Kendrick School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Reading
London Road, Reading, RG1 5BN
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 08/11/2022
Application demand
32%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.1%
11.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
939
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
920 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
32%
1st preference success rate
123 of 384 families who put it first got an offer
127
Places offered
495
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 384 | 123 | ● 32% |
| 2nd preference | 61 | 4 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 26 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 495 | 127 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Reading lets families list 4 preferences. 273 applications came from outside the council area (78 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nick Simmonds
- Address
- London Road, Reading, RG1 5BN
- Phone
- 01189015859
- Local authority
- Reading
- Ward / constituency
- Katesgrove · Reading Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136448
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 24% | — | — |
| SEN support | 3% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KENDRICK SCHOOL
939 pupils · 920 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 641 pupils
Attendance
95.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 84.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.07 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 8.28 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 44.68 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 84 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 100% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 93.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 8.29 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 128 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 44.47 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 51.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 147 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 128 | 95% | 100% | 100% | |
| English Language | 128 | 86% | 99% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 128 | 95% | 100% | 100% | |
| Biology | 123 | 93% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 123 | 93% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 123 | 93% | 100% | 100% | |
| Business | 106 | 92% | 98% | 100% | |
| Geography | 92 | 98% | 100% | 100% | |
| German | 81 | 90% | 99% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 62 | 87% | 98% | 98% | |
| History | 52 | 96% | 100% | 100% | |
| French | 49 | 98% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 112 | 38% | 65% | 80% | |
| Chemistry | 70 | 27% | 61% | 76% | |
| Biology | 60 | 22% | 60% | 77% | |
| Physics | 48 | 17% | 38% | 63% | |
| Economics | 41 | 12% | 46% | 88% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 29 | 45% | 76% | 97% | |
| English Literature | 17 | 18% | 29% | 94% | |
| History | 14 | 43% | 71% | 100% | |
| Geography | 14 | 36% | 64% | 100% | |
| Sociology | 13 | 8% | 31% | 77% | |
| Computer Science | 13 | 15% | 31% | 54% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 11 | 0% | 9% | 64% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #63 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10070: Kendrick School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 20 |
| Offers | 9 |
| Success rate | 45% |
| Accepted offers | 7 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 74% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Reading council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.