Kendrick School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 8 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Reading
- Unique reference
- 136448
- Address
- London Road, RG1 5BN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 934 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 22.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.4%
- Persistent absence
- 6.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.6%
Indian 47.6%
White British 11%
Pakistani 7.9%
Other Asian 7.5%
Chinese 7.4%
Mixed 6.2%
Other White 4.8%
African 3.6%
Other 1.8%
Unclassified 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 94%
Local authority average 53%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 100%
Local authority average 51%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 83.8
Local authority average 50.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 8.28
Local authority average 4.63
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 123 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 106 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 123 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 62 |
| English Language | GCSE | 128 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 128 |
Admissions
Kendrick School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 127
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 384
- 2nd preference
- 61
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 273
Offers
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 78
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 128 0 128 |
| Year 8 | 128 0 128 |
| Year 9 | 128 0 128 |
| Year 10 | 129 0 129 |
| Year 11 | 128 0 128 |
| Year 12 | 146 0 146 |
| Year 13 | 147 0 147 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 87.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 0.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 90.0% 52.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 8.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 4.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 90.0% 74.7% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 72.0% 40.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.8% 2.4% |