Beis Hatalmud School

Beis Hatalmud School, 28 April 2026 1 Beis Hatalmud School 62 Wellington Street West, Broughton, Salford, Lancashire M7 2FD

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report:

Overall outcome The school does not meet 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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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 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 standard inspection in July 2025, this standard was unmet. Inspectors found that the proprietor had not established the systems or expertise needed to ensure that the independent school standards (the standards) were consistently and securely met. Inspectors found that the school’s arrangements for monitoring the quality of education for pupils did not provide leaders with a clear or realistic understanding of the school’s strengths and weaknesses. This had slowed the pace of improvement to the quality of education for pupils. Moreover, the school did not fulfil all of its statutory requirements, including standards related to the protected characteristics and some policies and practices that were not in line with current guidance.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

When the school’s action plan was evaluated in January 2026, it was judged that it would be unlikely that this standard would be met if the action plan was implemented. The Beis Hatalmud School, 28 April 2026 2 school proposed that it would establish systems to monitor the implementation and impact of the curriculum. The school also proposed implementing a governing body. However, it was not clear how the proprietor would ensure that all leaders would gain the knowledge and expertise necessary to ensure that they keep up to date with what is needed for the school to comply with all the standards consistently over time.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

At the time of this progress monitoring inspection, the school has established a new board of governors. Although external governance is in its infancy, the school has ensured that new governors have the relevant expertise and experience to provide effective support and challenge to the school.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

This inspection found that the proprietor, together with leaders, has strengthened the oversight of the quality of education that the school provides. The proprietor is clear about the steps leaders have taken to improve the curriculum, and teachers’ developing competence to deliver it effectively, to ensure that pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, can achieve well. The proprietor, together with governors, holds leaders to account to ensure that the recent impetus in school improvement continues at pace. Although work is in its early stages, progress towards meeting some of the standards in part 1 is underway, particularly the extent to which the school has started to address weaknesses in the design and implementation of the intended curriculum. However, this work is at too early a stage to have had an impact on pupils’ learning.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

This inspection found that the proprietor has not ensured any significant progress against other previously unmet standards relating to the protected characteristics and the relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education curriculum. While leaders believe they pay regard to the protected characteristics, they do not ensure that pupils learn about all of them.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

This inspection found that some previously unmet standards are now met. For example, standards relating to the school’s fire evacuation procedures and attendance registers are now consistently maintained in accordance with the most recent statutory guidance.

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Part 8. Quality of leadership in and management of schools

The previously unmet standards in this part remain unmet.

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Curriculum

At the time of the standard inspection in July 2025, inspectors found that leaders were still in the process of setting out the essential knowledge that pupils should learn. Across subjects, leaders had not developed appropriate schemes of work. This meant that the implementation of the curriculum was underdeveloped. As a result, inspectors found gaps in pupils’ knowledge. Beis Hatalmud School, 28 April 2026 3 In addition, inspectors found that the curriculum for personal, social, health and economic education did not support pupils to build a full understanding of the range of ways in which people can be different and how these characteristics are protected by law. Inspectors also found that the school did not teach pupils about some aspects of RSE. It did not meet all the requirements of the RSE statutory guidance.

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Curriculum

In the school’s action plan, the proprietor proposed to further develop the curriculum to identify any additional opportunities that may be present for pupils to learn about respecting people with protected characteristics. It also proposed reviewing the RSE policy and curriculum. However, the action plan neglected to identify how leaders intended to develop pupils’ understanding of all of the protected characteristics or detail the steps that leaders would take to ensure that all aspects of the RSE statutory guidance were adhered to. The proprietor did not outline in its action plan how it intended to address weaknesses identified in curriculum plans and schemes of work.

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Curriculum

At this progress monitoring inspection, the inspector found that a suitable curriculum policy is in place. Leaders, together with the proprietor and governors, have sought external support to help leaders put in place suitable curriculum plans and schemes of work so that teachers are better equipped to implement the curriculum. For example, in mathematics in Year 7 and Year 8 and in science in key stage 3, leaders have set out the building blocks of knowledge that they want pupils to learn over time. However, this work is in its infancy and there is still work to do to ensure that there are suitable curriculum plans and schemes of work in place across the range of linguistic, technological, physical, aesthetic and creative education offered.

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Curriculum

At this progress monitoring inspection, the inspector found that leaders have made small improvements to the ways in which pupils learn about some of the protected characteristics. For example, there are now some additional opportunities for pupils to learn about tolerance, race and religion through the Kodesh (religious) curriculum. However, these developments do not show where pupils will learn about all the protected characteristics, including sexual orientation and gender reassignment. In addition, there are no resources in place that demonstrate that the school is prepared to teach all statutory aspects of the RSE and health education curriculum for secondary-age pupils. The school’s RSE curriculum does not meet the requirements of the statutory guidance.

