Beis Yaakov High School

Jewish secondary school with academy status for girls

Coordinates53°30′33″N 2°15′42″W / 53.5092°N 2.2617°W / 53.5092; -2.2617

Established1957

Beis Yaakov High School
Location

69 Broom Lane Higher Broughton Salford , Greater Manchester , M7 4FF England
Coordinates	53°30′33″N 2°15′42″W / 53.5092°N 2.2617°W / 53.5092; -2.2617
Information
Type	Academy
Religious affiliation	Charedi Judaism
Established	1957
Local authority	Salford City Council
Department for Education URN	138698 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Benjamin Myers
Gender	Girls
Age	11 to 16
Website	http://www.byjhs.org/

Beis Yaakov High School is a Jewish secondary school with academy status for girls. It is in Higher Broughton, Salford, in the English county of Greater Manchester.^[1] The school primarily serves the Haredi Jewish community in Salford, Bury, and Manchester. See Beis Yaakov for a discussion of the school's philosophy and positioning.

It was founded as a private school in 1957, and became a state-funded voluntary aided school in 2005. The school converted to academy status in 2012.^[2]

The school was judged "Inadequate" by Ofsted in 2014 and placed into Special Measures. The school leaders complained to Ofsted over the conduct of the inspection, claiming that pupils had "felt bullied" by inspectors’ questions about homosexuality and interfaith friendships.^[3]

The School was declared as "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted in 2019.^[4] The rating was partly due to pupils not being taught about sexual orientation and gender identity. In response to this criticism, local dayan Gavriel Krausz sent leaflets to the school claiming that homosexuality was an "abomination" and that Jewish teachers should "give up their lives" rather than teach about homosexual relationships.^[5]

The School was again rated "Inadequate" and placed in special measures in 2022.^[4] The first line of the 2022 Ofsted Report stated that "Over time, leaders have prioritised the needs of staff to the detriment of pupils’ education. There is a deeply entrenched culture among staff of apathy and lack of routine. Staff do not take their roles as educators seriously enough."^[6]

In July 2023 a monitoring inspection concluded that the School had made some progress to address these failings but remained in special measures due to continuing inadequacies in quality of education and teaching.^[7]

References

↑ "Home". Beis Yaakov High School Academy.
↑ "The Exclusive nature of our school - Beis Yaacov Jewish High School Academy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
↑ Adams, Richard (29 October 2014). "Ofsted downgrades Jewish school for failing new 'Trojan horse' regulations". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
1 2 enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted Communications Team (20 February 2024). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
↑ Jackson, Nick (28 November 2022). "Inspectors slam all-girls' school where 'pupils frequently left to own devices'". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
↑ "Inspection of Beis Yaakov High School" (PDF). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
↑ "Special measures monitoring inspection of Beis Yaakov High School". Retrieved 28 December 2023.

External links

Official website

v t e Schools in Salford
Secondary schools	The Albion Academy Aldridge UTC@MediaCityUK All Hallows RC High School Beis Yaakov High School Buile Hill Academy Co-op Academy Swinton Co-op Academy Walkden Ellesmere Park High School Irlam and Cadishead Academy The Lowry Academy Moorside High School Oasis Academy MediaCityUK St Ambrose Barlow RC High School St Patrick's RC High School Salford City Academy
Independent schools	Bridgewater School
Further education colleges	Salford City College
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