Lubavitch Junior Boys
Lubavitch Junior Boys was a voluntary aided Orthodox Jewish primary school for boys aged 5 to 11 at 135 Clapton Common, in the London Borough of Hackney (URN 138241). The Department for Education records that it opened on 1 July 2012 and closed on 31 March 2018 to become an academy. At closure it had 130 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, and Mr Robert Leach was headteacher.[1] It replaced the independent Lubavitch House School (Junior Boys) (URN 133617), which opened on 1 March 2002 with Lubavitch UK as proprietor.[2] Its successor, Lubavitch Boys' Primary School (URN 145730), opened on the same site on 1 April 2018 as part of the Lubavitch Multi Academy Trust. The register records 113 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, and Rabbi Jonathan Kohn as headteacher.[3] The schools are among the Chabad Lubavitch schools in the UK.
Jewish studies
Pikuach inspected Lubavitch Boys' Primary School on 16 and 17 May 2023 and judged it good overall (grade 2). It recorded 108 pupils and named Hadassa Korer as chair and Rabbi Yehuda Leib Kohn as head of school. It reported that the school's Tzivos Hashem programme "increases their understanding and enthusiasm for Mitzvos and Ahavas Yisroel (love of Israel)".[4] An earlier Pikuach report dates from 2014.[5]
Inspections
Ofsted judged Lubavitch Boys' Primary School to require improvement in July 2022. In its report it said the predecessor school, Lubavitch Junior School, had converted on 1 April 2018.[6] In March 2025 Ofsted graded the school good in all areas. It named Hadasa Korer as chair of the trust, Judith Nemeth as chief executive and Jonathan Kohn as headteacher, adding that he is "also known as Yehudah Leib Kohn".[7]
Inspection history
| Date | Inspectorate and type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 18 and 19 March 2025 | Ofsted, ungraded inspection | Good in all graded areas[7] |
| 5 and 6 July 2022 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Requires improvement[6] |
The full list of reports is published by Ofsted.[8]
Trust
The Lubavitch Multi-Academy Trust (company number 11211005) was incorporated on 16 February 2018.[9]
See also
External links
- Ofsted reports: URN 145730
- Get Information about Schools: URN 145730
- Get Information about Schools: URN 138241 (closed)
Notes
- ↑ Department for Education, Lubavitch Junior Boys (URN 138241), Get Information about Schools, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Department for Education, Lubavitch House School (Junior Boys) (URN 133617), Get Information about Schools, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Department for Education, Lubavitch Boys' Primary School (URN 145730), Get Information about Schools, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Pikuach, Lubavitch Boys' Primary School: inspection report, inspection of 16–17 May 2023, pikuach.org.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Pikuach, Lubavitch Junior Boys: inspection report, inspection of 2014, pikuach.org.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ofsted, Lubavitch Junior Boys: inspection report, inspection of 5 and 6 July 2022, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ofsted, Lubavitch Junior Boys: inspection report, inspection of 18 and 19 March 2025, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Lubavitch Boys' Primary School (URN 145730), Ofsted reports, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, THE LUBAVITCH MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (11211005): Company overview, accessed 1 November 2026.