Tiferes, Salford
Tiferes is an independent school for girls aged 3 to 16 in Salford. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2025.
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2025)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Tiferes in detail
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 Tiferes 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 Tiferes are Kerem Shloime (0.3 miles, Requires improvement); Beis Rochel Mcr Girls school ltd (0.4 miles, Requires improvement); Beis Hatalmud School (0.4 miles, Inadequate); and Talmud Torah Yetev Lev (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, selective).
Kerem ShloimeBeis Rochel Mcr Girls school ltdBeis Hatalmud SchoolTalmud Torah Yetev Lev
What parents say
46 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Tiferes (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (98%).
Who goes there
In 2026, 30 pupils (7.8%) received SEN support and 5 (1.3%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Salford Crescent Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grecian Street (near), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Tiferes stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Safeguarding: effective
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 Insights
From Ofsted's July 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Tiferes creates a happy, welcoming environment where girls thrive with outstanding behaviour and strong attitudes to learning. The school delivers a thoughtfully designed curriculum that builds knowledge and skills progressively, helping pupils achieve well across all subjects. Staff provide excellent support for pupils' individual needs and parents strongly value the care and partnership working.
Key Strengths
- Exemplary pupil behaviour and positive attitudes to learning throughout the school
- Broad, ambitious curriculum with strong subject knowledge carefully sequenced from early years to GCSE
- Effective identification and support for pupils with additional needs, including SEND
- Strong reading priority with early intervention for struggling readers
- Caring school ethos where pupils feel safe, accepted and valued
Areas for Improvement
- Writing errors are not consistently identified and corrected, leading to pupils repeating spelling mistakes
- Pupils lack depth of understanding about diversity and protected characteristics in modern Britain
- Relationships and sex education programme does not meet statutory requirements for secondary pupils
- School does not fully meet independent school standards in relation to pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff creating an open and honest culture where pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, trips to Houses of Parliament and museums, work experience, charity fundraising, leadership roles
Tiferes is a day school for girls serving Orthodox Jewish communities in Salford. While pupils thrive in a happy, welcoming environment with exemplary behaviour and good quality education, the school requires improvement overall due to gaps in teaching about diversity and relationships education.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
46 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
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 Tiferes can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
GCSE Subjects Offered
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby all-through schools
Keep up with Tiferes
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Tiferes.
- Satmar Kids810m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 26
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 26 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 16 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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 Salford is 19.5 (the median across 136 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
70%
Available places
387 pupils
550 places
163 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Salford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Salford
Across Salford council
Places available
2,774
Applications
2,789
Got 1st preference
85.9%
Got preferred school
96.4%
All secondary applications across Salford council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(7)
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).
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
30
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
9.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
387
Total Pupils
0
Boys
387
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Tiferes
What are GCSE results like at Tiferes?
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 Tiferes can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
What is Tiferes's Ofsted rating?
Tiferes was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2025.
Does Tiferes meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in July 2025, Tiferes 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 Tiferes?
Tiferes has around 387 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Tiferes?
Tiferes 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.
Does Tiferes have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Tiferes: Satmar Kids (810m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Tiferes?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 26 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 16 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Salford is 19.5 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Tiferes?
Tiferes is at Grecian Street North, Salford, M7 2JR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)