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Eden Primary School, Muswell Hill

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Eden Primary School
Location
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79 Creighton Avenue


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N10 1NR

England
Information
TypeFree school
Religious affiliationJewish
Established2011
Local authorityHaringey
Department for Education URN136808 Tables
OfstedReports
Head TeacherHelen Graff
GenderCoeducational
Age4 to 11
Enrolment205
Websitehttp://www.edenprimary.org.uk/

Eden Primary School is a cross-communal Jewish Primary school or Jewish day school in Muswell Hill, in the borough of Haringey, North London, UK, catering for children aged 4 to 11.

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Eden Primary

It is distinctive for actively welcoming children irrespective of their religious background.[1] It opened in September 2011.[2] Eden Primary is the first Primary Free School to be commissioned by the UK Government under the free school programme.[3] Of those initial Free Schools whose costs were released by the UK Government, it received the largest amount of investment, at £6.2 million[1]

The school's original working name was 'Haringey Jewish Primary School', but the permanent name of Eden was adopted in order to convey the school's ethos more clearly.[4] Eden is a small, single-form-entry school, admitting 30 children into Reception each year. The school's founding headteacher was Jo Sassienie. Its first year was spent in temporary accommodation,[5] and it moved to permanent premises in September 2012. The cost of construction was budgeted and delivered at £2.6 million.[6] 323 applications to open Free Schools were received by the Department for Education in the first year of operation, out of which 24 schools opened in 2011.[7]

Admissions Policy: like all faith-based Free Schools Eden admits 50% of places on the basis of proximity, not faith. The other 50% of places are offered on the basis of Jewish practice.[8] As with other state-maintained schools, the admissions process is run by the Local Education Authority.

Eden Primary's building received planning permission on 13 September 2011.[5] It was erected between September 2011 and September 2012 by Rydon Construction. It is a cedar-clad construction, designed to emphasize the school's interest in nature.

The school provides both a general and a Jewish education, and also teaches Modern Hebrew as a spoken language. Jewish Studies and Hebrew make up approximately 17% of the total curriculum time.[9]

The school's headteacher is Helen Graff. The Chair of Trustees is Steve Miller.

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