JCoSS A GSG School
- JCoSS
Castlewood Road
New Barnet
Hertfordshire
EN4 9GE - Head: Mr Patrick Moriarty
- T 020 8344 2220
- F 0871 918 2214
- E admin@jcoss.barnet.sch.uk
- W www.jcoss.org
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 19.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Barnet
- Pupils: 1224; sixth formers: 293
- Religion: Jewish
- Open days: September
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Good 1
- 16-19 study programmes Outstanding 1
- Outcomes for children and learners Good 1
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 1
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 1
- 1 Full inspection 2nd December 2015
- Previous Ofsted grade: Good on 16th May 2012
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
One of the distinguishing characteristics of JCoSS is the Jewish education. Students take six lessons a fortnight of Jewish education, five concentrating on Judaism, one on other faiths. ‘The kids ask for it, and we feel part of being Jewish is loving your neighbour and understanding your neighbour’s religion.’ Sport still relatively in its infancy and limited grounds mean it’s unlikely to be a big priority in the immediate future [but Table Tennis is an area of excellence and there are ambitious plans for a centre of excellence]. ‘We need a wider range of sport,’ said one student. Some all-weather pitches and a spacious well-equipped gym...
What the school says...
JCoSS is a high achieving pluralist Jewish school which combines academic excellence, rapid progress for all and a unique welcoming environment in an inspiring £48m building. Our students and their families are aspirational and hugely supportive, drawn from all sectors of the Jewish community. Our strapline is “Achieve, Enrich, Inspire”: we aim to develop students as Mensches – rooted and engaged in their Jewish identity, looking outward to other faiths and to the wider community, and committed to social action. Their outstanding academic progress and outcomes are testament to the quality of our learning ethos and the culture of challenge and support that pervades the school. ...Read more
What the parents say...
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2015 Good Schools Guide Awards
- Excellent performance by Girls taking Psychology at an English Comprehensive School (GCE A level)
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headteacher
Since 2012, Patrick Moriarty MA Oxon MA (Ed) NPQH (early 50s.) Grew up in north London and attended Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys School, before reading philosophy and theology at Oxford, then training as a teacher at King’s College, London. Taught (RE and English) at Latymer in Edmonton, Bishop Stopford’s School, Enfield, and Haberderdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls. Arrived at JCoSS in 2010 as deputy head. ‘The opportunity of a new school was very exciting and I liked the fact that it was a faith school.’ Despite his unlikely background (‘I told them I wasn’t Jewish and I was contemplating studying for the priesthood’), he started nine months before the school opened, helping ‘finesse’ the curriculum.
Breathtakingly energetic, genial and thoughtful, he has undoubtedly delivered on the promise of balancing an outstanding...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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