Kerem is an independent co-educational day school for children aged 4 to 11 in the Hampstead Garden Suburb area of the London Borough of Barnet. It was established in 1948 and serves the Jewish community of north London. It has a clearly stated religious and educational philosophy and, in its guide for parents about its ethos, defines itself as a modern Orthodox school. Admission to the school is open to any child who is recognised as Jewish by the Chief Rabbi or who is accepted by the Chief Rabbi as suitable for education at the school. It draws pupils from a variety of backgrounds but expects all parents to support its commonly agreed practices and values. The school is accommodated in premises which it shares with the Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue and at the time of the inspection it had 169 pupils on roll. None of these had statements of special educational need, but the school had identified 23 pupils as being in need of special help.