Kendrick School

State-Funded School

kendrick-school-reading-south-east

South EastRegion

ReadingLocal Authority

Reading CentralConstituency

RG1 5BNPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Kendrick School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Reading, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 939 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 84
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 100%
EBacc average point score: 8.29

Ethnicity

White

15%

Asian

65%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

939

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 939
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
5 Nov 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.