Eden Primary School
Jewish free school (primary) in Muswell Hill, north London, open to children across the spectrum of Jewish belief
| Eden Primary School
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Free school (academy), primary, Jewish religious character |
| Founded | 5 September 2011 |
| Registration ID | URN 136808; academy trust: Eden Primary Trust, company number 07313138 |
| Headquarters | 79 Creighton Avenue, Muswell Hill, London N10 1NR |
| Key people | Helen Graff (headteacher and chief executive); Steve Miller (chair of trustees) |
| Website | https://edenprimary.org.uk/ |
Eden Primary (also known as Eden Primary School) is a mixed Jewish free school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Muswell Hill, in the London Borough of Haringey. It opened on 5 September 2011 and is run by a single-academy trust, the Eden Primary Trust. The Department for Education records a Jewish religious character, a capacity of 210 and 204 pupils on roll. Its headteacher is Helen Graff.[1]
The school describes itself as "a Jewish school where everybody is welcome", saying that its "Jewish ethos embraces children from across the spectrum of Jewish belief and the wider community on an equal basis".[2]
Eden Primary Trust
The Eden Primary Trust (company number 07313138) was incorporated on 13 July 2010. Its registered office is the school.[3] The 2024 Ofsted report names Helen Graff as chief executive and Steve Miller as chair of the board of trustees.[4] As an academy trust it is an exempt charity and does not appear on the Charity Commission register.
Directors as of November 2026:[5]
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Joanna Elizabeth Falkof | 21 May 2025 |
| Simone Leora Girson Newton | 30 September 2022 |
| Helen Laura Graff | 1 September 2023 |
| Matthew Max Halfin | 15 May 2024 |
| Amelia Pearl Lasserson | 16 July 2019 |
| Brian Raphael Lerner | 19 May 2020 |
| Steve Miller | 27 April 2015 |
| Sivan Pliskov | 27 January 2026 |
| Samuel Ross | 3 March 2025 |
| Helen Jane Style | 21 May 2025 |
Israel
- In March 2024 pupils from four classes attended an Israeli dance festival "along with children from many other schools".[6]
- On 19 September 2024, 29 members of the school choir sang at the US ambassador's Rosh Hashanah reception at Winfield House. According to the school, the audience included the US ambassador Jane Hartley, the Israeli ambassador Tzipi Hotovely, the Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and the President of the Board of Deputies Phil Rosenberg.[7]
Israel in the curriculum
The school's January 2024 Jewish Education Curriculum Overview says children "will develop a personal relationship with Israel" and that "As political issues and opinions arise they will be tackled and discussed in age appropriate ways", under a strand "History, Peoplehood and Israel".[8]
Beit Halochem UK
Beit Halochem UK, a British charity that raises money for the Beit Halochem rehabilitation centres for disabled Israeli soldiers and victims of attacks in Israel,[9] lists Eden Primary School among the schools that took part in a non-uniform day in its aid. The charity's "For Schools" page, as archived in February 2025, thanked the schools listed "for showing solidarity with our soldiers".[10] The page also invites schools to host a veteran who will speak to pupils about "courage and resilience" and "the sacrifices made by our soldiers". By November 2026 the wording had become "our veterans", and the page said such visits had been "particularly meaningful" around Yom Ha'atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron.[11] In November 2026 the school's logo was among those displayed on the charity's schools page.[11]
The chair of Beit Halochem UK is Andrew Wolfson, who according to the charity has been a trustee since April 2016 and chairman since May 2018. The same page says he is also a trustee of The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust.[12]
Pikuach
The school says that Pikuach, the Jewish schools' inspectorate for religious education, inspected it on 18 and 19 December 2023 and graded it Outstanding in each of the three areas inspected and overall. It had also been graded Outstanding in 2018.[13]
Ofsted inspections
The school's inspection history is published by Ofsted.[14]
| Date of inspection | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 12–13 March 2024 | Ungraded inspection | "Continues to be a good school"[4] |
| 21 November 2017 | Short inspection | Continues to be good[14] |
| 2 July 2013 | Full inspection | Good[15] |
The 2013 report noted "a strong focus on ensuring that teaching develops pupils' positive attitudes and enjoyment of learning, including during their Hebrew studies".[15]
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ Department for Education, Eden Primary (URN 136808), Get Information about Schools, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Our Ethos, edenprimary.org.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, EDEN PRIMARY TRUST (07313138): Company overview, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ofsted, Eden Primary: inspection report, inspection of 12–13 March 2024, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, EDEN PRIMARY TRUST (07313138): People, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Israeli Dance Festival 2024, edenprimary.org.uk, 20 March 2024, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ The US ambassador's Rosh Hashanah celebration at Winfield House, edenprimary.org.uk, 20 September 2024, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Jewish Education Curriculum Overview, edenprimary.org.uk, January 2024, accessed 2 November 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission, BEIT HALOCHEM UK - 1146950, Register of Charities, register data extract of 13 October 2026, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Beit Halochem UK, For Schools, bhuk.org, archived by the Wayback Machine on 12 February 2025, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Beit Halochem UK, For schools, bhuk.org (page text and school logos), accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Beit Halochem UK, Trustees, bhuk.org, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Inspection Reports, edenprimary.org.uk, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Ofsted, Eden Primary (URN 136808), Ofsted reports, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Ofsted, Eden Primary: inspection report, inspection of 2 July 2013, accessed 1 November 2026.