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A private Muslim school has failed its Ofsted inspection after the watchdog found books promoting extreme views, including stoning people to death, in its library.

Inspectors uncovered three texts at Jamiatul Ummah School in Tower Hamlets which promoted illegal punishments and inequality of women, according to their report.

Staff failed to be “sufficiently vigilant” over “inappropriate” material and the books could “unwittingly promot[e] extreme views”, it added. The school said the texts had been removed and the library shut while it audits material.

It is the school’s third failed inspection since October 2014, shortly before Osfsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw identified it as one of six independent Islamic teaching institutions in Tower Hamlets at which more than 1,000 pupils were said to be “at serious risk”.

Jamiatul Ummah, in Shadwell, costs £3,400 a year to attend and teaches 158 pupils aged 11 to 16. The report found no evidence of radicalisation and said pupils “present well-informed and positive views about the role of British Muslims and their responsibilities”. But “not all the risks associated with extremist views and radicalisation have been identified or addressed”.

The report, published this month, stated: “During a very brief tour of the library inspectors found three books that undermine the active promotion of the rule of British law and respect for other people.

“The books promote inequality of women and punishments including stoning to death which are illegal in Britain and do not reflect the school’s ethos of tolerance and integration. Although current students do not have access to the inappropriate material, past students did for some time.”

Jamiatul Ummah is connected to the Darul Ummah Mosque, where Syrian-born preacher Sheikh Abdul Hadi Arwani, who was found shot dead in his car in Wembley last April, was once billed as a preacher. The mosque and school are run by Dawatul Islam UK & Eire, which says it is “one of the foremost Muslim organisations in the UK” and a “founding member and affiliate” of The Muslim Council of Britain.

Jamiatul Ummah said: “We recognise the concerns raised by Ofsted in respect of three books in the library. Ofsted recognised the content does not reflect the school’s ethos of tolerance and integration. Nevertheless, we are auditing all materials.” The library will stay shut until the audit is completed.

The Department for Education said: “We will consider the report along with other inspections in Tower Hamlets. If the schools are still not found to be meeting the required standards, they could face removal from the Register of Independent Schools.”