Independent Jewish Day School

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Modern Orthodox Zionist Jewish state primary school in Hendon, north London

Independent Jewish Day School

Type Academy (converter), primary, Jewish religious character
Founded Academy from 17 August 2011; earlier voluntary aided school
Registration ID URN 137303 (earlier URN 101343); academy trust company number 07718480; foundation charity 287148
Headquarters 46 Green Lane, Hendon, London NW4 2AH
Key people Yosh Radomsky (headteacher); Rachel Stafler (chair of trustees)
Website https://www.ijds.co.uk/

Independent Jewish Day School (IJDS) is a mixed Jewish primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Hendon, in the London Borough of Barnet. Despite its name it is a state-funded school. It became an academy on 17 August 2011, and the Department for Education records a Jewish religious character, a capacity of 228 and 214 pupils on roll. Its headteacher is Yosh Radomsky.[1] Before that it was a voluntary aided school (URN 101343), which closed on 16 August 2011 when it converted.[2]

The school describes itself as "a modern Orthodox school whose values and ethos embody a love of Torah, Mitzvot and Medinat Yisrael". It says it is "the only school in the UK to teach our entire Kodesh curriculum in Ivrit", and its strapline is "A love for learning. A love for Torah. A love for Israel. A love for each other".[3]

Israel

  • In 2007 Ofsted described the school as "committed to a modern Orthodox and Zionist education" and said that "Jewish studies are taught by a team of specialist teachers from Israel".[4]
  • The school says its daily life is "enriched and imbued with Ivrit, Torah and Israel".[3]
  • The parent–teacher association organises an annual Yom Ha'atzmaut barbecue.[5] Pupils quoted on the school's website mention its B'not Sherut, young Israeli women doing national service.[6]


Prayer for the IDF

A Pikuach inspection of 19 April 2024 reported: "The special connection with Israel could be seen during Shacharit when a Tefillah was said for Tzahal (Israeli Defence Force), and Tehillim (Psalms) were also recited." It added that the school "regularly prays for the return of the hostages" and that the Acheinu perek could be seen "beneath yellow flowers for the hostages strategically placed on a staircase", and that it was "fully committed to a Zionist, Modern-Orthodox education", with Bnot Sherut "religious female youth in National Service who are working at IJDS".[7]

  • Welcome photograph from the Independent Jewish Day School website (pupil face blurred; accessed 5 November 2026)

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,[8] lists Independent Jewish Day 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".[9] 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.[10] In November 2026 the school's logo was among those displayed on the charity's schools page.[10]

In April 2025 Beit Halochem UK brought Aaron Bours, a soldier in the Givati Brigade, to speak at Yom Hazikaron events in London. According to the charity, Bours was "severely injured in Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron" when he "was shot in both legs while trying to rescue his officer … near an UNRWA school". He spoke at "two powerful Yom HaZikaron ceremonies: the annual Immanuel College Tekes and at the Independent Jewish Day School (IJDS)".[11]

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.[12]

Academy trust

The academy trust is a company, Independent Jewish Day School (company number 07718480). Ofsted's 2025 report says it is a single-academy trust chaired by Rachel Stafler.[13] Directors as of November 2026:[14]

Name Appointed
Malka Abramzyk 1 September 2025
Michelle Bena Bauernfreund 1 July 2026
Malcolm Cohen 24 January 2022
Aviva Collins 25 September 2024
Naomi Rose Goldberg 1 October 2026
Gemma Louise Goldrein 1 October 2022
Alison Jacob 11 September 2023
Tamar Lapid-Fuehrer 30 September 2021
Dalia Leaf 20 January 2017
Janice Paulette Marriott 1 September 2025
Tanya Minsky 9 January 2023
Daniel Ezra Moses 1 September 2025
Anthony Pack 29 July 2020
Joel Pine 1 October 2026
Rachel Stafler 11 December 2018

The Independent Jewish Day School Foundation

The Independent Jewish Day School Foundation (charity number 287148) was registered on 7 June 1983. It reports its activities as "Education and activities". In the year to 31 August 2025 it had income of £976,892 and spending of £764,585.[15] Its trustees are John Leslie Wosner, Jonathan Grodzinski and Malcolm Cohen (appointed 18 January 2022).[16] The school's parent–teacher association is also a registered charity (number 290274), with income of £39,546 in 2024–25; Tamar Berman chairs its trustees.[17][18]

Ofsted inspections

The school's inspection history is published by Ofsted.[19][20]

Date of inspection Type Outcome
8–9 July 2025 Full inspection (no overall grade) Quality of education Good; behaviour and attitudes Outstanding; personal development Outstanding; leadership and management Good; early years Good[13]
7 December 2022 Full inspection Requires improvement[21]
11 December 2007 Full inspection (URN 101343) Outstanding[4]
22 January 2002 Full inspection (URN 101343) –[20]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Department for Education, Independent Jewish Day School (URN 137303), Get Information about Schools, accessed 1 November 2026.
  2. ↑ Department for Education, Independent Jewish Day School (URN 101343), Get Information about Schools, accessed 1 November 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Home, ijds.co.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ofsted, Independent Jewish Day School: inspection report, inspection of 11 December 2007, accessed 1 November 2026.
  5. ↑ PTA, ijds.co.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
  6. ↑ Children's Voice, ijds.co.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
  7. ↑ Pikuach, Independent Jewish Day School inspection report, 19 April 2024, pikuach.org.uk, accessed 2 November 2026.
  8. ↑ Charity Commission, BEIT HALOCHEM UK - 1146950, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
  9. ↑ Beit Halochem UK, For Schools, bhuk.org, archived by the Wayback Machine on 12 February 2025, accessed 1 November 2026.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Beit Halochem UK, For schools, bhuk.org (page text and school logos), accessed 1 November 2026.
  11. ↑ Beit Halochem UK, Yom Ha'atzmaut/Yom Hazikaron, bhuk.org, accessed 1 November 2026.
  12. ↑ Beit Halochem UK, Trustees, bhuk.org, accessed 1 November 2026.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Ofsted, Independent Jewish Day School: inspection report, inspection of 8–9 July 2025, accessed 1 November 2026.
  14. ↑ Companies House, INDEPENDENT JEWISH DAY SCHOOL (07718480): People, accessed 1 November 2026.
  15. ↑ Charity Commission, THE INDEPENDENT JEWISH DAY SCHOOL FOUNDATION - 287148, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
  16. ↑ Charity Commission, THE INDEPENDENT JEWISH DAY SCHOOL FOUNDATION - 287148: Trustees, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
  17. ↑ Charity Commission, INDEPENDENT JEWISH DAY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION - 290274, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
  18. ↑ Charity Commission, INDEPENDENT JEWISH DAY SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION - 290274: Trustees, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
  19. ↑ Ofsted, Independent Jewish Day School (URN 137303), Ofsted reports, accessed 1 November 2026.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Ofsted, Independent Jewish Day School (closed) (URN 101343), Ofsted reports, accessed 1 November 2026.
  21. ↑ Ofsted, Independent Jewish Day School: inspection report, inspection of 7 December 2022, accessed 1 November 2026.
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