Our children deserve to continue to feel safe at school. We need your help to make that happen.

Yesterday, the Telegraph published an investigation into the alarming rise in antisemitic incidents across north London — including hostile reconnaissance outside a Jewish primary school.

That school is ours.

You can read the article here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/26/behind-scenes-met-police-hunting-synagogue-arsonists/ or https://archive.ph/B6VDj

We want to be clear: the Community Security Trust (CST) has reviewed our site and reassured us that our current security is robust. But the threat landscape is changing, and CST has advised that upgrades to our CCTV, fencing and wider physical security infrastructure are needed to future proof our school’s security.

These upgrades come at a cost - one that our school simply cannot fund by itself. Statutory costs, staffing, and the day-to-day demands of running a school leave little room for capital investment of this scale.

CST have indicated that they are likely to fund up to 50% of the costs for the work that needs to be done, however this leaves an estimated shortfall of approximately £50,000.

We - the Friends of Alma parent body - are therefore launching an urgent campaign to ensure our school stays ahead of the threat, not behind it.

We need to raise £50,000 in one week.

Every pound goes directly to work that will make a real, visible difference to the safety of our whole school community.

This is our community. These are our children. Please help us keep them safe.