Seven year olds 'still unable to read fluently' at strictly Orthodox school

It ensured that “people learn the importance of treating people fairly, whatever their background, including those with protected characteristics”.

Protected characteristics in equality law include same-sex orientation and gender reassignment - although Ofsted did not say whether these specifically had been covered.

Meanwhile, a strictly Orthodox boys school in Gateshead planning to expand its age range is not yet meeting all the independent school standards, Ofsted said.

The Gateshead Cheder Primary School, which was rated good by Ofsted last year, teaches boys from three to 14 but wants to raise that to 16.

Inspectors were satisfied with arrangements to teach GCSE science, English and maths courses but found that work schemes in other curriculum areas fell short.