Alamiyah School is run by the registered charity, Alamiyah Education Foundation. The Alamiyah School stems from a project which began in 2005 with a group of homeschooling parents who were eager to create a positive learning environment for their children. The project was subsequently joined by a group of educational professionals and evolved into the Alamiyah Pre-school. Alamiyah School is an independent, coeducational Montessori day school with an Islamic ethos. It opened in September 2017, following the closure of Alamiyah Pre-school, to cater for pupils from three to nine years of age. There are 46 pupils on roll. Pupils are taught in two separate classes; Elementary for Years 1 to 4, and Children’s House, for children aged from three to six years. Ten pupils Inspection report: Alamiyah School, 8–10 May 2018 Page 9 of 12 attend the Elementary class. Thirty-six children are on roll in Children’s House. Thirtythree of these children attend part-time. A maximum of 23 children attend either the morning or afternoon sessions in Children’s House at any one time. Thirty-two children in the early years are in receipt of the 15 hours government funding. Many pupils speak English as an additional language, but very few are at an early stage of learning English. The proportion of pupils who are from minority ethnic backgrounds is above average, with the largest groups being from Asian or other mixed Asian backgrounds. There are no pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or who are supported by an EHC plan. A very small number of pupils have been identified as having special educational needs and/or disabilities. The school runs a breakfast club and an after-school Arabic club for those on the school roll. The school is located on the ground floor of a former doctor’s surgery. It is situated in a residential street in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The building includes two large classrooms, three separate play areas and a separate administration block. The school’s previous inspection was a pre-registration inspection, which took place on 3 July 2017, when the provision was judged: ‘likely to meet all the independent school standards’. The school was first registered on 27 July 2017. This is the school’s first standard inspection. During the course of the inspection the school notified the Department for Education of a change in membership, following the resignation of two members of the proprietorial body.