TTD Gur School
Independent Ger Hasidic boys’ school in Stamford Hill, Hackney; proprietor Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Gur Limited; repeatedly judged Inadequate by Ofsted
| TTD Gur School | |
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| Type | Independent day school (boys) |
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| Founded | 24 April 2012 (DfE open date)[1] |
| Founder(s) | |
| Dissolved | |
| Registration ID | URN 138101; DfE 204/6005; UKPRN 10070584; proprietor charity 1138791 |
| Status | Open; Ofsted overall effectiveness Inadequate (May 2024); independent-school standards still not all met (September 2025)[2][3] |
| Headquarters | 17 Margaret Road, Stamford Hill, London N16 6UX |
| Location | Hackney, London |
| Area served | Stamford Hill Ger community |
| Services | Orthodox Jewish boys’ primary / junior education |
| Registration | England (independent school) |
| Key people | Yechiel Yehoshua Esterzohn (headteacher); Avrohom Royde (chair of proprietor); proprietor Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Gur Limited |
| Website | |
| Remarks | Jewish ethos; GIAS lists religious character as “None”. Uses changing rooms at the Stamford Hill & District Ladies Mikvah on Margaret Road.[3] |
TTD Gur School (Talmud Torah D’Chasidei Gur) is an independent Orthodox Jewish day school for boys at 17 Margaret Road, Stamford Hill, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is the Stamford Hill cheder of the Ger (Gur) court. The registered proprietor is Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Gur Limited (charity 1138791, company 07321432).[1][4]
The Department for Education records the school as opening on 24 April 2012. Ofsted and GIAS identifiers are URN 138101 and DfE number 204/6005. The headteacher is Rabbi Yechiel Yehoshua Esterzohn (also rendered Esterzon). The chair of the proprietor body named in Ofsted school details is Avrohom Royde.[1][2]
Registration and roll
GIAS classifies the school as an “other independent school”, boys only, no boarders, Jewish ethos, religious character “None”. Age-range fields on government sites are inconsistent (GIAS 5–7; Ofsted 2024 report 6–12; September 2025 monitoring visit 7–12). Capacity is given as 140. Pupil numbers in official sources have stood above that figure (160 on the Ofsted provider page; 185 on roll in May 2024; 129 in the September 2025 monitoring visit).[1][2][3]
The 2024 inspection stated that Jewish studies occupy the morning and the secular curriculum is delivered for one and a half hours in the afternoon.[2]
Ofsted
Ofsted has judged overall effectiveness Inadequate at successive standard inspections, including December 2015, February 2018, October 2019, July 2022 and 14–16 May 2024.[5] In May 2024 quality of education and leadership and management were Inadequate; behaviour and attitudes and personal development were Good.[2] A progress monitoring inspection on 9 September 2025 found that the school still did not meet all of the independent school standards that were checked.[3]
Proprietor and court
Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Gur Limited was incorporated on 21 July 2010. Founding directors included Aaron Goldman, Abraham Schreiber and Isaiah Traube.[6] Charity income was £1,457,440 in the year to 31 July 2024.[4] The company sits in the same Stamford Hill Ger network as Gerer Shtiebel Synagogue (1180593), Yeshiva Gedoilah Torah Veyirah Limited (1141035) and Kehal Yisroel D'Chasidei Gur (1114930). Those vehicles’ objects include grants in Israel; they do not, in published filings, itemise Beitar Illit or Modiin Illit. Ger’s Israeli politics run through Agudat Yisrael / United Torah Judaism and former Housing Ministers Yaakov Litzman and Yitzhak Goldknopf.
See also
- Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Gur Limited
- Ger (Hasidic dynasty)
- Jewish Schools in the UK
- Gerer Shtiebel Synagogue
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Get Information about Schools, TTD Gur School, URN 138101.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ofsted, Inspection of TTD Gur School, 14–16 May 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Ofsted, School progress monitoring inspection report, TTD Gur School, 9 September 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Charity Commission, Talmud Torah D'Chasidei Gur Limited, 1138791.
- ↑ Ofsted, TTD Gur School inspection reports, URN 138101.
- ↑ Companies House, TALMUD TORAH D'CHASIDEI GUR LIMITED, company 07321432.