KEKendrick School 11+ admissions

Assessment route not published.

Eligibility

Girls normally born 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016, working in Year 6, must register for and sit Kendrick's two-paper admission test and complete the home Local Authority Common Application Form.

Score policy

Two tests assess English, Mathematics, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning; raw scores are age-standardised and aggregated, with a qualifying score set to two decimal places and a five-point lower threshold for looked-after and eligible Premium categories.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

Priority postcode districts: RG1, RG7, RG8, RG9, RG10, RG12, RG40, RG41, RG42, RG45, GU46, GU47.

Additional postcode sectors: RG2 0, RG2 6, RG2 7, RG2 8, RG30 1, RG30 2, RG30 3, RG30 4, RG30 6, RG31 4, RG31 5, RG31 6, RG31 7, RG4 5, RG4 6, RG4 7, RG4 8, RG5 3, RG6 1, RG6 5, RG6 6, RG6 7, RG2 9, RG4 9, RG5 4, RG6 3, RG6 4, RG27 0, GU17 0, SL6 3, SL6 4, SL6 5, SL6 6. Only these parts of the districts are included.

This list combines two different priority tiers. Area 1 is RG1 and sectors RG2 0, RG2 6, RG2 7, RG2 8, RG30 1, RG30 2, RG30 3, RG30 4, RG30 6, RG31 4, RG31 5, RG31 6, RG31 7, RG4 5, RG4 6, RG4 7, RG4 8, RG5 3, RG6 1, RG6 5, RG6 6, RG6 7. Area 2 is RG7, RG8, RG9, RG10, RG12, RG40, RG41, RG42, RG45, GU46, GU47, and sectors RG2 9, RG4 9, RG5 4, RG6 3, RG6 4, RG27 0, GU17 0, SL6 3, SL6 4, SL6 5, SL6 6. Appendix 1 lists these precisely; only the named sectors of other districts are included. A match cannot decide the allocation category, score or residence evidence. The permanent home must apply at application and no later than 31 August 2026, and continue at entry. Later moves improving priority are considered on the waiting list on 8 September 2027 after offer-acceptance deadlines; moves reducing priority apply immediately. Confirm the full address and tier with the school.

EHCP-named children are admitted first. A cohort score is set to two decimals; care and premium categories have a score five points lower. Applicants are ranked by test performance within categories. First come looked-after/previously looked-after children, including adoption after overseas state care; then evidenced Pupil/Service Premium applicants eligible on 31 August 2026 and resident in Area 1 or 2 on that date through entry. These categories can receive offers outside the top 128 ranking, but the total remains 128. Next, applicants in either area are offered places until up to 96 places (75%) have been offered. The remaining 32 places (25%) go to Area 1, then Area 2, then outside-area applicants by rank. The 96 places are not reserved only for Area 1. Premium includes current/past-six-year FSM and the policy’s specified service-child categories; documentary evidence or primary-school confirmation is required. The waiting list uses the original criteria from 1 March 2027 to 31 January 2028. Its equal-score rule prioritises nearer designated-area homes before outside-area homes; distance uses Reading Council grid references/digital mapping from home to the front gate, then independently supervised random allocation for equidistant applicants. This tie-break paragraph specifically describes the waiting list; confirm its application to initial offers with the school. The permanent home is the majority Monday-Friday residence; formal equal-care orders allow parents to agree an address, otherwise majority care or, without a formal agreement, the child-benefit address applies. Temporary convenience addresses are excluded and other available homes must be declared. Post-August moves improving priority wait until 8 September 2027; moves reducing it apply immediately. Registration and the CAF are separate requirements. Use the policy on pages 21-25: the earlier guide summary says “and” for the combined areas, while category 3 in the policy says “or”.

For September 2027 entry. Policy checked 2026-10-01. A priority category does not guarantee an offer.

DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. Each preference is a school named on an application; a child can name several schools. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.

School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01.

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Registration opens

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Registration deadline

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Test date

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CAF deadline

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National Offer Day

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Every 11+ test's dates are in the 11+ dates calendar. To decide where this school goes on the application form, use the school application order planner.

Fee per term

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Fee per year

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Published fee context

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Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

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1. Open state-funded school fields CSV

   Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.

2. Year 7 Admission Policy - September 2027 Entry

   Kendrick School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

3. ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract

   Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.

4. Year 7 Admission Policy - September 2027 Entry

   Kendrick School. Accessed 1 October 2026. September 2027 entry.