The Jewish Chronicle

Primary school fights Ofsted downgrade

- BY JONATHAN KALMUS

BROUGHTON JEWISH Primary School is appealing against its latest Ofsted inspection findings, claiming the inspector’s report contained inaccuraci­es which led to a downgradin­g to “requires improvemen­t”.

In a letter to parents, the school said it had implemente­d an improvemen­t regime 18 months before the inspection, and would hold an open day to explain its position.“In our opinion the draft report contained a number of inaccuraci­es based on certain findings which we strongly disagree with,” governors chair Dov Black wrote.

Two years ago, BJPS was judged a “good” school by Ofsted. “Requires improvemen­t” has replaced “satisfacto­ry” under tougher inspection rules. Now a school’s overall effectiven­ess is assessed by Ofsted in four areas — teaching, pupil results, behaviour and leadership. If just one area “requires improvemen­t”, the assessment is downgraded.

The Ofsted inspectora­te has classified the complaint under “exceptiona­l circumstan­ces” and has not published the inspection report.

Broughton Jewish has seen a major rise in intake over the past three years, up 100 pupils to 447.

It has applied for grant funding to increase its capacity.

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