Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at creating a caring, respectful environment where boys thrive academically and personally. Pupils display exceptional behaviour and a genuine love of learning, with excellent progress particularly in the early years. The strong Jewish values and British values taught throughout help boys develop into thoughtful, productive citizens.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and safety with pupils displaying excellent attitudes to learning
- Outstanding spiritual, moral, social and cultural development helping pupils become caring citizens
- Good teaching that ensures pupils make good progress in literacy and numeracy
- Outstanding early years provision where children make excellent progress
- Strong leadership and management with high expectations for achievement
Areas for Improvement
- Some lessons lack sufficient pace and challenge, preventing all pupils from making good progress in every lesson
- Marking and feedback do not consistently tell pupils specifically how to improve their work
- Lesson observation procedures are not rigorous enough and lack systematic follow-up linked to professional development
- Performance management procedures are not fully embedded for all staff
Safeguarding
Safeguarding procedures are effective and remain outstanding, with all independent school standards met and child protection policies in place.
Extracurricular Activities
Charity work
Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School is an independent Charedi Jewish boys' school founded in 1973 in North London. The school is rated as good overall, with outstanding provision in early years and behaviour.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
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Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
78%
Available places
508 pupils
650 capacity
142 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
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Admissions Demand - Hackney
Places available
2,559
Applications
2,035
Got 1st preference
77.2%
Got preferred school
97.3%
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