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[[Beis Aharon School]] is based in Hackney North London and appears to be run by the [[Belz (Hasidic dynasty)|Belz]] Haredi sect.

==Ofsted information==
Beis Aharon School
URN: 131170 Other independent schoolDownload establishment data
Details
Links
Location
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Address 83-95 Bethune Road, London, N16 5ED
Local authority Hackney (204)
Headteacher/Principal Mr Shlomo Zalmen Kandler
Age range Help with age range fieldOpens a dialog 3 to 13
Phase of education Not applicable
School type Other independent school
Gender of entry Boys
ID URN: 131170, DfE number: 204/6398
UKPRN: 10018398
Establishment status Open
Admissions policy Selective
Website Not recorded
Telephone 02088028666
Ofsted rating and reports
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Why the rating is not displayed
Inspectorate name Ofsted
Data from other services
Not applicable
Proprietor's name Belz Cheider Ltd
Religious character None
Religious ethos Orthodox Jewish
Boarders No boarders
Nursery provision Has Nursery Classes
Official sixth form Does not have a sixth form
School capacity Help with school capacity fieldOpens a dialog 420
Number of pupils 264
Section 41 approved Not approved
Open date 3 February 1997
Reason establishment opened Not applicable
Closed date Not recorded
Reason establishment closed Not applicable
Special classes Not applicable
Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals fieldOpens a dialog Not recorded
Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals fieldOpens a dialog Not recorded
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan 27
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan 65
Date last changed/confirmed 24 April 2025<ref>https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/131170</ref>

==Notes==

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 |}<ref name=companieshouse”>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13019274/officers</ref>
-Notably:
+*[[Laurence Werjuka]] is the Director of several companies that appear to provide child day-care activities. These include [[By Creche Ltd]], [[Werton Group Ltd]] (14373938), [[Werton Woodside Park Ltd]] (14939355), [[Werton Belgravia Ltd]](14939303), [[Werton Hampstead Village Ltd]] (15387883), [[Werton Golders Green Ltd]] (15386735), [[Werton Gateshead Ltd]](15741384), [[Werton Edgware Ltd]] (15743294), [[Werton Menorah High Ltd]](15937833). <ref name=laurence”>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/hfwzz3SIVa8QGxXj7KV1KpM2fvY/appointments</ref>.
 According to Ofsted, [[Werton Belgravia]] is responsible for [[Ohr Belgravia]] URN: 2748586, a Jewish nursery.<ref name=ohr”>https://www.ohrbelgravia.co.uk/</ref><ref name=ofstedohr”>https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/2748587/</ref>

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	The school appears to be overseen by the [[Beis Aharon Trust]], now the [[Beis Aharon Charitable Trust Limited]]. In the April 2016 case, Beis Aharon Trust v Secretary of State for Education the tribunal dismissed the appeal, "finding that the school failed to meet the necessary standards and that the Secretary of State's decision was lawful." The conclusion of the case was that, "The Tribunal upheld the Secretary of State's decision to cease admitting new students to [[Beis Aharon School]] due to its failure to meet the required standards. The school's deficiencies in curriculum, staff suitability, safeguarding policies, and failure to promote British values and diversity led to the dismissal of the appeal."<ref name=tribunalcase”>https://archive.is/LW4VS#selection-1667.2-1667.331</ref>		The school appears to be overseen by the [[Beis Aharon Trust]], now the [[Beis Aharon Charitable Trust Limited]]. In the April 2016 case, Beis Aharon Trust v Secretary of State for Education the tribunal dismissed the appeal, "finding that the school failed to meet the necessary standards and that the Secretary of State's decision was lawful." The conclusion of the case was that, "The Tribunal upheld the Secretary of State's decision to cease admitting new students to [[Beis Aharon School]] due to its failure to meet the required standards. The school's deficiencies in curriculum, staff suitability, safeguarding policies, and failure to promote British values and diversity led to the dismissal of the appeal."<ref name=tribunalcase”>https://archive.is/LW4VS#selection-1667.2-1667.331</ref>
