JFS
Kenton, Harrow, HA3 9TE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Executive Headteacher
- Dr David Moody
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Brent West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,165
- Pupils on roll
- 2,091
- URN
- 133724
- Local authority
- Brent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082063100
About this school
JFS is a Jewish voluntary aided secondary school in Harrow. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 2,091 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 285 | 274 | 319 |
| Attainment 8 score | 64.5 | 63.7 | 64.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.20 +1.02 to +1.38 | +1.16 +0.98 to +1.34 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 82% | 80.3% | 79% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% | 94.2% | 90.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 67% | 65% | 63.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How JFS has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Brent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64.5 | 46.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 63.7 | 47.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 64.6 | 44.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,887 |
| 2023/24 | 1,888 |
| 2024/25 | 2,040 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How JFS compares
JFS ranked 2nd of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64.6 | 7.1% | 5.7% | 2,091 | — |
| Claremont High School | 54.8 | 6.5% | 18.9% | 1,695 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingsbury High School | 47.3 | 6.6% | 30.9% | 2,001 | 0.7 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Science College | 60.6 | 5.7% | 13.9% | 1,175 | 1.0 miles |
| Michaela Community School | 77.6 | 2.5% | 38.4% | 747 | 1.3 miles |
| Canons High School | 39.1 | 9.8% | 33.3% | 1,139 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.73%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.14%
- Persistent absence
- 19.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Claremont High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
Kingsbury High School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Gregory's Catholic Science College1.0 miles
Secondary · Harrow
-
Michaela Community School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Canons High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Edgware
Other schools in Harrow
JFS ranks 1st of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Harrow.
- Claremont High School Secondary
- Harrow High School Secondary
- Hatch End High School Secondary
- Rooks Heath School Secondary
- Salvatorian Roman Catholic College Secondary
- St Gregory's Catholic Science College Secondary
- The Sacred Heart Language College Secondary
- Whitmore High School Secondary
- Belmont School Primary
- Cedars Manor School Primary
- Earlsmead Primary School Primary
- Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does JFS teach?
- JFS teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Harrow.
- Who is the executive headteacher of JFS?
- The executive headteacher of JFS is Dr David Moody, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was JFS last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected JFS, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is JFS?
- JFS has 2,091 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is JFS full?
- JFS has capacity for 2,165 pupils and 2,091 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is JFS a faith school?
- Yes. JFS is designated Jewish.
- Is JFS a selective school?
- No. JFS is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have JFS's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 64.5 in 2022/23 and 64.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does JFS rank locally?
- JFS ranked 2nd of 15 secondary schools in Brent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is JFS's absence rate?
- JFS's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are JFS's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, JFS's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.