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Olive Tree Primary School earlier said it had written to Ofsted countering the report's findings

A Muslim school in Luton does not "promote tolerance" and has books suggesting stoning and lashing as appropriate punishments, Ofsted said.

Inspectors said some of the library books contained fundamentalist views and punishments which have "no place in British society".

The education watchdog deemed Olive Tree Primary School in Bury Park Road "inadequate" following a visit in May.

The school has yet to comment but earlier asked for a new inspection.
Last month's inspection was abandoned when parents complained their children had been asked about homosexuality.

'Too limited'

But the body said it had already gained "sufficient evidence" to produce a report.
Inspectors said pupils' "contact with different cultures, faiths and traditions is too limited to promote tolerance and respect for the views, lifestyles and customs of other people".

Senior leaders do not ensure "balanced views of the world" and some books in the school promote stoning and lashing as appropriate punishments, the report added.

"There are too few books about the world's major religions other than Islam," it said.

The school must now act to meet key standards for independent schools

In addition, too little teaching is good enough to ensure that pupils make the best progress they can, the report said.

However, inspectors did report that Year 6 pupils reached the "expected level" in national tests, Arabic teaching was "effective" and pupils "behaved well".

The school must now act to meet key standards for independent schools.
These include ensuring the curriculum "better prepares [pupils] for living in modern Britain... in line with the laws of the land" and having library books with "balanced and tolerant views which reflect British democratic values".

Chair of governors, Farasat Latif, previously said it would seek legal action unless a new report is carried out.

The Department for Education has said it takes action if there are concerns a school is not meeting the independent schools standards but has not yet commented on the report.

The report's findings come on the day David Cameron is set to ask Ofsted to introduce snap inspections in schools, with a report into the alleged Muslim "Trojan Horse" plot about to be published and three Birmingham schools put in special measures.