The Jewish Community Secondary School | |
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Address | |
Castlewood Road East Barnet , , EN4 9GE | |
Coordinates | 51°39′23″N 0°10′18″W / 51.6563°N 0.1718°W |
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Type | Voluntary aided school |
Motto | אלו ואלו (Hebrew) (These and these are the words of the Living God) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Judaism |
Established | 6 September 2010 |
Local authority | Barnet |
Department for Education URN | 135747 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
President | Gerald Ronson |
Chair | Stephen Clayman |
Head teacher | Patrick Moriarty |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1360 |
Website | www |
The Jewish Community Secondary School (JCoSS) is a state-funded Jewish secondary school in New Barnet, London. Established in 2010, it is the first cross-denominational secondary school in the UK.[1] It was established after a mother observed that while her son had gone to JFS, a nearby Jewish school, many of his friends had not been able to attend because of oversubscription and halachic requirements, and initiated in 2001 the ultimately successful proposal for a new faith school.[2][3] Construction of the school began in April 2009.[4]
JCoSS opened a year at a time, with up to 180 students joining Year 7 each year until the school was fully populated with around 1360 students. Its sixth form opened in 2012. The school, whose headteacher is Patrick Moriarty,[5] has specialist status in science.[6][7] It cost £50 million to build, £36 million of which was funded by the government, and is the most expensive state-funded secondary school to be built in the UK.[2] Gerald Ronson, a business tycoon and philanthropist, helped in the fundraising drive and is the president of the JCoSS Trust.[8] The Pears Special Resource Provision (PSRP) at the school has places for up to 49 children (seven places each year) with autistic spectrum disorders. Norwood, a Jewish charity, is providing some of the services at the PSRP.[9]
Before the school opened, several Orthodox Rabbis expressed concern over JCoSS's compatibility with their faith.[10][11] At the construction ceremony, Ed Balls, who at the time was schools secretary, said the school would play an important role in dealing with discrimination and prejudice.[12]
In 2019, JCoSS was named the Sunday Times' London State Secondary School of the Year, in recognition of their record breaking results in GCSE and A Levels.[13]
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