A Chasidic girls school in Hackney has been rated inadequate by Ofsted despite delivering a good quality of education.

Inspectors said pupils at the Vishnitz Girls School, which teaches pupils from two to 13, were well cared for and behaved well, and the secular curriculum from year 1 was well-planned.

However, it said early years was weak because the Yiddish-speaking girls were not taught English in reception.

Ofsted said that they were also not taught about other religions and that the school did not meet the requirements of the relationships and sex education curriculum. (Children are required to learn about LGBT people before they leave secondary school.)

Meanwnhile, an independent Strictly Orthodox boys’ school in Salford was told it “requires improvement” by Ofsted.

Leaders of Tashbar of Manchester, which has nearly 500 pupils, have a clear and ambitious vision for the curriculum but the content of some subjects is not delivered well enough, inspectors found.

They said pupils learn about other cultures and beliefs which “helps them to understand how others live”.