Gateshead Jewish Boarding School

Gateshead Jewish Boarding School is an orthodox Jewish boys’ school for pupils aged 10 to 16. This was a progress monitoring inspection following a September 2025 standard inspection at which the school was judged not to meet all independent school standards. The school still does not meet all of the standards checked. While leaders have made some useful improvements, the core compliance problems identified previously remain unresolved. On the positive side, safeguarding is secure, recruitment checks and the single central record are appropriate, and information for parents is in place. The school has introduced a reading assessment system, begun to develop PSHE lessons on growing up and health, broadened its extra-curricular offer, and increased use of the library. However, the school still does not teach pupils about the protected characteristics of sexual orientation and gender reassignment, and its curriculum does not meet statutory requirements for protected characteristics or relationships and sex education. Leaders’ approach relies on teaching general respect rather than ensuring pupils learn about all protected characteristics and different family relationships in modern Britain. Consequently, the previously unmet standards in Parts 1, 2 and 8 continue to be unmet, and the Department for Education found the school’s action plan unsuitable. The school has also recently been acting beyond its registration: it had 153 pupils on roll when registered for 147, although leaders expect to be within capacity going forward. Overall, the school has made partial progress but remains non-compliant in significant areas, with leadership and management not yet ensuring all standards are met consistently.

Strengths

• Safeguarding systems are secure, with clear incident logs and well-developed staff understanding of reporting concerns.
• Staff are appropriately trained in safeguarding and understand the risks pupils face.
• Recruitment checks on staff and the single central record are appropriate and up to date.
• The school now has a reading assessment system that gives leaders clear information about pupils’ comprehension, vocabulary and decoding.
• The PSHE curriculum now includes dedicated lessons on emotional and health-related aspects of growing up.
• The school has broadened its extra-curricular offer with art, music, outdoor events, fundraising and trips.
• The library is more regularly used, and there are plans to improve the range and quality of books.
• Appropriate information is shared with parents, and the safeguarding policy is readily available.
• Extra-curricular activities are linked to careers advice and personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• The school does not meet all independent school standards checked during this inspection.
• Pupils are still not taught about the protected characteristics of sexual orientation and gender reassignment.
• The curriculum does not meet statutory requirements for protected characteristics and relationships and sex education.
• Leaders have not ensured that pupils learn about all protected characteristics or about different family relationships in modern Britain.
• The school’s action plan for meeting the independent school standards was found unsuitable by the Department for Education.
• Previously unmet standards in Parts 1, 2 and 8 continue to be unmet.
• The school has recently operated beyond its registration, with 153 pupils on roll against a registered capacity of 147.
• Reading support is still in its early phases, and guided reading for the weakest readers is not yet in place.
• Leaders do not consistently ensure the curriculum meets statutory requirements.
• The PSHE curriculum still has gaps in provision related to protected characteristics and RSE.

In 2025–26, 14.5% of pupils at Gateshead Jewish Boarding School were on SEN support (nationally 18.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 7.9%).

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded independent school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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What is Gateshead Jewish Boarding School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gateshead Jewish Boarding School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Gateshead Jewish Boarding School last inspected by Ofsted?

Gateshead Jewish Boarding School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Gateshead Jewish Boarding School have?

Gateshead Jewish Boarding School has 152 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gateshead Jewish Boarding School cover?

Gateshead Jewish Boarding School for pupils aged 10 to 16.

What are Gateshead Jewish Boarding School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 20.7, and 48% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Gateshead Jewish Boarding School?

Gateshead Jewish Boarding School is at 10 Rydal Street, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1HG.