Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo
Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo (URN 131121) is an independent Orthodox Jewish school for boys on Danescroft Avenue, Hendon, in the London Borough of Barnet. The Department for Education lists Shmuel Zalcberg as proprietor and Chaim Weissman as headteacher, with 321 pupils on roll against a capacity of 360.[1]
Background
The school is run by the Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlome Trust. As of November 2026 the Charity Commission lists two trustees: Shimon Alexander Ostreicher (chair, appointed 9 February 2023) and Jeremy Bamberger (appointed 13 February 2023).[2] In January 2023 the register listed Joel Friedman, appointed on 2 November 2005, as the trust's only trustee.[3] The trust's accounts for the year ended 30 June 2023 record that J Friedman and A Galandauer resigned on 9 February 2023.[4]
Inspections
In June 2024 Ofsted judged that the school required improvement.[5] At a progress monitoring inspection in September 2025 it reported that "The school’s post-inspection action plan states that leaders ‘cannot deliver content that directly addresses certain protected characteristics as outlined in the 2010 Act due to our ethos’." It added that leaders "are unable to realise this as to cover all the required content of relationships education, including paying regard to all the protected characteristics, would be entirely unacceptable on religious grounds, including to parents and carers".[6]
Inspection history
| Date | Inspectorate and type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2025 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Not all independent school standards checked were met[6] |
| 23 January 2025 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Not all independent school standards checked were met[7] |
| 4 to 6 June 2024 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Requires improvement[5] |
| 24 January 2024 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Not all independent school standards checked were met[8] |
| 25 January 2023 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Not all independent school standards checked were met[9] |
| 24 to 26 May 2022 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Inadequate[10] |
| 11–13 February 2020 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Good[11] |
| 7 November 2019 | Ofsted, material change inspection | Meets the standards relevant to the change[12] |
| 31 October–2 November 2017 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Inadequate[13] |
| 22 June 2017 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Not all independent school standards checked were met[14] |
| 6 May 2016 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Not all independent school standards checked were met[15] |
| 15 October 2015 | Ofsted, additional (progress monitoring) inspection | Not all independent school standards checked were met[16] |
| 27–29 January 2015 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Inadequate[17] |
| 17 March 2010 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Good[18] |
| 21-22 March 2007 | Ofsted, standard inspection | Good[19] |
The full list of reports is published by Ofsted.[20]
Charity
The Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlome Trust (charity number 1064650) was registered with the Charity Commission on 14 March 2012. In the financial year to 30 June 2025 it reported income of £805,717 and spending of £819,168, compared with £958,421 in the year to 30 June 2021. It made grants to institutions of £85,297. As of November 2026 the trustees listed on the register are Shimon Alexander Ostreicher (chair, appointed 9 February 2023) and Jeremy Bamberger (appointed 13 February 2023).[21][2]
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimon Alexander Ostreicher | Chair | 9 February 2023 | [2][4] |
| Jeremy Bamberger | Trustee | 13 February 2023 | [2][4] |
| M L Ost | Trustee | 9 February 2023 | 9 July 2024[4] |
| Joel Friedman | Trustee | 2 November 2005 | 9 February 2023[3][4] |
| A Galandauer | Trustee | 9 February 2023[4] |
Resources
- OFSTED Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: URN: 131121
- https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/council-issues-rare-stop-notice-against-noisy-events-at-hendon-school/
- https://www.thejc.com/news/community/councils-closure-threat-to-hendon-chasidic-boys-school-ba1khuvZw31gxeOz76prP
See also
Notes
- ↑ Department for Education, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo (URN 131121), Get Information about Schools, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Charity Commission, TALMUD TORAH TIFERES SHLOME TRUST - 1064650: Trustees, Register of Charities, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Charity Commission, TALMUD TORAH TIFERES SHLOME TRUST - 1064650: Trustees Register of Charities, archived by the UK Government Web Archive on 4 January 2023, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlome Trust, Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2023, filed with the Charity Commission on 30 April 2024, p. 1, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 4 to 6 June 2024, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 9 September 2025, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 23 January 2025, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 24 January 2024, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 25 January 2023, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 24 to 26 May 2022, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 11–13 February 2020, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 7 November 2019, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 31 October–2 November 2017, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 22 June 2017, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 6 May 2016, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 15 October 2015, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 27–29 January 2015, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 17 March 2010, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo: inspection report, inspection of 21-22 March 2007, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Ofsted, Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo (URN 131121), Ofsted reports, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, TALMUD TORAH TIFERES SHLOME TRUST - 1064650, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.