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Hannah Mitchell

Islamic school sets out action plan to the government detailing how it will improve

An Islamic school for girls in Mapperley has submitted an action plan to the government detailing how it will improve.

In February, Jamia al Hudaa Residential College was handed a warning notice by the Department for Education which said the school needs to produce an action plan or it could face closure.

The letter came after Ofsted inspectors visited the school in December 2018 and said there had been a "steep decline in the school's effectiveness".

Ofsted gave the college, in Berkeley Avenue, Mapperley Park, an overall rating of 'inadequate', saying in their report: "The school’s safeguarding arrangements are not effective."

The school was rated as 'good' for outcomes for pupils, and quality of teaching, learning and assessment.

The report also raised concerns about hygiene and safeguarding.

The school was judged to be 'inadequate' in 2015 and again in 2019 by Ofsted.

Jamia Al-Hudaa in Mapperley Park (Nottingham Post)

It was also ordered to stop taking boarders due to its poor Ofsted reports in 2016 - however the Madni Trust, which runs the school, challenged this.

Principal Raza Ul Haq previously told Nottinghamshire Live he thought the report was "blatant islamophobia."

He said: "I believe we are one of the best schools in Nottingham. Our results are better than all the other schools when it comes to GCSE results.

"There are many failing schools in the city but ours is not one of them. We feel like we are being punished when at the end of the day we have been providing education at a good level since 1996 when we first opened.

"Independent inspectors have said we are good so why would that be so different from Ofsted. We are voluntarily running this school and I think we are the best school in Nottingham."

The Department for Education confirmed they had received an action plan from the school.

A spokesman said: “Jumia Al-Hudaa Residential College has submitted an action plan which details the steps they plan to take to make the necessary improvements at the school.

“We are working with the school on appropriate next steps.”

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