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In 2026-27, the last place at JFS went to an applicant living 15.66 miles from the school. JFS ranks faith before distance, so this distance describes children who meet its faith priorities; a family with no faith priority comes after them. We hold 2 years of published distances for this school.
We do not compare these years: we do not hold the criterion the last place went under for every one of them, or it differs between them, so the distances may not be like for like.
In 2026-27, JFS received 774 applications for 300 places — around 2.6 per place. 415 named it as a first preference, or about 1.4 first choices per place.
JFS has an upcoming open event: open day on Thursday, 15 October 2026. Seeing the school in person is the best way to judge whether the cut-off numbers above should worry you.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-28 | — | 300 | — | — |
| 2026-27 | 15.66 mi | 300 | 774 | 415 |
| 2025-26 | 5.83 mi (priority group) | 300 | 762 | 398 |
| 2024-25 | — | 375 offered | 675 | 315 |
| 2023-24 | — | 340 offered | 648 | 244 |
| 2022-23 | — | 322 offered | 649 | 244 |
| 2021-22 | — | 341 offered | 731 | 298 |
| 2020-21 | — | 365 offered | 801 | 352 |
| 2019-20 | — | 347 offered | 780 | 336 |
| 2018-19 | — | 327 offered | 767 | 315 |
| 2017-18 | — | 295 offered | 709 | 327 |
| 2016-17 | — | 289 offered | 777 | 361 |
| 2015-16 | — | 307 offered | 783 | 426 |
| 2014-15 | — | 292 offered | 729 | 371 |
12 earlier years of Year 7 figures
Last distance offered, places, applications and first preferences for Year 7 entry, 2014-15 to 2025-26, where the council published them, are part of Pro.
Verified from official sources across all four UK nations — when a figure isn't confirmed, we show nothing, never a guess.How to read this: the last distance offered is an outcome of each admission round — how far from the school the final offer reached after places were allocated under the published criteria. It is not a catchment boundary and it moves every year with sibling numbers, birth-year cohort size and application patterns.
Figures come from the local authority's published allocation data. Some councils publish the National Offer Day figure, which can understate the final September position after waiting-list movement — always confirm with the admissions authority before relying on a single year.
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