Gateshead Jewish Boarding School
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School is an independent Orthodox Jewish school for boys aged 10 to 16 at 10 Rydal Street, Gateshead. The Department for Education records that it opened on 31 December 1957, with 152 pupils on roll against a capacity of 147. It lists Rabbi N Wolinsky as headteacher and the board of governors as proprietor.[1] Despite its name, Ofsted describes it as "a day school for boys of Orthodox Jewish faith".[2]
Israel
An Ofsted light touch inspection in December 2009 reported: "Pupils take part in fundraising activities for the school and needy families in Israel."[3]
Inspections
In September 2025 Ofsted reported that pupils study Kodesh (Jewish studies) in the morning and the secular curriculum in the afternoon. It said they "study GCSE qualifications in Year 9 and Year 10" and leave at the end of Year 10, most of them for a yeshiva. It named David Schleider as chair and Rabbi Naftoli Wolinsky as headteacher. Ofsted judged the school to require improvement and found that it did not meet all the independent school standards. Inspectors reported: "Leaders requested that inspectors did not ask pupils any questions relating to the protected characteristics of sexual orientation or gender reassignment."[2]
At a progress monitoring inspection in July 2026, Ofsted found that "the school still does not teach pupils about the protected characteristics of sexual orientation and gender reassignment". It said the school's action plan "was found by the Department for Education to be unsuitable".[4]
The school was judged inadequate in July 2016 and has been judged to require improvement at every standard inspection since: in 2018, 2021, 2023 and 2025.[5][6][7][8][2]
Inspection history
| Date | Inspectorate and type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2026 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Not all independent school standards checked were met[4] |
| 16 to 18 September 2025 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Requires improvement[2] |
| 21 to 23 November 2023 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Requires improvement[8] |
| 30 November 2022 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Not all independent school standards checked were met[9] |
| 2 to 4 November 2021 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Requires improvement[7] |
| 10–12 July 2018 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Requires improvement[6] |
| 25 April 2017 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Independent school standards checked were met[10] |
| 5–7 July 2016 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Inadequate[5] |
| 1 December 2009 | Ofsted, light-touch inspection | Good quality of education[3] |
| 7-8 March 2007 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Good[11] |
The full list of reports is published by Ofsted.[12]
Charity
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School (charity) (charity number 527371) was registered with the Charity Commission on 11 December 1963. It describes its activities as: "The charities activities during the year continued to be the provision of elementary and secondary tuition to Jewish boys." In the financial year to 30 April 2025 it reported income of £649,966 and spending of £639,306, compared with £577,262 in the year to 30 April 2021. Its annual return for that year recorded £51,010 from government grants (1 grant). It reported 1 employees. It made grants to institutions of £13,000. The trustees listed on the register are David Schleider, Eric Ehrentreu (appointed 20 July 2017), Mark Steinhaus (appointed 20 July 2017), Simon Feld (appointed 20 July 2017), Mordechai Yosef Karnowsky (appointed 20 July 2017) and Eliezer Halberstadt (appointed 7 July 2026).[13][14]
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Notes
- ↑ Department for Education, Gateshead Jewish Boarding School (URN 108414), Get Information about Schools, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ofsted, Gateshead Jewish Boarding School: inspection report, inspection of 16 to 18 September 2025, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ofsted, Gateshead Jewish Boarding School: inspection report, inspection of 1 December 2009, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ofsted, Gateshead Jewish Boarding School: inspection report, inspection of 7 July 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ofsted, Gateshead Jewish Boarding School: inspection report, inspection of 5–7 July 2016, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ofsted, Gateshead Jewish Boarding School: inspection report, inspection of 10–12 July 2018, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ofsted, Gateshead Jewish Boarding School: inspection report, inspection of 2 to 4 November 2021, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ofsted, Gateshead Jewish Boarding School: inspection report, inspection of 21 to 23 November 2023, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Gateshead Jewish Boarding School: inspection report, inspection of 30 November 2022, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Gateshead Jewish Boarding School: inspection report, inspection of 25 April 2017, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Gateshead Jewish Boarding School: inspection report, inspection of 7-8 March 2007, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Gateshead Jewish Boarding School (URN 108414), Ofsted reports, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, GATESHEAD JEWISH BOARDING SCHOOL - 527371, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, GATESHEAD JEWISH BOARDING SCHOOL - 527371: Trustees, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.