Kennet School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 14 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Unique reference
- 136647
- Address
- Stoney Lane, RG19 4LL
- Website
- www.kennetschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1855 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
White British 80.2%
Other White 6.4%
Mixed 4.9%
Indian 2.2%
Chinese 1%
African 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.35
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.22
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.9
Local authority average 49.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.34
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 6 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 9 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 32 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 26 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 110 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Kennet School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 290
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 257
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 300 150 150 |
| Year 8 | 298 151 147 |
| Year 9 | 301 147 154 |
| Year 10 | 300 155 145 |
| Year 11 | 327 183 144 |
| Year 12 | 186 86 100 |
| Year 13 | 143 63 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 86.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 21.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 69.0% 60.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 60.0% 64.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 21.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 17.0% 19.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.3% 1.7% |