Beis Soroh Schneirer, West Hendon

Prep
Other independent school
Girls
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Hadassa Ryde
Pupils:333 / 360 capacity
LA:Barnet
Phone:02082017771
Address:Arbiter House, Wilberforce Road, West Hendon, NW9 6AX
Admissions:Selective
Status:open
Opened:3 September 1996

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Inspected 8 July 2025View full report
URN:131026
UKPRN:10075179
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Hendon
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Beis Soroh Schneirer excels at teaching reading through expert phonics instruction, well-trained staff and a love of books. The school creates a warm, nurturing community where pupils feel safe to share worries and feel proud to belong. Pupils achieve well, particularly in reading and maths, and develop strong character values like respect and kindness that guide their behaviour throughout the school.

Key Strengths

  • Excellent focus on reading - well-trained staff, phonics for younger pupils, story sessions and quality library resources
  • Strong sense of community with clear values of respect, kindness and honesty embedded throughout school life
  • Pupils feel safe and secure with warm relationships between staff and pupils
  • High attendance and positive attitudes to learning
  • Strong personal development through PSHE curriculum covering relationships, emotions, safety and British values

Areas for Improvement

  • Some wider curriculum subjects lack clear identification of subject-specific knowledge and vocabulary pupils need to learn
  • Teaching activities don't always closely match intended learning in some areas
  • Teaching strategies sometimes limit pupils' opportunities to check understanding or deepen their knowledge
  • Some pedagogical approaches could be more effective in helping pupils develop deep bodies of knowledge

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created an open, positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Healthy living week, educational visits to local parks and museums, choir, art clubs

Beis Soroh Schneirer is a good independent school for girls aged 2-11 with an Orthodox Jewish ethos. The school is proud of its strong community values and achieves particularly well in reading and mathematics.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

71 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Well taught100%
Good progress100%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with14%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns80%
Wider development100%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Hendon Rail Station
58m · 1 min walk
Hendon Station (Entrance)
59m · 1 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Hendon Central Station
926m · 15 min walk
Hendon Central Underground Station
968m · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Hendon Station (Stop HD)
94m · 2 min walk
West Hendon Bdwy/Herbert Road (Stop HC)
161m · 3 min walk
West Hendon Broadway (Stop Z1)
219m · 4 min walk
Station Road Hendon (Stop HK)
342m · 6 min walk
Hendon Magistrates Court (Stop HB)
371m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

93%

Near capacity

333 pupils

360 capacity

27 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - West Hendon

Low pressure
New homes approved:63
Projected new pupils:11

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for West Hendon

Admissions Demand - Barnet

Low demand0.87x oversubscription

Places available

4,877

Applications

4,221

Got 1st preference

72.4%

Got preferred school

92.6%

Secondary admissions across Barnet (2025/26)

Inspection History(8)

8 July 2025
6 November 2024
5 July 2022

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