Hertsmere Jewish Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an inadequate school The school has failed to maintain a positive culture of safeguarding.

Too many members of the school and wider parent community are not confident to raise concerns about pupils' wellbeing. Therefore, leaders do not know if all pupils are safe. At all levels, including governance, professional and personal boundaries have been allowed to blur.

Appropriate confidentiality has not been maintained. Some important records, such as behaviour logs and records of concerns raised by members of the community, are ineffectively kept. They do not give leaders a meaningful oversight.

Some records are missing. The governing body has not... fulfilled its responsibilities well enough, specifically with regard to providing effective strategic leadership. The school has the following strengths Leaders have an accurate understanding of the strengths and weaknesses in teaching, learning and assessment.

This enables them to make appropriate improvements. Additional funding is used well. Leaders have a precise understanding of the needs of significant groups of pupils and meet these effectively.

Pupils typically behave well. They conduct themselves appropriately in their free time and show positive attitudes towards others. Pupils achieve well at all key stages.

Attainment is above average at the end of the early years, key stage 1 and key stage 2. Early years provision is a strength of the school. Children make strong progress through the early years and are well prepared for Year 1.

Teaching is typically good. However, on occasions, teachers do not set work that is well suited to pupils' abilities or interests. Some pupils lose interest and do not make as much progress as they could.

Information about this school

Hertsmere Jewish Primary School is a larger than average primary school serving the area of Radlett. The school has a Jewish religious character. Its most recent Section 48 Pikuach inspection was conducted on 3–4 June 2015 and graded the overall effectiveness of the school as outstanding.

The school has recently undergone changes in leadership, including the appointment of a different chair of governors and the addition of some new members of the governing body. The headteacher has very recently been appointed on a substantive basis following a period as acting headteacher. The school has a lower than average proportion of disadvantaged pupils and a lower than average proportion of pupils with SEND.