Pikuach, the inspection service for Jewish studies which is run by the Board of Deputies, is standing by its one-word overall grade of schools in line with Ofsted practice.
Ofsted has come under widespread pressure for reform following the death of a primary headteacher in January who is believed to have taken her belief after her school was downgraded.
The national inspection service is introducing some changes but is remaining by its single-grade overall assessment which its head says is u useful for parents.
Pikuach, which is accredited by the Department for Education, said it would review its new inspection framework, which was introduced last summer following lockdown, at the end of the academic year. However, it had “no plans to change the inspection report at this time”.
