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JFS - THE TOP COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY The Times newspaper on 21 August identified JFS as the number 1 non selective secondary school in England and Wales. This was on the basis of our students A Level results. 86% of all grades attained were A or B. OPEN MORNING FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN YEAR 5 or BELOW. SIXTH FORM OPEN AFTERNOON
ADMISSIONS : 11+ APPLICATIONS 2010 (also see Admissions page) Please note that the deadline for 11+ Applications (Supplementary Information Form) is FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2009. The Certificate of Religious Practice may follow at a later date and the deadline for this form is 31 December 2009. Due to the impending postal strike next Thursday and Friday (22 and 23 October), JFS will permit forms to be handed to Security. Your forms will then be acknowledged by post. Further information about testing will follow in early November 2009.
Welcome to the JFS website. This web site has been designed to provide information for prospective and current staff, students and parents. JFS is a state secondary school that has been educating Jewish children in London since 1732. On the website, you will find pages describing everything from our remarkable history to our current outstanding educational achievements. As well as details of our formal curriculum, you can find information on the School's many extra curricular activities. These provide a range of wonderful opportunities including sport, music, drama, debating and educational visits both locally and abroad. These are enjoyed by students and staff alike. In April 2009 JFS had another highly successful OFSTED inspection. On all 39 measures on which a school is assessed JFS was found to be OUTSTANDING. Here are some of the specific things that the OFSTED and Jewish Studies inspectors said in their reports. All students make outstanding progress. Students behave extremely well and enjoy life in a very safe environment. The quality of teaching is outstanding. Teachers' subject knowledge is excellent and lessons are very well planned, containing a full range of activities to engage and interest students. New concepts are explained clearly, so that students know what is expected of them and, as a result, they tackle their work with confidence. Excellent support is given to all students to ensure they achieve as well as they can. Academic guidance is very strong and so students are all clear about what they need to do to achieve their targets. Students make outstanding progress in the Sixth Form and reach standards in their work, which are extremely high. The Sixth Form provides an excellent education for its students, who are very pleased by the large number of subjects offered, which include a wide range of both academic and applied options. The quality of teaching is outstanding. Teachers' subject knowledge is excellent and lessons are very well planned, containing a full range of activities to engage and interest students. New concepts are explained clearly, so that students know what is expected of them and, as a result, they tackle their work with confidence. Through its provision of a varied curriculum, the school meets its mission statement by developing thoughtful, tolerant, responsible and caring young citizens who have a strong sense of identity with Judaism and Israel … The Department achieves its aim of providing curriculum that is relevant and meaningful to the life of its students Pikuach 2009
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“The quality of teaching is outstanding. Teachers’ subject knowledge is excellent and lessons are very well planned, containing a full range of activities to engage and interest students.......... Through its provision of a varied curriculum, the school meets its mission statement by developing thoughtful, tolerant, responsible and caring young citizens Source: OFSTED JFS
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| JFS Headteacher: Jonathan Miller BSc(Hons) MA NPQH
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