Ofsted downgrades Leeds school from good to inadequate

It said the school did not teach pupils to respect all groups of people covered by the Equality Act - which includes sexual orientation and gender reassignment - as its leaders considered “this goes against their religious beliefs”.

Pupils take Jewish studies in the morning and secular subjects in the afternoon. 

But Ofsted said the shorter Friday afternoons in winter had impacted on secular studies and the quality of teaching had declined overall from the last inspection three years ago.

Until recently, staff had not received relevant safeguarding training, the inspectorate reported.