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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.
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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. The poprietor is listed as [[Belz Cheider Ltd]].
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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."
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“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>
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<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”.
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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>
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==People==
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===Directors===
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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:
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Correspondence address !! Role !! Position !! Date of birth !! Appointed on !! Resigned on !! Nationality !! Country of residence !! Occupation
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| [[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||
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| [[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||
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| [[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||
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|}<ref name=companieshouse”>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13019274/officers</ref>

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*[[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>.
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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 [[Beis Aharon Charitable Trust Limited]] on Companies House lists the following as Directors:
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Correspondence address !! Role !! Position !! Date of birth !! Appointed on !! Resigned on !! Nationality !! Country of residence !! Occupation
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| [[Freida Lipschitz]] || 86 Darenth Road, London, England, N16 6ED|| Active || Secretary || 15 October 2002|| N/A|| Present || British || England || Company Director||
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| [[Mordechai Hersh Bard]] || 40 St Kildas Road, London, N16 5BZ|| Active || Director || November 1971|| 15 May 1995|| Present || British || England || Company Director||
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| [[Maharon Hoffman]] || 66 St Kildas Road, London, N16 5BP|| Active || Director || February 1975|| 18 July 2001|| Present || British || England || Company Director||
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| [[Joseph Lipschitz]] || 86 Darenth Road, London, N16 6ED|| Active || Director || April 1957|| 20 July 1992|| Present || British || England || Company Director||
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| [[Yossel Lipschitz]] || 86 Darenth Road, London, N16 6ED|| Resigned || Director || N/A|| 20 July 1992|| 15 October 2002 || British || England || Company Director||
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| [[David Frand]] || 31 Heathland Road, London, England, N16 5PG|| Resigned || Director || October 1942||20 July 1992|| 18 July 2001 || British || England || Company Director||
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| [[Abraham Arthur Spitzer]] || 69 Fairholt Road, London, N16 5EW|| Resigned || Director || May 1949||220 July 1992|| 21 July 19981 || British || England || Company Director||
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|}<ref name=beisaharontrust”>https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02210554/officers</ref>
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[[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>
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[[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>
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[[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>
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[[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>
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===Trustees===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Name !! Role !! Other Trusteeships
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| [[Mordechai Bard]] || Trustee|| None on record ||
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| [[Yossel Lipschitz]] || Trustee|| None on record ||
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| [[Aharon Hoffman]] || Trustee|| None on record ||
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|}<ref name=trusteeees”>https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1010420/trustees</ref>
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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".
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==Ofsted information==
 
==Ofsted information==
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Beis Aharon School
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*Beis Aharon School
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URN: 131170 Other independent schoolDownload establishment data
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*URN: 131170 Other independent school
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Details
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*Address 83-95 Bethune Road, London, N16 5ED
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Links
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*Local authority Hackney (204)
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Location
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*Headteacher/Principal Mr [[Shlomo Zalmen Kandler]]
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*Age range 3 to 13
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*Phase of education Not applicable
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Address 83-95 Bethune Road, London, N16 5ED
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*School type Other independent school
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Local authority Hackney (204)
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*Gender of entry Boys
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Headteacher/Principal Mr Shlomo Zalmen Kandler
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*ID URN: 131170, DfE number: 204/6398 UKPRN: 10018398
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Age range Help with age range fieldOpens a dialog 3 to 13
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*Establishment status Open
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Phase of education Not applicable
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*Admissions policy Selective
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School type Other independent school
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*Website Not recorded
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Gender of entry Boys
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*Telephone 02088028666
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ID URN: 131170, DfE number: 204/6398
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*Ofsted rating and reports: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/27/131170
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UKPRN: 10018398
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*Why the rating is not displayed
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Establishment status Open
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*Inspectorate name Ofsted
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Admissions policy Selective
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*Data from other services Not applicable
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Website Not recorded
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*Proprietor's name [[Belz Cheider Ltd]]
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Telephone 02088028666
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*Religious character None
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Ofsted rating and reports
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*Religious ethos Orthodox Jewish
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Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
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*Boarders No boarders
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*Nursery provision Has Nursery Classes
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Inspectorate name Ofsted
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*Official sixth form Does not have a sixth form
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Data from other services
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*School capacity Help with school capacity field 420
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*Number of pupils 264
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Proprietor's name Belz Cheider Ltd
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*Section 41 approved Not approved
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Religious character None
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*Open date 3 February 1997
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Religious ethos Orthodox Jewish
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*Reason establishment opened Not applicable
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Boarders No boarders
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*Closed date Not recorded
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Nursery provision Has Nursery Classes
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*Reason establishment closed Not applicable
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Official sixth form Does not have a sixth form
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*Special classes Not applicable
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School capacity Help with school capacity fieldOpens a dialog 420
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*Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Not recorded
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Number of pupils 264
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*Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals fieldOpens a dialog Not recorded
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Section 41 approved Not approved
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*Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan 27
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Open date 3 February 1997
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*Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan 65
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Reason establishment opened Not applicable
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*Date last changed/confirmed 24 April 2025<ref>https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/131170</ref>
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Closed date Not recorded
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*At the same postcode [[Sir Thomas Abney School]]
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Reason establishment closed Not applicable
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==Resources==
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Special classes Not applicable
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*https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-aharon-trust-limited-inquiry-report
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Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals fieldOpens a dialog Not recorded
 
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Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals fieldOpens a dialog Not recorded
 
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Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan 27
 
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Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan 65
 
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Date last changed/confirmed 24 April 2025<ref>https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/131170</ref>
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 07:26, 16 May 2025

Beis Aharon School is based in Hackney North London and appears to be run by the 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.[1] [2] [3]. 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."[4]

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:

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

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According to Ofsted, Werton Belgravia is responsible for Ohr Belgravia URN: 2748586, a Jewish nursery.[7][8]


The Beis Aharon Charitable Trust Limited on Companies House lists the following as Directors:

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

[9]

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.[10]

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. [11]

Grovepalm Limitedseeks to "advance religion in accordance with Orthodox Jewish faith and for such other purposes as recognised by English Law as charitable". [12]

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.[13]. 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. [14]

Trustees

Name Role Other Trusteeships
Mordechai Bard Trustee None on record
Yossel Lipschitz Trustee None on record
Aharon Hoffman Trustee None on record

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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".


Ofsted information

  • Beis Aharon School
  • URN: 131170 Other independent school
  • Address 83-95 Bethune Road, London, N16 5ED
  • Local authority Hackney (204)
  • Headteacher/Principal Mr Shlomo Zalmen Kandler
  • Age range 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: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/27/131170
  • 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 field 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 field 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[16]
  • At the same postcode Sir Thomas Abney School

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ https://archive.is/auyWc/
  2. ↑ https://archive.is/uUAh5#selection-1431.0-1431.321
  3. ↑ https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2606017
  4. ↑ https://archive.is/LW4VS#selection-1667.2-1667.331
  5. ↑ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13019274/officers
  6. ↑ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/hfwzz3SIVa8QGxXj7KV1KpM2fvY/appointments
  7. ↑ https://www.ohrbelgravia.co.uk/
  8. ↑ https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/2748587/
  9. ↑ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02210554/officers
  10. ↑ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/fgq3H5b8aB25PenP7VQxMmBEK7I/appointments
  11. ↑ https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5031586/governing-document
  12. ↑ https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1047427/governing-document
  13. ↑ https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/about-the-register-of-charities/-/charity-details/4020751/governing-document
  14. ↑ https://archive.is/7FSqU
  15. ↑ https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1010420/trustees
  16. ↑ https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/131170
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