Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London
Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London is an independent Orthodox Jewish school for boys aged 11 to 16 at 1117 Finchley Road, in the London Borough of Barnet. The Department for Education records that it opened on 4 April 2017, with 55 pupils on roll against a capacity of 100. It lists Rabbi Moishe Zavdi as headteacher and Yitzchok Sufrin as proprietor.[1] It is one of the Chabad Lubavitch schools in the UK.
Inspections
Ofsted judged the school inadequate in June 2018 and November 2021. Progress monitoring inspections in 2019, 2021 and 2022 found that not all the standards checked were met.[2][3][4][5][6][7] At an emergency inspection on 15 January 2019, Ofsted recorded that "The school appears to have closed".[8] In early 2024 the school was judged to require improvement, and Ofsted found that it met the independent school standards.[9]
At a report-card inspection on 10 March 2026, Ofsted graded inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, personal development and wellbeing, and leadership and governance as needing urgent improvement. It graded attendance and behaviour at the expected standard and found that safeguarding standards were met. Some independent school standards were not met. The report stated: "The school does not provide careers information or advice for pupils at any age."[10] In 2023 Ofsted described the school as sharing premises, resources and senior leaders with the now-closed Lubavitch Senior Boys School.[11]
Inspection history
| Date | Inspectorate and type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 10 March 2026 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Report card: urgent improvement for inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, personal development and wellbeing, and leadership and governance; expected standard for attendance and behaviour; safeguarding standards met; some independent school standards not met[10] |
| 30 January to 1 February 2024 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Requires improvement[9] |
| 13 December 2022 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Not all independent school standards checked were met[7] |
| 16–18 November 2021 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Inadequate[3] |
| 8 March 2021 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Not all independent school standards checked were met[6] |
| 4 December 2019 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Not all independent school standards checked were met[5] |
| 3 July 2019 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Not all independent school standards checked were met[4] |
| 15 January 2019 | Ofsted, emergency inspection | The school appeared to have closed[8] |
| 5–7 June 2018 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Inadequate[2] |
The full list of reports is published by Ofsted.[12]
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ Department for Education, Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London (URN 144727), Get Information about Schools, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ofsted, Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London: inspection report, inspection of 5–7 June 2018, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ofsted, Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London: inspection report, inspection of 16–18 November 2021, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ofsted, Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London: inspection report, inspection of 3 July 2019, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ofsted, Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London: inspection report, inspection of 4 December 2019, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ofsted, Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London: inspection report, inspection of 8 March 2021, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ofsted, Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London: inspection report, inspection of 13 December 2022, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ofsted, Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London: inspection report, inspection of 15 January 2019, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ofsted, Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London: inspection report, inspection of 30 January to 1 February 2024, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Ofsted, Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London: inspection report, inspection of 10 March 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Lubavitch Senior Boys School: inspection report, inspection of 13 September 2023, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London (URN 144727), Ofsted reports, accessed 1 November 2026.