Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School

About Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School

Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School is a state-funded boys’ school in Brent with a strong Jewish character, and its headline Key Stage 2 results sit below the local authority average for primary schools. In the 2023/24 academic year, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Brent LA average of 65%. That places the school 39th out of 52 primaries in the borough, in the bottom half locally and the bottom 50% nationally. The picture is more mixed when you look at individual subjects: 81% hit the expected level in reading and 67% in maths, but writing lagged at 59%. On the plus side, reading scores were notably strong — the average scaled score of 107 is well above the national benchmark of 100, and 41% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, a figure that would stand out in any context.

Ofsted rated the school Good overall in its most recent graded inspection in June 2023, with Good across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is a consistent improvement from its previous inspection in 2011, which also rated the school Good overall but gave early years a lower grade of Requires Improvement. The school has clearly tightened up its early years offer since then. Behaviour and attitudes were singled out as a particular strength in the 2023 report, which will reassure parents considering a single-sex primary environment. With only 193 pupils on roll against a capacity of 204, the school is not at full capacity, though it was oversubscribed for 2025/26 entry, receiving 32 applications for 25 places and offering 24 to first-preference families.

The school offers a range of facilities including an ICT suite, sports hall, playing fields, gymnasium and a chapel, and runs clubs from science and coding to gardening and eco club. Sports provision covers swimming, dance, cricket, cross country and football. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists support for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is very low at 1.6%, reflecting the school’s particular demographic. This is a school that will suit families seeking a faith-based, single-sex primary with strong behaviour standards and a clear academic focus, especially in reading, though overall attainment is below the local average.

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