Plans in for replacement Jewish school in Salford

Charity Beis Malka has applied to create a girls’ school on Priory Grove, facilitating its relocation to a larger site from its current home on Bury New Road.

The school would be created through the conversion of Laburnum Court, a 66-bed care home around 500 metres from the site of the existing school.

The proposed school would cater for girls from the area’s Belz community, according to a design and access statement prepared by architect Atelier MB.

The Broughton area of Salford is home to one of the UK’s largest orthodox Jewish communities outside London.

The Beis Malka school requires more space than it currently has on Bury New Road. The existing 15,700 sq ft school is described as “not ideal for use as a school” and suffers from small classrooms, old toilets, and limited storage space, according to the architect.

The new school at Laburnum Court would be much larger, providing 27,500 sq ft of teaching space, as well as a 15,300 sq ft playground.

To learn more about the scheme, search for reference number PA/2024/0477 on Salford City Council’s planning portal.