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Immanuel College, Bushey

Field	Value
name	The Charles Kalms – Henry Ronson Immanuel College
image	Immanuel College logo.png
image_size	150px
motto	Torah im Derech Eretz
established	1990
type	Private day school
religious_affiliation	Modern Orthodox Jewish
head_label	Headmaster
head	Daniel Endlar
chair_label	Chairman of governors
chair	Daniel Levy
founder	Lord Jakobovits
address	87–91 Elstree Road
city	Bushey
county	Hertfordshire
country	United Kingdom
postcode	WD23 4EB
urn	117657
enrolment	684
capacity	780
gender	Mixed-sex education
lower_age	11
upper_age	19
publication	College Life, Slice of Life, The Bridge
free_label_1	Telephone
free_1	+ 44 (0)20 8950 0604
free_label_3	Affiliations
free_3	HMC
website

Immanuel College is a private co-educational Jewish day school in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on the outskirts of North London. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

History

The Immanuel College Preparatory School opened in autumn 2011 with a Reception class.

In December 2024, it was announced that the prep school would close at the end of the 2024–25 school year in response to increased financial pressures.

Founding and aims

Immanuel College (formally named The Charles Kalms – Henry Ronson Immanuel College) was founded by Lord Jakobovits in 1990 to affirm Orthodox Jewish values and provide secular education.

A report by The Sutton Trust placed Immanuel College in the top 2% of schools nationally in terms of its students' success in gaining admission to the 13 most competitive research universities.

Grounds and facilities

View of Caldecote Towers from the Rose Garden

The school is situated on the 11-acre grounds of Caldecote Towers, adjacent to a Dominican convent, and on the former site of the Rosary Priory Catholic girls' school.

Fees

Admissions fees 2024–2025

Registration fee (non-refundable) £240 (including VAT @ 20%)

Acceptance deposit (Year 6+) £2500

Senior School £23,859 (annual), £7,953 (termly)

Fees stated are exclusive of VAT. The Government has added VAT to fees as of 1 January 2025.

Notable staff & alumni

From 2014-2023, Rabbi Eliezer Zobin served as Principal at the school, and is reported to have showed a broad and sensitive understanding of contemporary issues facing Jewish youth.

Footnotes

References

"Immanuel College". Gov.UK.
[http://www.immanuelcollege.co.uk/news/immanuel-college-governors-announce-the-launch-of-the-immanuel-college-junior-school-/ Immanuel College website] {{Webarchive. link. (1 March 2012 , press release, 6 July 2010.)
Wood, Poppy. (2024-12-07). "Private school blames Labour VAT raid over closure". The Telegraph.
Wheeldon, Charles. (2024-12-09). "Private Jewish prep school to close due to financial pressures".
link. (3 November 2010 , section 2.1.)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090618210541/http://www.suttontrust.com/reports/UniversityAdmissions.pdf University Admissions by Individual Schools, 2008], pages 27–30.
See [http://www.janetteheffernan.com/rosary_priory.html www.janetteheffernan.com] for a history of Caldecote Towers.
website, Immanuel College. "Fees".
Rocker, Simon. (2016-12-01). "Immanuel College headteacher to leave next year".
Rocker, Simon. (2017-01-23). "Darwin can be a Jewish studies teacher's best friend".

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