Clore Shalom School
Jewish voluntary aided primary school in Shenley, Hertfordshire
| Clore Shalom School
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|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided primary school (Jewish religious character) |
| Founded | 1 September 1999 |
| Registration ID | URN 131456 |
| Headquarters | Hugo Gryn Way, Shenley, Radlett, Hertfordshire WD7 9BL |
| Key people | Gemma Blaker (headteacher); Sara Levan (chair of governors) |
| Website | https://cloreshalom.herts.sch.uk/ |
Clore Shalom School is a mixed Jewish voluntary aided primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Shenley, Hertfordshire. The Department for Education records it as having a Jewish religious character, a capacity of 186 and 186 pupils on roll. It opened on 1 September 1999, and its headteacher is Gemma Blaker.[1] Its local authority is Hertfordshire County Council.[1]
The school has a parent–teacher association registered as a charity, the Clore Shalom School Parent Teacher Association (charity number 1093129), which reported income of £27,689 and spending of £16,803 in the year to 31 August 2025. Its trustees are Debra Harris, Ilana Epstein and Leanne Jacobs.[2][3]
Governance
The school's website names Sara Levan as chair of the governing board, a foundation governor whose term runs from December 2022 to December 2026. It describes her as Director of Jewish Life and a member of the senior leadership team at JCoSS, who "has taught in the UK, Japan and Israel".[4]
Jewish life and Israel
The school says it works with local Jewish communities "through visits from Rabbis and youth workers", with "the support of our Rabbinic Trustee – Rabbi DY". It adds: "We have been building a relationship with Leo Baeck Education Center in Haifa which has young people coming from Israel to work at Clore Shalom."[5]
Beit Halochem UK
Beit Halochem UK, a British charity that raises money for the Beit Halochem rehabilitation centres for disabled Israeli soldiers and victims of attacks in Israel,[6] lists Clore Shalom School among the schools that took part in a non-uniform day in its aid. The charity's "For Schools" page, as archived in February 2025, thanked the schools listed "for showing solidarity with our soldiers".[7] The page also invites schools to host a veteran who will speak to pupils about "courage and resilience" and "the sacrifices made by our soldiers". By November 2026 the wording had become "our veterans", and the page said such visits had been "particularly meaningful" around Yom Ha'atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron.[8] In November 2026 the school's logo was among those displayed on the charity's schools page.[8]
The chair of Beit Halochem UK is Andrew Wolfson, who according to the charity has been a trustee since April 2016 and chairman since May 2018. The same page says he is also a trustee of The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust.[9]
Pikuach
The school publishes reports from 2015 and 2022 by Pikuach, the Board of Deputies' inspection service for Jewish religious education.[10]
Ofsted inspections
The school's inspection history is published by Ofsted.[11]
| Date of inspection | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 1 and 2 April 2025 | Ungraded inspection | The school "has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection"[12] |
| 28–29 January 2020 | Full inspection | Good (previously Requires improvement)[13] |
| 19 November 2018 | Monitoring visit | –[11] |
| 27 September 2017 | Full inspection | Requires improvement[11] |
| 19 May 2015 | Monitoring visit | –[11] |
| 3 March 2015 | Full inspection | Requires improvement[11] |
| 8 February 2012 | Full inspection | Good[11] |
| 6 November 2006 | Full inspection | Good[11] |
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Department for Education, Clore Shalom School (URN 131456), Get Information about Schools, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, CLORE SHALOM SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION - 1093129, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, CLORE SHALOM SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION - 1093129: Trustees, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Governors, cloreshalom.herts.sch.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Jewish Life, cloreshalom.herts.sch.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, BEIT HALOCHEM UK - 1146950, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Beit Halochem UK, For Schools, bhuk.org, archived by the Wayback Machine on 12 February 2025, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Beit Halochem UK, For schools, bhuk.org (page text and school logos), accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Beit Halochem UK, Trustees, bhuk.org, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Pikuach, cloreshalom.herts.sch.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Ofsted, Clore Shalom School (URN 131456), Ofsted reports, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Clore Shalom School: inspection report, inspection of 1–2 April 2025, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Clore Shalom School: inspection report, inspection of 28–29 January 2020, accessed 1 November 2026.