Noa Swabel, a 16-year-old London schoolgirl from Golders Green, ranked seventh in the International Bible Quiz held in Jerusalem and broadcast on Israeli TV on Yom Haatzmaut.

After six years of service, Katherine Brice, the headteacher of Hasmonean High School for Girls, is set to retire in January.

Hasmonean High School for Girls in Mill Hill excelled in Jewish studies, with outstanding praise from visiting inspectors for its dynamic leadership vision and student progress.

JFS has been recognized as the top comprehensive school in England and Wales in a survey by The Times.

Hasmonean High School for Girls received a positive assessment from Ofsted, being graded as good with outstanding features in its first inspection as an independent school following the split from the boys' division.