Immanuel College in Bushey has received planning permission from Hertsmere Council to build new classrooms and sports facilities.

The school, which opened in 1990, plans to erect a new sports hall and a new teaching block, while developing sports pitches on its 11-acre site.

That will be followed by the conversion of its existing sports hall into specialist classrooms and enhancements to Caldecote Towers, a 19th century grade-II listed building.

The private college, which charges £12,500 a year for its preparatory school fees and £22,500 for the senior school, has not announced the projected cost of the new project.

Artist's impression of Immanuel College sports hall

Daniel Levy, chairman of governors, said, “‘After 35 years of growth and success – beyond initial expectation -- we are now putting in place a phased plan that ensures our facilities are second-to-none for our current generation of students and staff now and for the future.”

The building project, he added, would enhance the school’s role “as a centre of excellence for Jewish thought, spirituality and social action – and also a growing family. Our students play a key role in the community and the wider world and the new facilities will serve as yet another springboard for more generations to come.”

Headteacher Millan Sachania, said “the central driver behind the school’s ethos has always been to provide an education which inspires pupils to achieve beyond expectation across the spectrum of activity, whilst discovering and developing their authentic character in the context of their Jewish heritage and practice.”