Darul Hadis Latifiah, an all boys school in east London, was found to be an inadequate education institution across all areas, as the school watchdog concluded pupils were “not prepared for life in modern Britain”, the Daily Mail reported.
Many of the students at the school in Bethnal Green, did not know Theresa May was the country’s prime minister and had never heard of her.
Inspectors found changing rooms and showers were “grimy and disgusting” at the school. Books which “promoted inappropriate views” on how girls and women should behave, were also discovered in the libarary.
The report detailed how CCTV cameras had been found in the school, which takes pupils between 11 and 20-years-old. “An inspector noted a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera in the communal area of the toilets.
“The images from this camera could be seen in the reception area on plain view to any visitors.” When pupils were asked about the CCTV camera in the toilet, they told inspectors they thought it was “an invasion of privacy”. Children who asked uncomfortable questions about the cameras were put in detention.
“In addition, there was no record of how and when the decision was made. The camera was removed before the end of the inspection,” the report stated. “Leaders did not have a consistent view of why and how the camera had been installed and were unable to provide evidence that a risk assessment or consultation had taken place.”
The Ofsted report detailed issues with how male pupils were taught about women. “For example, although the school asserts that pupils are taught about current affairs, they were not able to identify the new female Prime Minister when shown a photograph of her.
“Pupils were also unaware of the candidate in the US presidential election who is a woman.”
The report also found school governers and leaders needed to do more in support of the official government counter-terrorism strategy, called “Prevent”.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the school said: “We are currently preparing a formal complaint to Ofsted about the way the inspection was conducted and judgements were made.
“We have good reason to believe that the report is excessively negative and does not give an accurate picture of our students’ attainment and progress. Nor does it give an accurate picture of the overall quality of teaching, and of parents’ views of the school’s performance.”