Islamiyah School

Overview: Islamiyah School is a high-performing independent school with a Muslim religious character, where pupils achieve well and feel safe. The school has a strong sense of community, with pupils, staff, and parents working together to provide a supportive and inclusive environment.

Strengths:

• Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, progress very well through the curriculum and achieve high-quality work that demonstrates a depth of understanding.
• Attendance is above national averages, and persistent absence is rare, including for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Pupils embody the school's expectations for behaviour, tolerance, and respect, with high standards of self-control and maturity evident in classrooms and as pupils move around the site.
• Leaders take a thoughtful and well-informed approach to understanding what pupils need to achieve well at school, and provide timely, consistent, and high-quality support.
• The school provides a rich range of opportunities that broaden pupils' interests and aspirations, including cultural, artistic, and sporting activities.

Areas to improve:

• Leaders should make sure that teachers address misconceptions and gaps in pupils' knowledge swiftly and consistently well across the curriculum.

Safeguarding: The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders and/or those responsible for governance and oversight fulfilling their specific responsibilities and establishing an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon, and managed.