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JFS

Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Brent

Harrow, HA3 9TE

Website 02082063100

91

headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 04/04/2022

Application demand

72%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

92.9%

19.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

2,091

Capacity used

Nearly full

97%

2,165 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Secondary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

72%

1st preference success rate

287 of 398 families who put it first got an offer

340

Places offered

762

Total applications

2.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference398287● 72%
2nd preference22648● 21%
3rd preference975● 5%
Later preferences (4th–6th)410● 0%
Total76234045%

1st preference success by year

79%
2020
81%
2021
89%
2022
90%
2023
90%
2024
72%
2025

Brent lets families list 6 preferences. 700 applications came from outside the council area (318 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Last distance offered

From Brent council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.

September 2025 entry

Not distance-based

Places were given by other rules (e.g. random allocation or siblings)

300 places

Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Jewish
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
David Moody
Address
Kenton, Harrow, HA3 9TE
Phone
02082063100
Local authority
Brent
Ward / constituency
Kenton · Brent West
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
133724

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals5%——
English as additional language11%——
SEN support14%——
51% boys (1062)49% girls (1029)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

2,091 pupils · 2,165 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    04 April 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Sixth formGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 1,519 pupils

Attendance

92.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

7.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

19.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

1.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

19%
20/21
24%
21/22
20%
22/23
24%
23/24
19%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

GCSE results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score63.7——
Progress 8 score1.16—0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths80%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths94%——
EBacc average point score5.88——

Progress 8 band

Well below
5% of schools
Below
26% of schools
Average
43% of schools
Above
21% of schools
Well above
5% of schools

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry45.76——

Average grade: A- (England B-)

GCSE results over time

62201964.5202264.5202363.7202464.62025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 864.646
Grade 5+ English & maths79%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths90.9%65%
Entering EBacc63.3%40%
EBacc average point score6.014.1
Pupils in cohort319—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
+0.35
Other pupils
+1.23
Low prior attainers
+1.36
Middle prior attainers
+1.23
High prior attainers
+0.98
Girls
+1.28
Boys
+1.04

A-level results over time

42.94201948.22202247.45202345.76202446.092025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry46.0935
Average gradeA-—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)38.2%17%
A-level students230—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics31653%84%94%
English Language31348%85%94%
English Literature31253%89%96%
Religious Studies31151%82%90%
Combined Science23028%72%85%
History18866%87%91%
Geography9958%82%90%
Spanish9755%82%93%
Business9439%80%89%
Biology8483%100%100%
Physics8481%99%100%
Chemistry8481%99%100%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Mathematics10438%69%92%
Psychology6624%61%85%
Economics6427%69%92%
Biology4120%51%73%
English Literature4127%54%90%
Physics3821%63%92%
Government and Politics3837%68%89%
Chemistry3614%47%69%
Sociology3318%45%79%
Computer Science2818%54%82%
Logic / Philosophy230%13%78%
Mathematics (Further)2335%65%91%

Oxbridge

62020420215202242023≤5202482025

Cambridge offers by year

Ranked #72 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2

UCAS apply centre 11938: JFS

Cambridge admissions12025
Applications30
Offers8
Success rate27%
Accepted offers6

1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

Where students go next

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Higher education (university)67%——
Apprenticeships2%——
Any education or training69%——

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Brent council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 March (or next working day)

Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.