Palfrey Girls School is an independent Muslim day school for pupils aged between four and 16 years. The primary phase and Reception Year admit both boys and girls. They are taught in mixed classes. The secondary phase admits only girls. The school opened in October 1993 and is housed in a former residential home. The school is registered for 242 pupils. There are 124 pupils on roll, 87 pupils in the secondary phase and 37 in the primary phase, of which five are in the Reception Year. Since the previous inspection in October 2015, there have been changes to leadership. Two previous headteachers have left. The acting headteacher has been in post since Inspection report: Palfrey Girls School, 27 February–1 March 2018 Page 9 of 12 September 2017. The proprietor has also formed an interim executive board to oversee operational management of the school and to oversee governance. The vast majority of staff in post at the last inspection no longer work at the school. The school does not make use of alternative provision. The school offers secular and Islamic education. The school’s last full inspection took place in September 2015. The school was judged inadequate with a number of regulatory failings. Subsequent monitoring visits took place in July 2016 and October 2016. An emergency inspection also took place in May 2017. Little Stars Nursery shares the same site and some resources. One staff member works across both sites, but the nursery is independent of the school and is inspected separately. The school’s vision, values and aims include: ‘We aim to develop our students to fulfil their potential intellectually, socially, economically and culturally to demonstrate to themselves, their families and the wider community that social deprivation, gender or ethnicity need be no barrier to the highest levels of achievement’. In addition, ‘Tolerance and understanding of other values and beliefs are at the heart of our ethos to equip our students to play a vital role in building a more cohesive society, both nationally and globally’.