Beis Medrash Elyon, London
Beis Medrash Elyon is an independent school for boys aged 11 to 16 in London. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2026, ended in a report card: 1 strong standard and 5 needs attention. Before that it was rated Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, in March 2024.
- Ofsted report card
- 5 areas need attention
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Beis Medrash Elyon in detail
What Ofsted's report card says
Ofsted's report card from its 10 March 2026 inspection grades Beis Medrash Elyon on 6 areas: 1 strong standard and 5 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.
Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Attendance rates are high."
Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils' achievement in national examinations is variable."
Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Leaders know that they are on an improvement journey with curriculum and teaching."
Inclusion - Needs attention. "The needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are communicated to teaching staff."
Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "The proprietor and governors check the effectiveness of the school's safeguarding procedures and fulfil their statutory safeguarding duties."
Personal development and wellbeing - Needs attention. "Currently, all parents and carers withdraw their children from sex education."
Safeguarding standards were met.
Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that strategies and approaches used to best support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are understood and consistently implemented by all staff"; "Leaders should develop the curriculum in the secular subjects to identify the key knowledge and skills that pupils need to secure at each stage and ensure that it builds sequentially on what has already been taught and learned"; "Leaders should ensure that staff routinely and systematically check what pupils know and can do to allow them to make changes to the curriculum and teaching in response to any knowledge gaps or misconceptions"; "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum and teaching across all subject areas are adapted to suit the needs of all pupils and, in turn, better support pupils, including those with SEND, to achieve well"; "Leaders should develop the provision for relationships and sex education (RSE) so that all aspects of RSE statutory guidance are followed and that pupils learn about and can demonstrate respect for the full range of protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010"; "The school should ensure that staff consistently benefit from helpful and well-targeted professional learning which draws on the most up to date and evidence-informed practices"; "Leaders should take effective steps to ensure that all of the independent school standards are met consistently".
Read the full report card on Ofsted's site (school website)
Source: Ofsted report card (Open Government Licence), quoted
Results
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Beis Medrash Elyon can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to Beis Medrash Elyon are Beis Soroh Schneirer (0.1 miles, Good, selective); Barnet Hill Academy (0.2 miles, Good); Torah Vodaas (0.5 miles, Requires improvement); and North London Grammar School (0.8 miles, selective).
Beis Soroh SchneirerBarnet Hill AcademyTorah VodaasNorth London Grammar School
Who goes there
In 2026, 10 pupils (9.2%) received SEN support and 1 (0.9%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hendon Station, about 240 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is West Hendon Bdwy/Herbert Road, 30 metres away.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since January 2026 for independent schools)
Safeguarding standards met
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
Safeguarding standards: met
Independent school standards
Did not meet the independent school standards in Part 1 (quality of education), Part 2 (pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development) and Part 8 (leadership and management).
- Part 1: quality of educationNot met
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentNot met
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementNot met
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted's report card, in its own words
What it's like to be a pupil at Beis Medrash Elyon
The school is a lively community where pupils feel safe and valued. Pupils demonstrate a sincere love of learning and enjoy the range of religious studies and GCSE subjects the school offers. They learn from teachers who are passionate about their subjects. The school continues to develop its curriculum and is working to improve the quality of teaching in the classroom. At present, pupils experience a coherent curriculum but teaching does not ensure that they consistently retain what they have learned or build on it successfully. Teachers are not routinely using the most effective strategies to support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. As a result, pupils do not attain as highly as they should in some subjects. The behaviour of pupils is exemplary. Pupils are committed learners. They enjoy regular opportunities to debate modern and historic topics and the school promotes skills such as public speaking. They learn to show respect for their peers and engage with mature themes around bullying and discrimination. Behaviour around the school is very positive. However, the education that pupils receive does not give due regard to all of the protected characteristics when encouraging respect for others. Some statutory aspects of relationships and sex education are not covered. This hinders how well pupils are prepared for life in modern Britain. The school offers pupils the opportunity to experience democracy in action, for example when pupils vote for those who should take on lead toles during religious festivals. Pupils also prepare campaigns and give speeches. In the annual talent show, pupils enjoy showcasing their various talents and interests. They develop their creative skills as they write plays and design costumes and scenery. The school ensures that all pupils make the most of these opportunities.