		+	==People==
		+	===Directors===
		+
		+	The proprietor of [[Beis Aharon School]] is [[Belz Cheider Ltd]], a private company that was incorporated on 15 November 2020. The following are listed as Directors:
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable"
		+	! Name !! Correspondence address !! Role !! Position !! Date of birth !! Appointed on !! Resigned on !! Nationality !! Country of residence !! Occupation
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[Saadia Grinfield]] \|\| Chartwell Accountants, 47, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, England, M25 9JY\|\| Active \|\| Director \|\| April 1983\|\| 15 November 2020\|\| Present \|\| Belgian \|\| England \|\| Company Director\|\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[Shalom Meyerowitz]] \|\| Chartwell Accountants, 47, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, England, M25 9JY\|\| Active \|\| Director \|\| August 1993\|\| 11 February 2024\|\| Present \|\| British \|\| England \|\| Company Director\|\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[Laurence Werjuka]] \|\| Intermercantile House, 168 Granville Road, London, United Kingdom, NW2 2LD\|\| Resigned \|\| Director \|\| October 1989\|\| 15 November 2020\|\| 11 February 2024 \|\| British \|\| England \|\| Company Director\|\|
		+	\|}<ref name=companieshouse”>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13019274/officers</ref>
		+
		+	Notably:
		+	- [[Laurence Werjuka]] is the advitve Director of several companies that appear to provide child day-care activities. These include [[By Creche Ltd]], [[Werton Group Ltd]] (14373938), [[Werton Woodside Park Ltd]] (14939355), [[Werton Belgravia Ltd]](14939303), Werton Hampstead Village Ltd (15387883), [[Werton Golders Green Ltd]] (15386735), [[Werton Gateshead Ltd]](15741384), [[Werton Edgware Ltd]] (15743294), [[Werton Menorah High Ltd]](15937833). <ref name=laurence”>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/hfwzz3SIVa8QGxXj7KV1KpM2fvY/appointments</ref>.
		+
		+	According to Ofsted, [[Werton Belgravia]] is responsible for [[Ohr Belgravia]] URN: 2748586, a Jewish nursery.<ref name=ohr”>https://www.ohrbelgravia.co.uk/</ref><ref name=ofstedohr”>https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/2748587/</ref>
		+
		+
		+	The [[Beis Aharon Charitable Trust Limited]] on Companies House lists the following as Directors:
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable"
		+	! Name !! Correspondence address !! Role !! Position !! Date of birth !! Appointed on !! Resigned on !! Nationality !! Country of residence !! Occupation
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[Freida Lipschitz]] \|\| 86 Darenth Road, London, England, N16 6ED\|\| Active \|\| Secretary \|\| 15 October 2002\|\| N/A\|\| Present \|\| British \|\| England \|\| Company Director\|\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[Mordechai Hersh Bard]] \|\| 40 St Kildas Road, London, N16 5BZ\|\| Active \|\| Director \|\| November 1971\|\| 15 May 1995\|\| Present \|\| British \|\| England \|\| Company Director\|\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[Maharon Hoffman]] \|\| 66 St Kildas Road, London, N16 5BP\|\| Active \|\| Director \|\| February 1975\|\| 18 July 2001\|\| Present \|\| British \|\| England \|\| Company Director\|\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[Joseph Lipschitz]] \|\| 86 Darenth Road, London, N16 6ED\|\| Active \|\| Director \|\| April 1957\|\| 20 July 1992\|\| Present \|\| British \|\| England \|\| Company Director\|\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[Yossel Lipschitz]] \|\| 86 Darenth Road, London, N16 6ED\|\| Resigned \|\| Director \|\| N/A\|\| 20 July 1992\|\| 15 October 2002 \|\| British \|\| England \|\| Company Director\|\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[David Frand]] \|\| 31 Heathland Road, London, England, N16 5PG\|\| Resigned \|\| Director \|\| October 1942\|\|20 July 1992\|\| 18 July 2001 \|\| British \|\| England \|\| Company Director\|\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[Abraham Arthur Spitzer]] \|\| 69 Fairholt Road, London, N16 5EW\|\| Resigned \|\| Director \|\| May 1949\|\|220 July 1992\|\| 21 July 19981 \|\| British \|\| England \|\| Company Director\|\|
		+	\|}<ref name=beisaharontrust”>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02210554/officers</ref>
		+
