Darul Madinah Leicester Ltd

Overview: The school is likely to meet all the independent school standards when it opens. Leaders share a clear vision to provide a high-quality education underpinned by an Islamic ethos. The school intends to build on the positive start children experience in the early years setting on the same site.

Strengths:

• The school has a clear rationale for its proposed education.
• The curriculum covers the breadth of the national curriculum and includes opportunities for pupils to gain key skills and knowledge.
• The school intends to deliver a curriculum that meets the needs of all pupils, taking into account their starting points and providing time for them to catch up.
• The school has formal and informal assessment systems in place to track pupils' progress.
• The school is appropriately resourced with age-appropriate texts and equipment.
• The school has a suitable risk assessment policy in place.
• The school has a suitable outdoor space for physical education and for pupils to play.
• The school has a suitable medical room and a system in place to record accidents and the administration of medicines.
• The school has a suitable fire assembly point and a system in place to review risk assessments.
• The school has a thorough understanding of its safeguarding responsibilities and has systems in place to keep pupils safe.
• The school has a suitable behaviour and anti-bullying policy in place.
• The school has a written complaints policy that is available to parents on request.
• The proprietor intends to provide oversight of the work of the school through a proprietor board made up of two directors and the leader of the Darul Madinah group of schools.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The school has a thorough understanding of its safeguarding responsibilities and has systems in place to keep pupils safe.