Two men hoping to set up a new Jewish primary school say they want to create a place children are “really passionate" about going to.

Ben Lewis, of Lullington Garth, Borehamwood, and Tal Landsman, of Gresham Road, Edgware, are spearheading a campaign for the new LL Primary School in Borehamwood.

The 25-year-olds – who only left school seven years ago – hope to bring a fresh perspective to education.

Although billed as a Jewish school, 50 per cent of places at the LL Primary School will be available to children of other faiths and cultures.

Mr Lewis took his GCSEs and A-levels at Parmiter’s School in Watford before studying for a degree in education at the University of Hertfordshire.

He worked as a teacher at St Dominic’s School in Harpenden for two years before leaving to focus on the school project.

He said: “It’s going to be an all-inclusive Jewish school which we haven’t seen before, so whatever sect you identify with, you’ll be welcome here.

“Our programme is based on ‘explore, create and imagine’. We want children to learn essential skills which some might consider soft, but we think are important in helping them grow.

“At the end of the day we don’t know what jobs these children are going to have in the future. They may not exist yet, but we can give them the knowledge to cope with whatever is thrown at them.

“We want to create a school children are passionate about, where they really want to go to. We’re trying to provide for their futures.”

Technology will be “built in” to all classrooms to encourage learning and help high-achievers advance at a faster pace than their peers.

A total of 609 children in Elstree and Borehamwood travel outside the borough to go to school, and by the end of the year Hertfordshire County Council has estimated there will be a deficit of 40 school places.

Mr Landsman added: “It’s not just a school for the Jewish community but it’s got a Jewish ethos because 33.3 per cent of the community in Borehamwood are Jewish.

“At the moment, many parents send their children to Orthodox schools aren’t in keeping with their views, so this would be ideal for them.”

The pair, who are friends, currently run LL Camps, American-style summer camps based in Bushey which have been rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.

No site has yet been identified but the duo have a range of professionals helping the campaign, and plan to submit an application to the Department for Education later this year.

Mr Landsman, a former Jewish Free School pupil who studied theatre practice at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, helps run Cool Kidz nurseries in Edgware and Radlett, a family business.

He said: “It’s going to be an environment where children feel comfortable. They will be engaged, motivated and ready to learn – rather than reading something from a book and learning it that way.

“We’ll be set apart from other schools.”