Beis Rochel d'Satmar Girls' School

Overview: Beis Rochel d'Satmar Girls' School does not meet all of the independent school standards checked during this inspection. The school has made some progress in addressing previous failings, but it still does not comply with statutory requirements, particularly in relation to promoting equality and diversity.

Strengths:

• The school has taken effective action to address previous failings in safeguarding, including improving record-keeping and implementing a low-level safeguarding log.
• The school's risk assessment policy is appropriate, and associated risk assessments are comprehensive and communicated clearly with staff.
• The school's curriculum for personal, social and emotional education includes appropriate content regarding safety, such as teaching pupils about healthy relationships and online safety.
• The school has commissioned support from an external organisation to teach pupils about online safety.

Areas to improve:

• The school does not meet the independent school standards in relation to the quality of education provided, specifically in terms of promoting equality and diversity.
• The school does not meet the independent school standards in relation to the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils, specifically in terms of promoting respect for other people and protected characteristics.
• The school does not meet the independent school standards in relation to the quality of leadership and management, specifically in terms of ensuring that persons with leadership and management responsibilities demonstrate good skills and knowledge and actively promote the well-being of pupils.

Safeguarding: The school has made progress in addressing previous failings in safeguarding, including improving record-keeping and implementing a low-level safeguarding log, but it still does not comply with statutory requirements, particularly in relation to promoting equality and diversity.