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Kerem School[1]

Independent · ages 2–11

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Headline results

No headline results are published for this school in the latest two years.

Results

No published data for this school.

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[2]

ISI inspection

Inspection
March 2024[3]
Framework
Framework from September 2023[3]
Leadership and governance
Standards met[3]
Quality of education
Standards met[3]
Health and wellbeing
Standards met[3]
Social and economic education
Standards met[3]
Safeguarding
Standards met[3]

Quality of education

  • ISI recommended: The school should ensure lessons are consistently engaging to keep pupils interested in their learning.

Health and wellbeing

  • ISI recommended: The school should strengthen behaviour management strategies during lessons to ensure they are consistently effective.

Previous ISI inspections: 2019, 2016, 2014 (2019 report, 2016 report, 2014 report).

ISI's page for this school

Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.

Competition to get in

Admissions

Sibling priority
Sibling of a child currently attending Kerem School. 2026-10-14[4]
Sibling policy
1. Sibling of an existing child at Kerem School. 2026-10-14[5]

Character & practicalities

Fees

Nursery, day
£5,142 a term 2026/27 · Pre-School Nursery · VAT not stated[6]
Prep, day
£6,170 a term 2026/27 · Reception to Y6 · incl. VAT[6]

As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
2–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Orthodox Jewish[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
296[1]
Local authority
Barnet[1]
Website
www.keremschool.co.uk[1]
Nursery classes
Has Nursery Classes[2]
Special classes
No Special Classes[2]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[2]
District
Barnet[7]
Postcode
N2 0RE[1]
URN
101381[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
143 2024/25[8]
SEN support
15.4% 2024/25[8]
EHC plan
1.4% 2024/25[8]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[8]

Practicalities

Admissions contact
The admissions contact information includes the URL, phone number, and email address provided in the document. 2026-10-14[9]
Occasional places
The school mentions that occasional places may be available in other year groups. 2026-10-14[10]
Open events
The school lists two open events: 'Why Choose Kerem?' Parents' Evening on Thursday 15 October 2026 and 'Stay and Play (Nursery & Reception)' on Wednesday 21 October 2026. Entry Sept 2027[11]

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
The quality of teaching and learning is inconsistent across the school. A recent focus on academic attainment has led to a steady improvement in standardised scoring which illustrates that pupils are making good progress in their literacy and numeracy skills.[12]
Warmth
Children behave well. They are kind, considerate and respectful in their attitudes toward one another.[12]
Pastoral care
The newly created ‘wellbeing room’ gives pupils a space to reflect on their emotions and strategies to manage them. Pastoral leaders and external experts in fields such as art or play therapy, work together to identify pupils who would benefit from additional support.[12]
Behaviour
However, behaviour management during lessons is not as effective. As a result, some pupils became disengaged and behaviour management was challenging.[12]
Learning support
Pupils who have SEND receive effective support and appropriate resources to support their learning, so they also make good progress. Leaders set challenging and measurable termly targets through individual education plans, written and reviewed in collaboration with both pupils and parents.[12]
Enrichment
Pupils benefit from a broad range of subjects and extra-curricular activities and trips. Extra-curricular provision is well attended and highly regarded by the pupils.[12]
Pupil voice
Roles within the school’s pupil committees are highly sought after and an application and democratic process elevate the importance of these positions. pupils successfully requested the introduction of a backgammon club so that they could develop their proficiency in this game.[12]
Collaboration
Leaders deliberately set up activities to encourage collaboration and children therefore regularly hone their teamwork and conflict resolution skills. so that they could celebrate this milestone as part of the school’s ‘buddy’ system.[12]
Structure
new behaviour procedures have been introduced based on the principles of restorative practice, which centre around finding positive ways forward for those affected by behavioural incidents. However, these initiatives are still in development.[12]
Diversity
Kerem school is an independent, co-educational Orthodox Jewish day school. English is an additional language for 15 pupils. They mark festivals such as Diwali and Chinese New Year and teachers of diverse faiths openly talk about their beliefs in school assemblies.[12]
Sport
Leaders ensure that teams are rotated so that as many pupils as possible have the opportunity to represent the school in sports fixtures.[12]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. reports.isi.net: reports.isi.net document (PDF). Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
  4. keremschool.co.uk: keremschool.co.uk — Admissions policy 09-25 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    1. Sibling of a child currently attending Kerem School. (p. 4)
  5. keremschool.co.uk: keremschool.co.uk — Admissions Policy (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    1. Sibling of an existing child at Kerem School. (p. 2)
  6. keremschool.co.uk: keremschool.co.uk — Fees. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (2)
    Pre-School Nursery £5142 per term (p. 1)
    Reception to Y6 £6170 per term (inclusive of VAT) (p. 1)
  7. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. keremschool.co.uk: keremschool.co.uk — Admissions. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (3)
    Admissions (p. 1)
    Telephone: 0208 455 0909 (p. 1)
    Email: admin@keremschool.co.uk (p. 1)
  10. keremschool.co.uk: keremschool.co.uk — Apply now. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    Occasional places may be available in other year groups. (p. 1)
  11. keremschool.co.uk: keremschool.co.uk — Visit us. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (3)
    Our upcoming open events are: (p. 1)
    Why Choose Kerem? Parents' Evening Thursday 15th October 2026 8:00-9.30pm (p. 1)
    Stay and Play (Nursery & Reception) Wednesday 21st October 2026 9.00-10.00am (p. 1)
  12. reports.isi.net: reports.isi.net document (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (20)
    Leaders ensure that teams are rotated so that as many pupils as possible have the opportunity to represent the school in sports fixtures (p. 7)
    Children behave well. They are kind, considerate and respectful in their attitudes toward one another (p. 9)
    The quality of teaching and learning is inconsistent across the school (p. 7)
    A recent focus on academic attainment has led to a steady improvement in standardised scoring which illustrates that pupils are making good progress in their literacy and numeracy skills (p. 7)
    The newly created 'wellbeing room' gives pupils a space to reflect on their emotions and strategies to manage them (p. 8)
    Pastoral leaders and external experts in fields such as art or play therapy, work together to identify pupils who would benefit from additional support (p. 8)
    However, behaviour management during lessons is not as effective (p. 8)
    As a result, some pupils became disengaged and behaviour management was challenging (p. 7)
    Kerem school is an independent, co-educational Orthodox Jewish day school (p. 14)
    English is an additional language for 15 pupils (p. 14)
    They mark festivals such as Diwali and Chinese New Year and teachers of diverse faiths openly talk about their beliefs in school assemblies (p. 10)
    new behaviour procedures have been introduced based on the principles of restorative practice, which centre around finding positive ways forward for those affected by behavioural incidents. However, these initiatives are still in development (p. 5)
    Pupils benefit from a broad range of subjects and extra-curricular activities and trips (p. 3)
    Extra-curricular provision is well attended and highly regarded by the pupils (p. 7)
    Roles within the school's pupil committees are highly sought after and an application and democratic process elevate the importance of these positions (p. 10)
    pupils successfully requested the introduction of a backgammon club so that they could develop their proficiency in this game (p. 7)
    Leaders deliberately set up activities to encourage collaboration and children therefore regularly hone their teamwork and conflict resolution skills (p. 10)
    so that they could celebrate this milestone as part of the school's 'buddy' system (p. 10)
    Pupils who have SEND receive effective support and appropriate resources to support their learning, so they also make good progress (p. 7)
    Leaders set challenging and measurable termly targets through individual education plans, written and reviewed in collaboration with both pupils and parents (p. 7)