JCoSS
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Barnet
Castlewood Road, New Barnet, EN4 9GE
87
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 09/11/2022
Application demand
52%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
29.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,356
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,360 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
52%
1st preference success rate
146 of 282 families who put it first got an offer
170
Places offered
709
Total applications
4.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 282 | 146 | ● 52% |
| 2nd preference | 259 | 20 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 120 | 3 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 48 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 709 | 170 | 24% |
1st preference success by year
Barnet lets families list 6 preferences. 306 applications came from outside the council area (59 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.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Melanie Lee
- Address
- Castlewood Road, New Barnet, EN4 9GE
- Phone
- 02083442220
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Ward / constituency
- East Barnet · Chipping Barnet
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135747
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 4% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 1% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,356 pupils · 1,360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
09 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,015 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.97 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 90% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.98 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 44.11 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 60.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 76.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 88.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 11.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.92 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 190 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 43.68 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 25.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 139 | — |
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.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 185 | 44% | 81% | 92% | |
| English Language | 184 | 40% | 85% | 96% | |
| English Literature | 182 | 41% | 87% | 94% | |
| Religious Studies | 173 | 54% | 86% | 93% | |
| Combined Science | 138 | 25% | 67% | 83% | |
| Business | 77 | 44% | 84% | 91% | |
| Biology | 46 | 76% | 96% | 100% | |
| Physics | 46 | 76% | 96% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 46 | 80% | 96% | 98% | |
| Drama | 42 | 26% | 74% | 88% | |
| History | 42 | 57% | 88% | 95% | |
| Geography | 40 | 53% | 90% | 93% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 56 | 32% | 73% | 89% | |
| Economics | 37 | 5% | 38% | 84% | |
| Psychology | 34 | 29% | 44% | 76% | |
| Physics | 24 | 8% | 38% | 71% | |
| Chemistry | 24 | 8% | 54% | 67% | |
| Business Studies | 23 | 17% | 39% | 83% | |
| Geography | 21 | 14% | 33% | 90% | |
| Sociology | 21 | 5% | 38% | 67% | |
| Government and Politics | 19 | 32% | 63% | 89% | |
| English Literature | 18 | 11% | 33% | 83% | |
| Biology | 15 | 13% | 40% | 73% | |
| Religious Studies | 14 | 14% | 43% | 64% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19025: JCoSS
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 10 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 65% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 70% | — | — |
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 Barnet council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 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.