Kendrick School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Reading
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Qualifying score | 99.00 |
| Qualifying score · Pupil Premium, Service Premium or in care | 94.00 |
From Kendrick School · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From Reading Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Kendrick School is a secondary school in Reading for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 8 November 2022. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Kendrick School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 drew 351 first-choice applications for 127 offers; 119 offers went to first-choice families, and 232 first-choice families (66%) were not offered a place.
- Its 2.8 first choices per offer for Year 7 2026 were the highest of 10 Reading secondary schools, and 236 of the 467 applications (51%) came from families living outside Reading.
- For Year 7 2026 entry, the 11+ qualifying score was 99.00 across Paper 1 and Paper 2, and 94.00 for girls on Pupil Premium or Service Premium, or in care.
- In 2024/25, 100% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the A level average grade was B+ (England B-), with progress from GCSE below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Reading schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- London Road, Reading, RG1 5BN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 939 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 8 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils and sixth formers are justly proud of their school community.”
- “They delight in their learning and truly excel here.”
- “One parent spoke for many when reflecting, ‘The school does a great job of creating well-rounded, kind, human beings who will hopefully go on to make the world a better place.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 100% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 84 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 351 first-preference applications, 127 offers in total, 119 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Reading.
- Reading School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Reading Girls' School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- UTC Reading 1.1 mi Not judged
- River Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The WREN School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hartland High School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published