Beis Malka Girls School (Hackney)

Beis Malka Girls School is an Independent primary and secondary school for girls from 2-16 years based in Hackney, London. It is associated with the Belz sect.

The school is run by or associated with several companies and charities Beis Malka Ltd (Company no 12310629) | Beis Malka Jewish Girls School (Company number 07958053) | Jewish Training Academy for Girls (JTAG) Ltd (Company no 05840791; Charity number: 1120262) | BM Asset Management Limited (Company no 05623309; Charity number: 1112634) | The Beis Malka Trust (Charity number: 284447)Beis Malka Trust Ltd (Company number 08792329) 93, Alkham Road, Stoke Newington, London, N16 6XD

There is also the Beis Malka Nursery at the same premises. The school's motto is ‘We take pride in doing EXTRA – Excellence, Tradition, Respect and Ambition.’

People

Directors

Beis Malka Ltd

Name	Correspondence address	Role	Position	Date of Birth	Appointed on	Resigned on	Nationality	Country of residence	Occupation
Ahron Yitzchok Royde	93 Alkham Road, London, United Kingdom, N16 6XD	Role Active	Director	September 1982	12 November 2019		English	United Kingdom	Secretary
Yisashar Weiss	93 Alkham Road, London, United Kingdom, N16 6XD	Role Active	Director	September 1992	12 November 2019		Israeli	United Kingdom	Secretary

Beis Malka Jewish Girls School

Name	Correspondence address	Role	Position	Date of birth	Appointed on	Resigned on	Nationality	Country of residence	Occupation
Jehuda Bleichfeld	93 Alkham Road, London, N16 6XD	Active	Director	December 1977	21 February 2012	Present	Belgian	England	School Administrator
Aaron Grossman	93 Alkham Road, London, Greater London, N16 6XD	Active	Secretary	July 1954	21 February 2012	Present	British	United Kingdom	Company Director
David Spitzner	93 Alkham Road, London, Greater London, N16 6XD	Active	Director	March 1972	21 February 2012	Present	British	United Kingdom	Director
Mordechai Zvi Weinberg	93 Alkham Road, London, Greater London, N16 6XD	Active	Director	January 1979	21 February 2012	Present	British	England	Education Adviser

Jewish Training Academy for Girls (JTAG) Ltd

(Company no 05840791)

BM Asset Management Limited

(Company no 05623309)

Beis Malka Trust Ltd

Name	Correspondence address	Role	Position	Date of birth	Appointed on	Resigned on	Nationality	Country of residence	Occupation
Yehuda Bleichfeld	93 Alkham Road, London, N16 6XD	Role Active	Director	December 1977	1 July 2014		Belgian	England	Company Director
Osker Heiman	47 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9JY	Role Resigned	Director	May 1977	27 November 2013	27 November 2013	British	England	Company Formation 1st Director

Trustees

The Beis Malka Trust

(Charity number: 284447)

Name	Role	Date of appointment	Other trusteeships	Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jehuda Bleichfeld	Trustee	26 October 2015	Kesher Nafshi Europe	Recently registered
Avrohom Simcha Taub	Trustee	?	None on record
Benzion Hopfstatter	Trustee	?	None on record
Aron Grossman	Trustee	?	Jewish Training Academy for Girls (JTAG) Ltd | BM Asset Management Limited	Both received: on time

Jewish Training Academy for Girls (JTAG) Ltd

(Charity number: 1120262)

BM Asset Management Limited

(Charity number: 1112634)

Activities

The annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 march 2020 revealed that during the year, "the charity paid rent totaling £42,000 (2019: £Nil) to Jewish Training Academy for Girls (JTAG) Ltd, a company in which Mr Aaron Grossman, a trustee, is a director."

In 2015, the school sparked controversy when rabbis of the Belz Hasidic group in London said that children whose mothers drive them to school will be banned.

In May, Belz rabbis in London issued a letter saying that female drivers violate “the traditional rules of modesty in our camp” and that children would be expelled from Belz schools if their mothers dropped them off by car beginning in August with the new school year. Many Hasidic groups in the United States also frown upon women driving. In response to the letter, the Equality and Human Rights Commission wrote to the schools to say that it would be against the law to deny children entry on such grounds, according to the Chronicle.

The commission later said that it has received a “satisfactory response” from the leaders of the Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass boys school and the Beis Malka girls school over the threat after the schools had offered assurances that “they will not exclude or refuse admission to any child or apply any other sanction on the basis of their mother driving.”. According to the Jewish Chronicle, this policy came from the Belzer spiritual leader and rabbi in Israel, Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeac.The education secretary at the time, Nicky Morgan condemned the ban calling it “completely unacceptable in modern Britain”.

