with appropriate commitment to ensure that it actively promotes fundamental British values, the protected characteristics and different faiths and cultures. The school’s revised PSHE curriculum includes age- appropriate content on all these subjects, from Year 1 to Year 6. By introducing PSHE lessons every week, the school now ensures that pupils get enough time to learn about these important aspects of their education as they progress through the school. Moreover, the school continues to promote fundamental British values through a well-established whole-school approach. This approach involves regular 2-week periods when all pupils develop their understanding of one of the fundamental British values through a range of activities, including assemblies.

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

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

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About this inspection

Inspectors 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. Inspectors checked the school’s compliance with the independent school standards. These Keser Torah Boys’ School, 15 April 2026 4 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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The inspectors spoke with the principal, vice principal and the proprietor.

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Inspectors did not have an opportunity to visit PSHE lessons during the inspection as PSHE was not a timetabled lesson on the day of the inspection.

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About this inspection

The school’s previous inspection was a standard inspection that took place on 18 to 20 March 2025. Inspectors returned on 25 June 2025 to gather additional evidence in line with Ofsted inspections and visits: Deferring, pausing and gathering additional evidence policy. 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 7 November 2025. The DfE rejected the school’s action plan.

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About this inspection

Inspectors also considered the school’s safeguarding arrangements, including 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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The inspector confirmed the following information about the school:

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The chair of the proprietor body is Mr Nathan Hirsch.

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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 operates from premises at 18–22 Gladstone Terrace, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE8 4EA.

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About this inspection

The school is registered to admit 530 pupils. Keser Torah Boys’ School, 15 April 2026 5

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About this school

Proprietor Committee of Gateshead Jewish Principal Rabbi Eli Schleider Type of school Other independent school Capacity 530

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