		+	[[Freida Lipschitz]] is the Secretary or Director of numerous companies. Most notably, she is the secretary of the [[Yad Vochessed Association Limited]] (05219183), [[Matonot Limited]] (00981941) and [[Grovepalm Limited]](02863657). [[Joseph Lipschitz]] is also the appointed Chair of [[Matonot Limited]] and a trustee of [[Grovepalm Limited]] and [[Yad Vochessed Association Limited]].<ref name=joseph”>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/fgq3H5b8aB25PenP7VQxMmBEK7I/appointments</ref>
		+
		+	[[Matonot Limited]] (charity number: 1157859) seeks the "promotion and advancement of the religion, education and other charitable work professing and teaching the principles of traditional Judaism and the relief of poverty among poor persons."The total income for the financial year ending01 October 2023 was £63,980. <ref name=CHARITYCOMMISSIONN”>https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5031586/governing-document</ref>
		+
		+	[[Grovepalm Limited]]seeks to "advance religion in accordance with Orthodox Jewish faith and for such other purposes as recognised by English Law as charitable". <ref name=grovepalm”>https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1047427/governing-document</ref>
		+
		+	[[Yad Vochessed Association Limited]] seeks to "reduce poverty suffered by the Jewish community in the UK and overseas". In the financial year ending 01 October 2023, they had a total income of £2,354,855, of which £2.35m was in donations and legacies.<ref name=yachad”>https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/about-the-register-of-charities/-/charity-details/4020751/governing-document</ref>. In 2014, The Charity Commission published inquiry reports into four charities who were under investigation as a result of double defaulting on their annual accounts and returns. [[Yad Vochessed Association Ltd]] was one of the organisations. The Charity failed to submit to the Commission annual returns, accounts and reports required for the financial years ending 30 September 2011 and 2012. <ref name=yadcharity”>https://archive.is/7FSqU</ref>
		+
		+	===Trustees===
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable"
		+	! Name !! Role !! Other Trusteeships
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[Mordechai Bard]] \|\| Trustee\|\| None on record \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[Yossel Lipschitz]] \|\| Trustee\|\| None on record \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[Aharon Hoffman]] \|\| Trustee\|\| None on record \|\|
		+	\|}<ref name=trusteeees”>https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1010420/trustees</ref>
		+
		+	The Trust's objectives are "(1) The advancement of religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish Faith (2) The relief of poverty (3) For such other purposes as are recognised by English Law as charitable".

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:23, 16 May 2025
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−	[[Beis Aharon School]] is based in Hackney North London and appears to be run by the [[Belz (Hasidic dynasty)\|Belz]] Haredi sect.	+	[[Beis Aharon School]] is based in Hackney North London and appears to be run by the [[Belz (Hasidic dynasty)\|Belz]] Haredi sect. The poprietor is listed as [[Belz Cheider Ltd]].
		+
		+	Beis Aharon School is an [[Orthodox Jewish]] independent school for boys aged from 3 to 13 in Hackney. It has been described as a [[Charedi]] and ultra-orthodox school. The Ofsted report in 2016 found that the school held "very narrow views about the role of women in society" and revealed that the school had scribbled out women's faces in text books and refused Ofsted inspectors to speak to the children. All pupils speak Yiddish as a first language and Hebrew as a second language. Pupils speak English as an additional language."
		+
		+	“The majority of pupils still express views about the roles of women and men that indicate that the school does not prepare them for the reality of life in modern British society. Pupils universally consider that the role of women is to ‘look after children, clean the house and cook’, while men go to work,” said Ofsted.<ref name=hackneygazette”>https://archive.is/auyWc/</ref> <ref name=theguardian”>https://archive.is/uUAh5#selection-1431.0-1431.321</ref>
		+	<ref name=ofstedd”>https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2606017</ref>. Furthermore, Ofsted inspectors said its curriculum, taught in Hebrew, encouraged “cultural and ethnic insularity because it is so narrow and almost exclusively rooted in the study of the Torah”.
