Etz Chaim Boys School

Independent school · Secondary, ages 11 to 17 · Boys only · Orthodox Jewish · Sixth form

458 Bury New Road, Salford, Salford, M7 4LJ

0161 740 0300 · Map and directions

OfstedRequires improvementInspected 24 September 2024
Pupils245Room for 250 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 198 in 2019, 209 in 2021, 218 in 2022, 232 in 2023, 240 in 2024, 246 in 2025. Across England, secondary state school pupil numbers were up 10% from 2019 to 2025.

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Requires improvement at the inspection that started on 24 September 2024.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

At its last standard inspection the school did not meet all of the independent school standards, the legal requirements every independent school must meet.

Read the full Ofsted reports for this school

Source: Ofsted non-association independent schools inspection data.

What parents say

47 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 3 September 2024 and 1 September 2025.

StatementThis schoolEngland
My child is happy at this school 100% 89%
My child feels safe at this school 100% 90%
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved 100% 84%
Concerns were dealt with properlyOf 30 parents who had raised a concern 97% 76%
My child with SEND gets the support they needOf 11 parents of children with SEND 100% 68%
I would recommend this school to another parent 98%said yes 84%

Parents choose whether to take part, so these answers may not represent all families (Ofsted puts the response rate at 19%). Figures are the share who agree or strongly agree. England figures are all parents answering the same questions over the same period, for state-funded schools. The scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) agreement, and the dot marks this school among state schools of the same phase that used the same survey questions. The third it falls in is coloured: green for the top third, amber the middle, red the bottom. This survey used Ofsted's previous Parent View questions, which changed in November 2025. Source: Ofsted Parent View management information.

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Results

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Admissions

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Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolSalfordEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 0.0% 39.9%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan 5.3% 4.2%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support 23.6% 17.5%* 13.4%
English as an additional language Not published 20.5%* 19.2%

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Etz Chaim Boys School's Ofsted rating?

Etz Chaim Boys School was rated Requires improvement by Ofsted at its inspection in 24 September 2024.

Would parents recommend Etz Chaim Boys School?

98% of the 47 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 3 September 2024 and 1 September 2025 said they would recommend Etz Chaim Boys School to another parent. Parents choose whether to respond, so this may not represent all families.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.