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Jewish school is top comprehensive in England

Yavneh College is best-performing non-selective school, according to Sunday Times guide

November 26, 2018 13:37
Yavneh College (photo: John Rifkin)
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Yavneh College in Hertfordshire is the top comprehensive in England and Wales, according to a Sunday Times table based on the school’s A-level and GCSE performance this year.

The school was ranked 52 in the newspaper’s annual list of the top 500 state secondaries but all of those ahead of it were selective-entry schools.

JFS was the third placed comprehensive - and joint 87th in the national table.

Spencer Lewis, the headteacher of Yavneh, which opened in 2006, said, “This is a wonderful achievement and is a testament to the hard work our pupils put into their studies and to the dedication and expertise of our staff who do so much to support them throughout the year.”