Kendrick School
London Road, Reading, RG1 5BN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- KENDRICK SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ms Christine Kattirtzi
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 920
- Pupils on roll
- 939
- URN
- 136448
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189015859
About this school
Kendrick School is a girls' secondary academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 939 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 100 | 97 | 128 |
| Attainment 8 score | 84.3 | 84.4 | 84.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.06 +0.77 to +1.35 | +1.07 +0.77 to +1.36 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 94% | 92.8% | 93.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kendrick School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Reading average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84.3 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 84.4 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 84 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 865 |
| 2023/24 | 903 |
| 2024/25 | 934 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kendrick School compares
Kendrick School ranked 1st of 9 secondary schools in Reading for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84 | 4.9% | 9.2% | 939 | — |
| Reading School | 83 | 4.5% | 9% | 1,138 | 0.5 miles |
| Reading Girls' School | 51.8 | 8% | 28.3% | 905 | 1.1 miles |
| Maiden Erlegh School in Reading | 45.6 | 8.1% | 29.6% | 889 | 1.1 miles |
| UTC Reading | 42 | 13.3% | 24.5% | 299 | 1.1 miles |
| River Academy | — | 5.1% | 29% | 373 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.2%
- English as an additional language
- 22.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 11.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Reading School0.5 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Reading Girls' School1.1 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading1.1 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
UTC Reading1.1 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
River Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Kendrick School ranks 1st of the 19 ranked secondary schools in Reading.
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Secondary
- Denefield School Secondary
- Hartland High School Secondary
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- King's Academy Prospect Secondary
- Langtree School Secondary
- Little Heath School Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading Secondary
- Oakbank School Secondary
- Reading Girls' School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kendrick School teach?
- Kendrick School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Kendrick School?
- The headteacher of Kendrick School is Ms Christine Kattirtzi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kendrick School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kendrick School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Kendrick School?
- Kendrick School has 939 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Kendrick School full?
- Kendrick School has capacity for 920 pupils and 939 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kendrick School a faith school?
- No. Kendrick School has no designated religious character.
- Is Kendrick School a selective school?
- Yes. Kendrick School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Kendrick School?
- Kendrick School is part of KENDRICK SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kendrick School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 84.3 in 2022/23 and 84 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kendrick School rank locally?
- Kendrick School ranked 1st of 9 secondary schools in Reading for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kendrick School's absence rate?
- Kendrick School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kendrick School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kendrick School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.