Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School
Voluntary aided secondary school in London (Hackney).
Location
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Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Photography
- Stem
Key facts
- URN
- 133599
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2005
Governing body (13 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbi Benjamin Dunner | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbi Nesanel Lieberman | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sara Weiss | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Yehiel Frand | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jacob Goldman | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Robert Grussgott | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Hochhauser | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Aron Kahn | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Tirza Nussbaum | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Shmuel Wahrhaftig | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sheva Spira | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Isaac Schaechter | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Izzy Kohn | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Yisroel Kahn Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Jonathan Freydensohn Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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