		+
		+	The school appears to be overseen by the [[Beis Aharon Trust]], now the [[Beis Aharon Charitable Trust Limited]]. In the April 2016 case, Beis Aharon Trust v Secretary of State for Education the tribunal dismissed the appeal, "finding that the school failed to meet the necessary standards and that the Secretary of State's decision was lawful." The conclusion of the case was that, "The Tribunal upheld the Secretary of State's decision to cease admitting new students to [[Beis Aharon School]] due to its failure to meet the required standards. The school's deficiencies in curriculum, staff suitability, safeguarding policies, and failure to promote British values and diversity led to the dismissal of the appeal."<ref name=tribunalcase”>https://archive.is/LW4VS#selection-1667.2-1667.331</ref>
		+

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 *Date last changed/confirmed	24 April 2025<ref>https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/131170</ref>
 *At the same postcode [[Sir Thomas Abney School]]
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 ==Ofsted information==
-Beis Aharon School
+*Beis Aharon School
-URN: 131170 Other independent schoolDownload establishment data
+*URN: 131170 Other independent school
-Details
+*Address	83-95 Bethune Road, London, N16 5ED
-Links
+*Local authority	Hackney (204)
-Location
+*Headteacher/Principal	Mr [[Shlomo Zalmen Kandler]]
-Skip map
+*Age range 	3 to 13
-Show map
+*Phase of education	Not applicable
-Address	83-95 Bethune Road, London, N16 5ED
+*School type	Other independent school
-Local authority	Hackney (204)
+*Gender of entry	Boys
-Headteacher/Principal	Mr Shlomo Zalmen Kandler
+*ID	URN: 131170, DfE number: 204/6398 UKPRN: 10018398
-Age range Help with age range fieldOpens a dialog	3 to 13
+*Establishment status	Open
-Phase of education	Not applicable
+*Admissions policy	Selective
-School type	Other independent school
+*Website	Not recorded
-Gender of entry	Boys
+*Telephone	02088028666
-ID	URN: 131170, DfE number: 204/6398
+*Ofsted rating and reports: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/27/131170
-UKPRN: 10018398
+*Why the rating is not displayed
-Establishment status	Open
+*Inspectorate name	Ofsted
-Admissions policy	Selective
+*Data from other services	 Not applicable
-Website	Not recorded
+*Proprietor's name	[[Belz Cheider Ltd]]
-Telephone	02088028666
+*Religious character	None
-Ofsted rating and reports
+*Religious ethos	Orthodox Jewish
-Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
+*Boarders	No boarders
-Why the rating is not displayed
+*Nursery provision	Has Nursery Classes
-Inspectorate name	Ofsted
+*Official sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
-Data from other services
+*School capacity Help with school capacity field 420
-Not applicable
+*Number of pupils	264
-Proprietor's name	Belz Cheider Ltd
+*Section 41 approved	Not approved
-Religious character	None
+*Open date	3 February 1997
-Religious ethos	Orthodox Jewish
+*Reason establishment opened	Not applicable
-Boarders	No boarders
+*Closed date	Not recorded
-Nursery provision	Has Nursery Classes
+*Reason establishment closed	Not applicable
-Official sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
+*Special classes	Not applicable
-School capacity Help with school capacity fieldOpens a dialog	420
+*Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field	Not recorded
-Number of pupils	264
+*Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals fieldOpens a dialog	Not recorded
-Section 41 approved	Not approved
+*Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan	27
-Open date	3 February 1997
+*Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan	65
-Reason establishment opened	Not applicable
+*Date last changed/confirmed	24 April 2025<ref>https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/131170</ref>
-Closed date	Not recorded
+*At the same postcode [[Sir Thomas Abney School]]
 ==Notes==