In 2016, The Times of Israel reported that swastikas and the phrase “f*** off” were painted on vehicles parked outside of the Beis Malka Jewish Girls School.

Inspections and registration

2015 emergency inspection

In July 2015 Ofsted carried out an emergency inspection "at the request of the registration authority for independent schools" and found that a significant number of the independent school standards were not met, including those for safeguarding. According to the report, "Leaders deliberately prohibit teaching about, or any reference to, certain protected characteristics, for example sexual orientation or preference". The school justified this on the grounds that acknowledging these characteristics contravened its ethos, and the headteacher told inspectors, "If we had to teach that we would have to close as an orthodox school." Inspectors found careers guidance "limited in scope". They reported that 28 Year 11 leavers had chosen an Orthodox Jewish seminary and "the remaining three leavers are going to Israel". They also found that the admissions register did not meet requirements, with leaving details "limited to recording 'Israel' or 'went abroad'", and that the site contained an unregistered crèche. At a second emergency inspection, in April 2016, Ofsted reported that the unregistered crèche had closed on 15 April 2016 and that leaders had a better understanding of the standards.

Recent inspections

In December 2024 Ofsted judged the school to require improvement, with outstanding behaviour and attitudes, and found that it did not meet all the independent school standards. It reported that the school "admits some boys in the two- to three-year-old provision" and was therefore "operating beyond its registration agreement with the Department for Education". Pupils from the two-to-three provision up to Year 11 were taught at 93 Alkham Road and nursery and reception children at Timberwharf Road, N16. The report listed annual fees of £2,080 and the proprietor as Aaron Grossman, and said the school was led by an acting headteacher. The Department for Education's register records 611 pupils on roll against a capacity of 620.

Inspection history

Date	Inspectorate and type	Outcome
17 to 19 December 2024	Ofsted, standard inspection	Requires improvement
4–6 February 2020	Ofsted, standard inspection	Good
25–27 April 2017	Ofsted, standard inspection	Good
14 April 2016	Ofsted, emergency inspection	Not all independent school standards checked were met
15 July 2015	Ofsted, emergency inspection	Not all independent school standards checked were met
15-17 October 2013	Ofsted, standard inspection	Good
8–9 March 2010	Ofsted, standard inspection	Good
19-20 June 2007	Ofsted, standard inspection	Good

The full list of reports is published by Ofsted.

Charity finances

The Beis Malka Trust (charity number 284447) was registered with the Charity Commission on 10 May 1982. In the financial year to 30 June 2025 it reported income of £3,836,158 and spending of £3,364,760, compared with £2,754,495 in the year to 31 March 2021. Its annual return for that year recorded £1,462,827 from government grants (3 grants). The return also recorded that trustees received payments for services provided to the charity. It reported 312 employees. The trustees listed on the register are Aron Grossman, Benzion Hopfstatter, Avrohom Simcha Taub and Jehuda Bleichfeld (appointed 26 October 2015).

Jewish Training Academy for Girls (JTAG) Ltd (charity number 1120262; company number 05840791) was registered with the Charity Commission on 26 July 2007. It describes its activities as: "Education and training and relief of poverty." In the financial year to 31 August 2025 it reported income of £1,120,120 and spending of £877,495, compared with £700,765 in the year to 31 August 2021. It reported 40 employees. The trustees listed on the register are Aron Grossman (appointed 28 October 2012), Jacob Damen (appointed 11 August 2016) and Feigy Lias (appointed 11 August 2016).

BM Asset Management Limited (charity number 1112634; company number 05623309) was registered with the Charity Commission on 4 January 2006. In the financial year to 31 March 2025 it reported income of £115,000 and spending of £258,965, compared with £89,379 in the year to 31 March 2021. The trustees listed on the register are Aron Grossman (appointed 30 March 2010), Rabbi Joseph Padwa (appointed 31 July 2024) and Ruth Padwa (appointed 31 July 2024).

Beis Malka Jewish Girls School (company number 07958053) was incorporated on 21 February 2012; its status at Companies House is "dissolved". Beis Malka Ltd (company number 12310629) was incorporated on 12 November 2019; its status at Companies House is "dissolved".

Contact

• Address: 93 Alkham Road, LONDON, N16 6XD
• Local authority: Hackney (204)
• Headteacher/Principal: Mrs G Wind
• Age range: 2 to 16
• School type Other independent school
• Gender of entry Girls
• ID URN: 100295, DfE number: 204/6337 UKPRN: 10014970
• Proprietor's name: Aaron Grossman
• https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/100295
• https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/27/100295

Resources

• https://www.timesofisrael.com/no-state-aid-for-hasidic-school-in-london-that-opposed-mothers-driving/

See also

• Jewish Schools in the UK