Oliver Dowden CBE, MP for Hertsmere, has today welcomed the announcement that the proposed Yavneh Primary Free School has now been approved.

Mr Dowden said: “I am delighted that the application by Yavneh for a Primary Free School has now been granted approval by the Department for Education. This project has had my full support from the beginning and will continue to do so. "

“Yavneh College has a well deserved reputation for excellence and I very much welcome the creation of a Primary School that will extend Yavneh’s learning expertise to the youngest members of our community here in Hertsmere.”