North West London Jewish Day School

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Modern Orthodox Zionist Jewish state primary school in Brondesbury, north-west London

North West London Jewish Day School

Type Academy (converter), primary, Jewish religious character
Founded 1945; academy from 1 August 2014
Registration ID URN 141154 (earlier URN 101553); academy trust company number 09104225; charity number 312519
Headquarters 180 Willesden Lane, London NW6 7PP
Key people Judith Caplan (headteacher)
Website https://www.nwljds.org.uk/

North West London Jewish Day School (NWLJDS, or "North West") is a mixed Jewish primary school for children aged 3 to 11 in Brondesbury, in the London Borough of Brent. It became an academy on 1 August 2014. The Department for Education records a Jewish religious character, a capacity of 270 and 192 pupils on roll. Its headteacher is Judith Caplan.[1] It was previously a voluntary aided school (URN 101553), which closed on 31 July 2014 on conversion.[2]

The school says it was "Founded in 1945 by Rabbi Margulies, the Premishlaner Rebbe". It adds that Rabbi Maurice Landy, the rabbi of the Cricklewood community, was "Honorary Principal and Chair of Governors and Trustees for over 40 years until his passing in 1996".[3] Its admissions page describes it as "a warm, happy and ambitious Modern Orthodox, Zionist primary school".[4]

Governance

The academy trust is a company, North West London Jewish Day School (company number 09104225), incorporated on 26 June 2014. Directors as of November 2026:[5]

Name Appointed
Jeremy Benamosi 8 July 2024
Judith Anne Caplan 1 September 2015
Arnold Henry Kosiner 26 June 2014
Abraham David Landy 1 August 2014
Naomi Joy Landy 1 August 2014
Danielle Louise Ognall 4 July 2022
Adam Baruch Schaffer 2 December 2024
James Joseph Schuldenfrei 27 September 2023
Sally Rebecca Strauss 1 September 2025
Sheila Ann Taylor 31 July 2018

An older registered charity, North West London Jewish Day School (charity number 312519, registered 1966), reports no income or spending for 2021 to 2025. Its objects are "A Jewish day school (primary school)". Its trustees are Arnold Kosiner, Abraham David Landy, Rabbi Dayan Ivan Alan Binstock and Sheila Taylor (from 15 July 2015).[6][7] The Parents Association of the North West London Jewish Day School (charity number 312520) reported income of £14,488 in the year to 1 September 2025.[8]

Israel

Andrew Shaw and Jonathan Stern with the JNF schools quiz trophy, May 1983.[9]
  • On 20 May 1983 The Jewish Chronicle reported that the JNF schools quiz on Israel and Judaism "has been won yet again by the North West London Jewish Day School from Willesden". Jonathan Stern and Andrew Shaw scored 92 points in the final. The paper said the school had "now won the cup 19 times since the quiz started in 1962" (with a gap the previous year when the quiz was not held). Contestants answered questions on Israel's geography, history, settlement and development, personalities, Bible and Siddur; participants received Israeli coins and winners Israeli batik hangings.[9]
  • In 2007 Ofsted wrote: "A core commitment to a Modern Orthodox and Zionist Education underpins all that the school does". It said that about a third of pupils came from Hebrew-speaking families.[10]
  • The school says: "A love of Israel is instilled in our children both through marking special days in its history and by learning Ivrit from the Nursery onwards. In Year 6 children participate in a tailor made Ulpan towards the end of their last term".[11] Its welcome page says pupils develop "a strong connection to Israel".[12]
  • The music curriculum includes an Israeli Dancing Club.[13]

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,[14] lists North West London 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".[15] 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.[16] In November 2026 the school's logo was among those displayed on the charity's schools page.[16] Its "For Schools" page, as archived in February 2025, also named North West London Jewish Day School among the schools it had "worked with" in the past, in a passage inviting schools to run fundraising events or to choose Beit Halochem as their "charity partner".[15]

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.[17]

  • On 8 May 2019 the school’s official X account posted that Years 5 and 6 had welcomed an Israeli soldier to mark Yom HaZikaron; he “spoke about his experiences in the IDF, his recovery from injury and answered the children’s questions,” tagging Beit Halochem.[18]

Inspections

In 2022 Ofsted described it as "an orthodox Jewish primary school" where teaching is divided 70:30 between the secular curriculum and Jewish studies.[19]

Date of inspection Type Outcome
15 November 2022 Ungraded inspection Continues to be a good school[19]
4 July 2017 Full inspection Good[20]
5 February 2013 Full inspection (URN 101553) Good[21]
20 October 2010 Full inspection (URN 101553) Satisfactory[21]
10 December 2007 Full inspection (URN 101553) Good[10]

A 2007 report on the school's Jewish education by Pikuach said it "aims to serve the needs of Modern Orthodox Jewish families". At that time most leavers went on to Hasmonean High School, Immanuel College and JFS.[22]

See also

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Department for Education, North West London Jewish Day School (URN 141154), Get Information about Schools, accessed 1 November 2026.
  2. ↑ Department for Education, North West London Jewish Day School (URN 101553), Get Information about Schools, accessed 1 November 2026.
  3. ↑ Our History and Ethos, nwljds.org.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
  4. ↑ Admissions, nwljds.org.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
  5. ↑ Companies House, NORTH WEST LONDON JEWISH DAY SCHOOL (09104225): People, accessed 1 November 2026.
  6. ↑ Charity Commission, NORTH WEST LONDON JEWISH DAY SCHOOL - 312519, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
  7. ↑ Charity Commission, NORTH WEST LONDON JEWISH DAY SCHOOL - 312519: Trustees, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
  8. ↑ Charity Commission, THE PARENTS ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH WEST LONDON JEWISH DAY SCHOOL - 312520, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Jewish Chronicle, 20 May 1983, p.25, archive, accessed 6 November 2026.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Ofsted, North West London Jewish Day School: inspection report, inspection of 10 December 2007, accessed 1 November 2026.
  11. ↑ Vision & Values, nwljds.org.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
  12. ↑ Welcome, nwljds.org.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
  13. ↑ Music, nwljds.org.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
  14. ↑ Charity Commission, BEIT HALOCHEM UK - 1146950, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Beit Halochem UK, For Schools, bhuk.org, archived by the Wayback Machine on 12 February 2025, accessed 1 November 2026.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Beit Halochem UK, For schools, bhuk.org (page text and school logos), accessed 1 November 2026.
  17. ↑ Beit Halochem UK, Trustees, bhuk.org, accessed 1 November 2026.
  18. ↑ North West London Jewish Day School (@nwljds1945), post, 8 May 2019, accessed 6 November 2026.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Ofsted, North West London Jewish Day School: inspection report, inspection of 15 November 2022, accessed 1 November 2026.
  20. ↑ Ofsted, North West London Jewish Day School: inspection report, inspection of 4 July 2017, accessed 1 November 2026.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Ofsted, North West London Jewish Day School (closed) (URN 101553), Ofsted reports, accessed 1 November 2026.
  22. ↑ North West London Jewish Day School: Pikuach inspection report, 2007, pikuach.org.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
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