Bnos Margulis Viznitz Girls' School
Independent Vizhnitz girls’ primary in Higher Broughton, Salford; Ofsted Good (2023); charity Bnos Margulis Wiznitz
| Bnos Margulis Viznitz Girls' School | |
|---|---|
| Type | Independent day school (girls) |
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| Founded | 9 October 2019 (DfE registration)[1] |
| Founder(s) | |
| Dissolved | |
| Registration ID | URN 147366; DfE 355/6014; charity 1188500 |
| Status | Open; Ofsted overall effectiveness Good (June 2023); independent school standards met at that inspection[2] |
| Headquarters | 33 Northumberland Street, Salford M7 4DQ |
| Location | Higher Broughton / Kersal & Broughton Park, Salford |
| Area served | Greater Manchester Vizhnitz community |
| Services | Orthodox Jewish girls’ nursery and primary education (ages 3–11) |
| Registration | England (independent school) |
| Key people | Yitschak Elisha Merlin (proprietor); Rivka Jung (headteacher, Ofsted 2023); Bayla Brand (headteacher / principal on GIAS) |
| Website | |
| Remarks | Jewish ethos; GIAS religious character “None”. Relies on voluntary contributions. Distinct from Vishnitz Girls School (URN 138516) in Stamford Hill. |
Bnos Margulis Viznitz Girls' School is an independent Orthodox Jewish day school for girls at 33 Northumberland Street, Higher Broughton, Salford (M7 4DQ). It is the Manchester-area girls’ primary of the Vizhnitz (Wiznitz) court, not the Stamford Hill school of the same court. The Department for Education registered it on 9 October 2019 after a pre-registration inspection in September 2019.[1][2]
Registration and roll
GIAS classifies the school as an “other independent school”, girls only, ages 3–11, with nursery classes and no sixth form. Capacity is 170. Census and Ofsted figures show growth from 52 pupils in January 2020 to 101 (2022–23), 107 on roll at the June 2023 inspection, and 149 by 2024–25.[1][2] The local authority is Salford; the ward is Kersal & Broughton Park.
The registered proprietor on GIAS and in Ofsted school details is Yitschak Elisha Merlin, named as an individual rather than a company. Ofsted (2023) named Rivka Jung as headteacher; GIAS lists Bayla Brand as headteacher / principal. Annual fees are described as voluntary contributions.[2][1]
Charity
The associated registered charity is Bnos Margulis Wiznitz (1188500). For the year ending 31 August 2025 it reported income of £816,321 and expenditure of £793,576, including £242,102 from two government grants; it listed 64 employees and three trustees.[3]
Ofsted
- Pre-registration inspection, 17 September 2019.
- First standard inspection, 29 June–2 July 2021: overall effectiveness Requires improvement.
- Second standard inspection, 13–15 June 2023: overall effectiveness Good in quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years; independent school standards met.[2]
Court and geography
The name marks Vizhnitz (Wiznitz / Vishnitz) girls’ education in Salford’s Haredi cluster, alongside other independent Jewish schools on and off Bury New Road. It is not Vishnitz Girls School (49 Amhurst Park, Hackney, URN 138516, proprietor Vishnitz Girls School Limited) and not Wiznitz Cheder School (Stamford Hill boys). UK Vizhnitz institutions more widely include Friends of Wiznitz Limited and related London trusts; those vehicles raise money for the court in Israel as well as for UK schools. Vizhnitz in Israel sits in Agudat Yisrael / United Torah Judaism and has households in the Haredi housing market including towns over the Green Line. This school’s published Ofsted and Charity Commission files do not itemise grants to Beitar Illit or Modiin Illit.
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Get Information about Schools, Bnos Margulis Viznitz Girls' School, URN 147366.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ofsted, Inspection of Bnos Margulis Viznitz Girls’ School, 13–15 June 2023.
- ↑ Charity Commission, Bnos Margulis Wiznitz, 1188500.