JFSKingsbury High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

JFS and Kingsbury High School are secondary schools.

  • JFS scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Kingsbury High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). JFS is ahead on our composite score.

  • JFS was judged exceptional and Kingsbury High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 66.4 for JFS and 48.7 for Kingsbury High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at JFS (64.5 in 2021-22, 66.4 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Kingsbury High School (49.2 in 2021-22, 48.7 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

JFS versus Kingsbury High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HarrowJFSLondonKingsbury High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA85/100Stronger figureC64/100
Local ranking3rd of 16 in Brent Stronger figure10th of 16 in Brent
InspectionOfsted: ExceptionalStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll2,091 2,001
Capacity2,165 2,050
LocationHarrow, HA3 9TE London, NW9 9JR
GCSE results
Attainment 866.4 Stronger figure48.7 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths82.2% Stronger figure45.5% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths92.7% Stronger figure66.5% 64.8%
Cohort259 325
A-level results
A-level entries230 135
A-level average points46.1 Stronger figure34.9 35.0
A-level average gradeA- C+
Best 3 A-levels points47.4 Stronger figure35.8 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects38.2% Stronger figure15.6% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census2,040 1,997
Free school meals (ever 6)5.7% 30.9%
English as an additional language12.6% 65.4%
SEN support11.6% 9.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.1% 6.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.0% Stronger figure20.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

JFS

Kingsbury High School

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