JCoSS (Jewish Community Secondary School)

About JCoSS (Jewish Community Secondary School)

JCoSS (Jewish Community Secondary School) holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, but the detail beneath that headline tells a more impressive story. The school’s Progress 8 score sits at 0.97, which is well above the national average and significantly higher than the Barnet local authority average of 0.6. This places JCoSS 6th out of 28 secondary schools in Barnet and 91st out of 3,141 schools nationally, putting it in the top 3% of all schools in the country for pupil progress. The Ofsted report itself noted Outstanding behaviour and attitudes, Outstanding personal development, and Outstanding sixth-form provision, while quality of education and leadership were both rated Good. The school has held a Good rating across both its recent inspections, with the sixth form improving from Good to Outstanding since the previous inspection in 2015.

Academically, JCoSS delivers strong results across both key stages. At GCSE, the Attainment 8 score is 61.1, and 90.1% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, with 80.2% reaching the higher grade 5 threshold. The EBacc average point score is 4.98, though only 19.2% of pupils entered the EBacc suite of subjects. Progress in English is particularly strong at 1.02, with maths close behind at 0.94. In the sixth form, the school achieves an average grade of B+ per entry, with points per entry at 44.11. The best three A-levels average out to an A- grade, and the value-added score of 0.32 is rated as above average. With 142 pupils in the sixth-form cohort, the school offers a sizeable and academically strong post-16 provision.

JCoSS is a Jewish faith school in Barnet, with a mixed intake of 1,200 pupils against a capacity of 1,360. It is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 709 applications for 170 places, with 282 first-preference applications and 146 offers made to first-preference families. The school has a range of facilities including a swimming pool, sports hall, music rooms, a sixth-form centre, and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, rugby, hockey, rowing, and martial arts, while clubs range from coding and science club to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Young Enterprise. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health needs, with a resourced provision available. This is a school that suits families who value strong academic progress, a Jewish ethos, and a wide extracurricular offer, but who need to be prepared for a competitive admissions process.

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