Talmud Torah Yetev Lev, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Pupils are polite and courteous and report enjoying school. The school has adequate fire safety procedures with regular drills and appropriate evacuation time recording. However, parents should be aware that the inspection identified serious concerns about overall pupil welfare, health and safety that require urgent improvement.
Key Strengths
- Pupils are polite, courteous and enjoy attending school
- Fire risk assessments and fire drill procedures are adequate
- Suitable number of staff have first-aid training
Areas for Improvement
- Safeguarding policies are not up to date and staff lack adequate child protection training
- Buildings are untidy, dirty and in poor state of repair with inadequate maintenance
- Supervision of pupils is inadequate, particularly during break times and outside lessons
- Risk assessments are not thorough or accurate
- First aid procedures and accident recording are inadequate
- Visitor check-in procedures are not properly implemented
- Staff recruitment records lack sufficient documentation of checks completed
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is not effective - staff have not received adequate child protection training, the designated child protection officer lacks current training and clear job description, and welfare policies do not reflect latest national guidance.
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev is a strictly orthodox Jewish day school for boys aged 3-12 years with 762 pupils on roll, housed across four separate buildings. This unannounced emergency inspection found that procedures for ensuring pupils' welfare, health and safety are inadequate.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
137%
Over capacity
776 pupils
567 capacity
209 places over capacity
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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