Charedi girls again top GCSE progress charts

A score of 1 means that pupils on average did a whole grade better than might have been expected.

Yesodey Hatorah principal Rabbi Avrohom Pinter said, “We are very pleased and proud that our pupils not only make the most progress of any Jewish schools but also much higher progress than most other schools in the country.”

Two years ago the school was rated inadequate by Ofsted, partly over the censorship of library books.

“Once again our staff and pupils have made Ofsted’s assessment of our school look very questionable, “Rabbi Pinter said. “The data speaks for itself and yet again demonstrates the true value of a Yesodey Hatorah education.”

There are several different markers of a school’s academic achievement.

All but one of the Jewish schools achieved above the national average of pupils gaining a grade 5 pass in English and maths.

While a grade 4 is considered a pass, some universities will only accept a 5.

The latest results again show that girls in Charedi independent schools generally do better in secular exams than boys (not shown in the table).

In Tiferes High School in Hendon, and Beis Chinuch Lebonos in Stamford Hill, 65 per cent of girls gained a grade 5 pass in English and maths, as did 63 per cent in Ateres in Gateshead, 60 per cent in Beis Rochel d’Satmar in Stamford Hill and 52 per cent at Beis Malka in Stamford Hill.

But less than a majority of boys did so at Etz Chaim in Manchester (36 per cent) or Gateshead Jewish Boarding School (32 per cent).