What Ofsted says the school should do next
- Leaders should ensure that strategies and approaches used to best support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are understood and consistently implemented by all staff.
- Leaders should develop the curriculum in the secular subjects to identify the key knowledge and skills that pupils need to secure at each stage and ensure that it builds sequentially on what has already been taught and learned.
- Leaders should ensure that staff routinely and systematically check what pupils know and can do to allow them to make changes to the curriculum and teaching in response to any knowledge gaps or misconceptions.
- Leaders should ensure that the curriculum and teaching across all subject areas are adapted to suit the needs of all pupils and, in turn, better support pupils, including those with SEND, to achieve well.
- Leaders should develop the provision for relationships and sex education (RSE) so that all aspects of RSE statutory guidance are followed and that pupils learn about and can demonstrate respect for the full range of protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010.
- The school should ensure that staff consistently benefit from helpful and well-targeted professional learning which draws on the most up to date and evidence-informed practices.
- Leaders should take effective steps to ensure that all of the independent school standards are met consistently.
From Ofsted's report card (inspection 10 March 2026). Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2026 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Beis Medrash Elyon creates a safe, welcoming environment where pupils feel valued and behave exceptionally well. Teachers are passionate about their subjects and the school offers a broad curriculum with excellent extra-curricular activities. Pupils develop strong debating and public speaking skills and benefit from caring pastoral support.
Key Strengths
- High attendance rates with effective tracking systems to support families
- Excellent behaviour and pastoral care with strong pupil leadership roles
- Passionate teachers and a broad, coherently sequenced curriculum
- Strong achievement in mathematics and Biblical Hebrew
- Well-developed extra-curricular activities including trips and fundraising
Areas for Improvement
- Weak GCSE results in English language and other subjects beyond mathematics and Biblical Hebrew
- Limited support and adaptive teaching strategies for pupils with special educational needs
- Ineffective questioning techniques and limited opportunities for extended writing
- Sex education curriculum does not meet statutory requirements and lacks coverage of key topics
- Education does not adequately prepare pupils for life in modern Britain regarding protected characteristics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
3-day hiking trips to Snowdonia, museum visits, historic landmark trips, fundraising initiatives, career visits from professionals, university visits
Beis Medrash Elyon is a lively community where pupils feel safe and valued with exemplary behaviour. However, the school has several unmet independent school standards, particularly in curriculum teaching, support for pupils with SEND, and personal development education.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
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Getting There
Train Stations
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 74
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 74 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 9 serious and 64 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
14 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Barnet is 53 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
109%
Over capacity
109 pupils
100 places
9 pupils over capacity
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Barnet council
Places available
4,618
Applications
3,998
Got 1st preference
72.7%
Got preferred school
93.2%
All secondary applications across Barnet council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(9)
Independent School standard inspection
Did not meet the independent school standards in Part 1 (quality of education), Part 2 (pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development) and Part 8 (leadership and management).
Independent School standard inspection
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
10
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
10.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
109
Total Pupils
109
Boys
0
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Beis Medrash Elyon
What are GCSE results like at Beis Medrash Elyon?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Beis Medrash Elyon can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
What is Beis Medrash Elyon's Ofsted rating?
Beis Medrash Elyon's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2026, produced a report card, which grades each area but gives no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2024, it was rated Requires Improvement.
Does Beis Medrash Elyon meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in March 2026, Beis Medrash Elyon did not meet the independent school standards in Part 1 (quality of education), Part 2 (pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development) and Part 8 (leadership and management).
How many pupils go to Beis Medrash Elyon?
Beis Medrash Elyon has around 109 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Beis Medrash Elyon?
Beis Medrash Elyon is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Beis Medrash Elyon?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 74 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 9 serious and 64 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 14 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Barnet is 53 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Beis Medrash Elyon?
Beis Medrash Elyon is at 233 West Hendon Broadway, West Hendon, London, NW9 7DH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)