Beis Ruchel Girls School (primary)

Beis Ruchel Girls School (URN 130286) is an independent, Satmar Orthodox Jewish school for girls aged 2 to 11 in Salford. Along with Beis Ruchel Girls School (secondary), it is run by Beis Ruchel School Ltd (Company number 03561612; Charity number: 1074439)

Ofsted report

The 2024 Ofsted inspection found that, “Nevertheless, the school does not actively promote mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs, as required by the independent school standards (‘the standards’). For example, pupils do not learn about different religions and values, nor about the rich cultural diversity of the city where they live. Also, pupils have a cursory understanding of fundamental British values, such as individual liberty. Furthermore, the school censors images of people wearing clothing that do not fit the orthodox Jewish principle of modesty. These decisions fail to adequately promote pupils’ understanding and tolerance of people different to themselves.”

People

Directors

The school is registered on Companies House with a different address to the school itself: 144 Fawcett Estate Clapton Common, London, E5 9DQ.

Name	Correspondence address	Role	Position	Date of birth	Appointed on	Resigned on	Nationality	Country of residence	Occupation
Moishe Zvi Rothbart	10 Legh Street, Salford, Lancashire, M7 4EF	Active	Secretary	?	15 May 1998	Present	United Kingdom	England	Sales person
Berush Krausz	67 Wellington Street East, Salford, Lancashire, M7 4DN	Active	Director	July 1966	9 May 2005	Present	United Kingdom	England	Student
Bernard Olsberg	22 New Hall Avenue, Salford, M7 4HR	Resigned	Director		11 May 1998	15 May 1998	United Kingdom	England	Nominee Secretary
Chaim Shimen	6 Marston Road, Salford, M7 4ER	Resigned	Director	May 1968	15 May 1998	13 November 2018	United Kingdom	England	Manager
Rachel Hannah Olsberg	22 New Hall Avenue, Salford, M7 4HR	Resigned	Nominee Director	February 1948	11 May 1998	15 May 1998	United Kingdom	England	Estate Agency
Paul Rothschild	3 Saltire Gardens, Salford, Manchester, M7 4BG	Resigned	Director	August 1973	10 May 2005	13 November 2018	United Kingdom	England	Property Management
Jehuda Wosner	5 Castelfield Avenue, Salford, Greater Manchester, M7 0HJ	Resigned	Director	December 1972	25 May 1998	9 May 2005	Israel	England	Teacher

Trustees

Name	Role	Date of appointment	Other trusteeships	Reporting status of other trusteeships
Chaim Shimen Lebrecht	Trustee	1?	Friends of Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok, The Great Club Charitable Trust Ltd, Mike Taharas Ruchel, Mikve Trust Limited, CSBS Trust, KYC Manchester, Memhay Limited, Satmar Torah Trust Ltd	All received: on time
Paul Rothschild	Trustee	?	The Great Club Charitable Trust and Cong Yetev Lev D'Satmar M/C Ltd	Received: on time, Received 43 days late
Barush Krausz	Trustee	?	None on record

School Trustee and Director Chaim Shimen Lebrecht is also trustee of Friends of Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok. Its activities have been stated as: “During the year the charity has continued its philanthropic activities and has maintained its support of the religious educational and charitable activities of the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok community in Israel.”

Inspection and enforcement history

In December 2020 Ofsted reported on the school's request to move to new premises, extend its age range from 3–11 to 2–11 and increase its roll from 340 to 370. It judged the school likely to meet the relevant standards if the change went ahead. In March 2024 Ofsted judged the school inadequate, with personal development and leadership and management inadequate. It said that "pupils at this school gain a narrow understanding of the world" and are "prevented from learning important information about how to stay safe in their lives beyond school". It also said the school was not meeting its statutory obligations on relationships education, including the duty to consult parents. Ofsted reported that most pupils are members of the Satmar community.

In November 2024 Ofsted reported that when the school's action plan was evaluated in August 2024, its plans to address weaknesses in the quality of education "were not sufficiently clear to ensure that this standard would be met". It also said the school had been found "in breach of its statutory responsibilities with regards to the Equality Act 2010". Further progress monitoring in July 2025 again found standards unmet.

The school's first report card, in February 2026, rated early years and leadership and governance as needing urgent improvement. Ofsted reported that "the proprietor has chosen to focus mainly on the development of the Yiddish language in the early years", so that "the promotion of English language is poor". Achievement and curriculum and teaching needed attention, while attendance and behaviour and inclusion were at the expected standard. Safeguarding standards were met. The Department for Education's register records 212 pupils on roll against a capacity of 370.

Inspection history

Date	Inspectorate and type	Outcome
24 February 2026	Ofsted, standard inspection	Report card: expected standard for attendance and behaviour and for inclusion; needs attention for achievement and for curriculum and teaching; urgent improvement for early years and for leadership and governance; safeguarding standards met; some independent school standards not met
2 July 2025	Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection	Not all independent school standards checked were met
6 November 2024	Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection	Not all independent school standards checked were met
12 to 14 March 2024	Ofsted, standard inspection	Inadequate
20 June 2023	Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection	Independent school standards checked were met
12 to 14 July 2022	Ofsted, standard inspection	Requires improvement
8 December 2020	Ofsted, material change inspection	Likely to meet the relevant standards if the change is implemented
22–24 January 2019	Ofsted, standard inspection	Requires improvement
16 October 2018	Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection	Independent school standards checked were met
12 December 2017	Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection	Not all independent school standards checked were met
21–23 March 2017	Ofsted, standard inspection	Inadequate
22–24 June 2016	Ofsted, standard inspection	Good
2 February 2010	Ofsted, light-touch inspection	Light-touch inspection
24-25 April 2007	Ofsted, standard inspection	Meets its aims very successfully

The full list of reports is published by Ofsted.

Charity finances

Beis Ruchel School Ltd (charity number 1074439; company number 03561612) was registered with the Charity Commission on 26 February 1999. In the financial year to 31 May 2025 it reported income of £1,749,924 and spending of £1,619,167, compared with £1,548,596 in the year to 31 May 2021. It reported 173 employees. The trustees listed on the register are Chaim Shimen Lebrecht, Paul Rothschild and Berusch Krausz. The charity also runs Beis Ruchel Girls School (secondary).

The company (company number 03561612) was incorporated on 11 May 1998. Its current director is Berusch Krausz (appointed 9 May 2005). Companies House lists Berusch Krausz (75–100% of voting rights) as a person with significant control. Former persons with significant control include Paul Rothschild (ceased 13 November 2018) and Chaim Shimen Lebrecht (ceased 13 November 2018).

General Information

• Address: 87 Devonshire Street, Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, M7 4AE

• Local authority: Salford (355)

• Headteacher/Principal: Mrs E Krausz

• Age range: 2 to 11

• School type: Other independent school

• Gender of entry: Girls

• ID: URN: 130286, DfE number: 355/6040, UKPRN: 10015016

• Proprietor's name: B KRAUSZ

• Open date: 7 November 1995

See also

• Jewish Schools in the UK