Manchester Hebrew Association has founded religious classes in 1838 and by 1842 has established a school at Halliwell St., Cheetham, moving to Cheetham Hill Road in Spring 1851. In Oct 1869 it moved to a larger building in Derby St., Cheetham, as became known as the Manchester Jews’ School. From 1941-Jul 1959 it shared a building with the Infants and Junior Departments of Waterloo Road, Cheetham.  The school moved to Crumpsall and opened as King David High School, Crumpsall 7 Sep 1959.