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Curriculum

The previously unmet standards in this part remain unmet.

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

When the school was inspected in July 2025, it was found that the curriculum did not support pupils to learn about some of the protected characteristics. Pupils were not sufficiently prepared to understand and respect differences between people beyond their immediate community. They remained unprepared for life in modern Britain as they did not learn about all of the protected characteristics as set out in the Equality Act 2010. Beis Hatalmud School, 28 April 2026 4 When the school’s action plan was evaluated in January 2026, it was judged that although the proprietor had proposed some actions to address this standard, it lacked detail and did not address all of the requirements in this standard.

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

During this progress monitoring inspection, the inspector found that the school’s position relating to the teaching of protected characteristics remains the same. Although the school covers some of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010, pupils are not fully prepared for life in modern Britain because the full set of protected characteristics are not covered.

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

The previously unmet standards in this part remain unmet.

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Safeguarding

At the time of the school’s previous standard inspection, these standards were met. Safeguarding was found to be effective.

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Safeguarding

At this inspection, this remains the case. The school has a suitable safeguarding policy that takes into account statutory guidance. This is available to parents and carers on request. Staff have the training they need to identify pupils who may be at risk of harm. Leaders and staff have a clear understanding of local contextual safeguarding risks. They ensure that pupils are taught how to keep themselves safe. Staff follow the school’s policy and report and record any concerns they may have in a timely manner. Leaders take appropriate action in response to any safeguarding concerns.

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Health and safety, fire and first aid

At the time of the last inspection, inspectors found weaknesses in the fire evacuation procedures.

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Health and safety, fire and first aid

In the school’s action plan, leaders proposed identifying a link governor for fire safety and intended to review the fire risk assessment to make sure risks are known and considered.

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Health and safety, fire and first aid

At this inspection, the inspector found that leaders have acted swiftly to appoint a link governor for fire safety with oversight of health and safety. Systems to ensure compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 are robust. The proprietor has sought and acted on advice from external fire safety experts who have visited the site. A fire risk assessment is in place. Remedial work identified by the latest fire risk assessment has been completed. In addition, staff have received appropriate fire safety training. Evacuation procedures are well understood by staff and pupils.

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Health and safety, fire and first aid

The previously unmet standard in this part is now met. Beis Hatalmud School, 28 April 2026 5

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Admissions and attendance

At the time of the last inspection, inspectors found that attendance registers were not maintained in accordance with the most recent statutory guidance.

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Admissions and attendance

In the school’s action plan, leaders stated that they had already implemented the necessary changes in September 2025. Leaders stated they had introduced an electronic school management system to record attendance. They stated that staff were proficient in using attendance codes that reflect the most recent statutory guidance.

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Admissions and attendance

At this inspection, the inspector found that leaders have significantly strengthened oversight of attendance, including where pupils are removed from the admissions register in line with the School Attendance Regulations (2024). Leaders’ use of an electronic school management system to record attendance enables leaders to robustly track, monitor and analyse patterns in attendance. The admissions and attendance register is maintained in accordance with statutory requirements.

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Admissions and attendance

The previously unmet standard in this part is now met.

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Part 6. Provision of information

The school does not have a website, but all policies are available to parents and carers on request.

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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

This inspection was conducted without notice.

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About this inspection

Inspectors spoke with the chair of the proprietor body, the headteacher, other school leaders and staff during the inspection.

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About this inspection

The school’s previous standard inspection took place in July 2025. The school was judged to not comply with the independent school standards. Beis Hatalmud School, 28 April 2026 6 The Department for Education required the school to submit an action plan to illustrate how it would meet the unmet standards at its previous inspection. This action plan was evaluated by Ofsted in January 2026, and the proposed action plan was not acceptable.

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About this inspection

Beis Hatalmud is an orthodox Jewish faith school. The school provides a Kodesh (religious) and a Chol (secular) curriculum.

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About this inspection

The school does not make use of any alternative provision.

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compulsory school age on roll

Annual fees for day pupils Voluntary contributions

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Part 1. Quality of education provided

 2(1) The standard in this paragraph is met if- Beis Hatalmud School, 28 April 2026 7 – 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.  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[9].  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.

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

 12 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005[12].  15 The standard in this paragraph is met if the proprietor ensures that an admission and attendance register is maintained in accordance with the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006[13]. Beis Hatalmud School, 28 April 2026 8 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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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

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Part 3. Welfare, health and safety of pupils

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