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VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: Immanuel’s remarkable legacy
Tributes from pupils, former students and parents that met this week’s sad news highlighted its immense contribution and just how much it will be missed
In a community with hundreds of years of history, Immanuel College has established itself as a key asset in just 35 years. In fact, it’s hard to imagine a report on the community’s annual GCSE and A Level results without its pupils featuring.
But that will sadly soon be the case after the Bushey-based school announced its “proposed closure”, ending years of efforts to battle against mounting financial challenges. Immanuel may only have had 12 pupils signed up to pay full fees next year, highlighting why it had become unsustainable, but the tributes from pupils, former students and parents that met this week’s sad news highlighted its immense contribution and just how much it will be missed.
At the same time our immediate thoughts are with current pupils and their families for whom this will be an extremely unsettling time. We hope they quickly find spaces at other, equally brilliant schools for the 2026-27 year and experience as smooth transitions as possible.
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