History
The school was opened in 1989 when a group of parents found that local Jewish schools in north west London were becoming overcrowded, and who in addition wanted a school that aligned more closely than other available schools to the style of education that they wished for their children - a single-sex boys' school synthesising: uncompromising orthodox Jewish practice; pre-eminence given to a high standard of Jewish Torah studies; moral, spiritual and personal development of pupils to high standards; and a broad secular education to a high standard (including the UK National Curriculum) compatible with orthodox Jewish values. Its first premises was in Golders Green before moving to Woodside Park Synagogue. Having outgrown the Synagogue premises, in 1996 the school moved to permanent accommodation in what was formerly the Dollis Hill Synagogue, which the school purchased from the United Synagogue in 1995 for £360,000.
Originally called just Torah Temimah Primary School, the school name was changed to Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah Primary School when the new building was dedicated in memory of the late Avigdor Hirsch, whose family made a substantial donation to the school for this purpose. It is still known as Torah Temimah for most practical purposes but is sometimes listed as Avigdor Hirsch Torah Temimah in official documents and other sources. "Torah Temimah" means "perfect Torah" in Hebrew and the name is taken from Psalms 19:8. The school is sometimes mistakenly confused with the former Avigdor Primary School, also an orthodox Jewish Voluntary Aided primary school, in the Stamford Hill area of the London Borough of Hackney, which closed in 2005; there was never any connection between the two schools (although, coincidentally, the present Headteacher of Torah Temimah, Rabbi Yitzchak Freeman, is also a former Headteacher of Avigdor Primary School).
The school became voluntary aided in the London Borough of Brent in April 2000. Rabbi Efraim Klyne was appointed as Head Teacher in 1989 and remained in this post until September 2002 when he was promoted to the position of Principal with responsibility for the Religious Ethos and direction of the school. In September 2002, Anthony Wolfson was appointed Head Teacher, a post he held for eight years. Wolfson left in July 2010 to take up the headship of Rosh Pinah Primary School in Edgware and was succeeded as Headteacher in August 2010 by Rabbi Yitzchak Freeman, previously Head at Kisharon.
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