Beis Yaakov Girls School

Overview: Beis Yaakov Girls School is a happy and safe place for pupils to learn, with exceptional behaviour and a strong sense of belonging. Pupils love coming to school and have forged positive relationships with staff. The school provides a broad range of experiences, including visits to farms, museums, and local libraries.

Strengths:

• Behaviour across the school is exceptional, with pupils treating each other and staff with respect.
• The school has a clear overview of reading and has made teaching early reading a key priority, with excellent subject knowledge from staff.
• Leaders work closely with outside professionals to support pupils with SEND effectively.
• The school has a very clear curriculum for pupils' personal development, building on what pupils learn through the school's Kodesh curriculum.
• The work that leaders do in supporting pupils' mental health is exemplary.

Areas to improve:

• Occasionally, the checking of pupils' misconceptions is not identified during lessons or in pupils' work in a timely manner, limiting pupils' knowledge and skills.
• In a few subjects, the curriculum is not designed to build on pupils' subject-specific skills and knowledge over time, limiting pupils' deeper learning.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.