Kendrick School
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Attainment 8 of 84.0 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- Attainment 8:
- 84.0
- 5+ Eng & Maths:
- 100%
- Academic year:
- 2024/2025
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- Progress 8:
- +1.07
- Confidence interval:
- [0.77, 1.36]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Grammar School Entry
Verified key dates
Verified exam details
Open days from the school website
Entry requirements
Applications for Year 7 require both the local authority CAF and a separate registration for the Kendrick School Admission Test. Kendrick is a selective girls? school and its Year 7 admission tests determine ranking for allocation.
Exam dates and admissions evidence
The 2027 admissions policy states that online registration opens on 1 May 2026 and closes on Wednesday 1 July 2026 at midnight. The admission tests for entry in September 2027 will take place in Autumn 2026, with two one-hour papers and a short break between them. For the previous cycle, the 2026 admissions policy states that test day was Friday 19 September 2025 and the open day sessions were on Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 April 2025.
Verification
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 128 | 84.0 | — | 100.0% | 93.8% | 8.3 |
| 2023/2024 | 97 | 84.4 | +1.07 | 100.0% | 92.8% | 8.3 |
| 2022/2023 | 100 | 84.3 | +1.06 | 99.0% | 94.0% | 8.3 |
| 2021/2022 | 99 | 86.6 | +0.92 | 100.0% | 93.0% | 8.5 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Reading for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136448 |
| Local authority | Reading |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Christine Kattirtzi |
| Trust | KENDRICK SCHOOL |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | RG1 5BN |
| Latest pupils | 128 |
| FSM eligible | 8.7% |
Contact and identifiers
London Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5BN
http://www.kendrick.reading.sch.uk/View local authority page1189015859| DfE number | 5413 |
| UKPRN | 10032955 |
| Opened | 1 Feb 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 30 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 12 Jan 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 8 Nov 2022 |
| Publication date | 12 Jan 2023 |