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JCoSS[1]

Secondary · ages 11–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 61 61.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B+ B+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
61 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
73.8% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
38.5% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.97 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 60.9[6] 76.8%[6]
2023/24 61.1[4] 80.2%[4] +0.97[4]
2022/23 58.8[7] 72%[7] +0.72[7]
2021/22 60.7[8] 74%[8] +0.57[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
25.6% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B+[10] 29.8%[10]
2022/23 B+[11] 25%[11]
2021/22 B+[12] 24.5%[12]
2018/19 B+[13] 24.8%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
96% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
80% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
5% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
11% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2021/22[15]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[15] 75%[15] 3%[15] 14%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 98%[16] 86%[16] 1%[16] 9%[16] 0%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 98%[17] 80%[17] 4%[17] 13%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 98%[18] 85%[18] 1%[18] 9%[18] 2%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
86% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
67% 2022/23[19]
Education
67% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[19]
Employment
16% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 84%[20] 65%[20] 70%[20] 3%[20] 12%[20]
2020/21 85%[21] 70%[21] 73%[21] 4%[21] 9%[21]
2019/20 83%[22] 62%[22] 68%[22] 3%[22] 12%[22]
2018/19 85%[23] 65%[23] 73%[23] 1%[23] 11%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
84% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
46% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
54% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
5% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 88%[26] 64%[26]
2019/20 83%[25] 61%[25] 54%[25] 5%[25]
2018/19 84%[27] 56%[27] 53%[27] 7%[27]
2017/18 87%[28] 46%[28] 47%[28] 2%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
9 Nov 2022[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
9 Jan 2023[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Overall effectiveness
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
16 Jan 2019[30] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[30] No overall grade[30]
Date not published[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] Good[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.3 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
739 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
306 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
170 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
1.8 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 709[32] 282[32] 170[32] 4.2[32] 1.7[32]
Entry Sept 2024 686[32] 306[32] 170[32] 4.0[32] 1.8[32]
Entry Sept 2023 734[32] 358[32] 202[32] 3.6[32] 1.8[32]
Entry Sept 2022 744[32] 391[32] 202[32] 3.7[32] 1.9[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Voluntary aided school[1]
Ages
11–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Jewish[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Capacity
1360[1]
Local authority
Barnet[1]
Website
www.jcoss.org[1]
District
Barnet[33]
Postcode
EN4 9GE[1]
URN
135747[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1381 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
17.9% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
0.9% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
7.8% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
5% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
92.6%[35]
Mixed
5.5%[35]
Asian
0.1%[35]
Black
0.2%[35]
Any other ethnic group
1%[35]
Unclassified
0.6%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Pupils enjoy attending this ambitious, supportive and inspiring school.[36]
Warmth
Working relationships between staff and pupils are warm. Pupils treat others as equals, showing kindness and respect.[36]
Pastoral care
Pupils build strong professional relationships with their form tutors, who track how well they are learning and behaving.[36]
Behaviour
Pupils behave well. Very little learning time is lost to poor behaviour.[36]
Learning support
Teachers have a secure understanding of the needs of pupils with SEND.[36]
Enrichment
Pupils attend a wide selection of clubs and activities.[36]
Independence
They teach pupils to collaborate and develop independence as learners.[36]
Collaboration
Teachers ensure that all pupils organise their learning well and collaborate to a high level. This is a strength of the school.[36]
Structure
It is reflected in the behaviour policy, which focuses on addressing the needs of pupils who do not meet expectations.[36]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quotes (10)
    Working relationships between staff and pupils are warm (p. 2)
    Pupils treat others as equals, showing kindness and respect (p. 2)
    Pupils enjoy attending this ambitious, supportive and inspiring school (p. 2)
    Pupils build strong professional relationships with their form tutors, who track how well they are learning and behaving (p. 3)
    Pupils behave well. Very little learning time is lost to poor behaviour (p. 2)
    It is reflected in the behaviour policy, which focuses on addressing the needs of pupils who do not meet expectations (p. 3)
    Pupils attend a wide selection of clubs and activities (p. 3)
    They teach pupils to collaborate and develop independence as learners (p. 2)
    Teachers ensure that all pupils organise their learning well and collaborate to a high level. This is a strength of the school (p. 3)
    Teachers have a secure understanding of the needs of pupils with SEND (p. 3)