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Fully selective state school · Reading

Kendrick School 11+ admissions

Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.

September 2027 entry

Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026

At a glance

Address
London Road, Reading, South East, RG1 5BN
Year 7 admission
Girls for Year 7 admission
School type
Fully selective state school
Funding
State-funded
Day or boarding
Day school
Religion or denomination
GIAS records no applicable religious character.
Published admission number
128
September 2027 entry
Academically selected places
128
September 2027 entry
Preferences per offer
The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
Assessment provider
GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.

Selection route

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.
Oversubscription
After named EHCP applicants, looked-after or previously looked-after and Priority Area 1 or 2 Pupil or Service Premium categories receive the lower qualifying threshold; up to 75% of places go to designated-area Priority Area 1 or 2 applicants, remaining places to Priority Area 1, Priority Area 2, then outside-area applicants, ranked by test performance with distance and random tie-breaks.
Registration
GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

What the assessment covers

GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

Key dates

Registration opens
GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
Registration deadline
GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
Test date
GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
CAF deadline
GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
National Offer Day
GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Fees

Fee per term
This is a state-funded school.
Fee per year
This is a state-funded school.
Published fee context
This is a state-funded school.

Inspection context

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

Questions families ask

Which 11+ test does Kendrick School use?

The current official evidence does not yet publish Kendrick School's school-specific test details for September 2027 entry.

How many Year 7 places does Kendrick School have?

Kendrick School's published admission number is 128 for September 2027 entry.

Who is eligible to apply to Kendrick School?

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.

Are Kendrick School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?

After named EHCP applicants, looked-after or previously looked-after and Priority Area 1 or 2 Pupil or Service Premium categories receive the lower qualifying threshold; up to 75% of places go to designated-area Priority Area 1 or 2 applicants, remaining places to Priority Area 1, Priority Area 2, then outside-area applicants, ranked by test performance with distance and random tie-breaks.

What subjects should a child prepare for Kendrick School?

The exact assessed subjects for Kendrick School are not yet published in the current evidence. The preparation links are general 11+ practice, not a claim about this school's format.

How current is the information for Kendrick School?

Trace Learn reviewed 3 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.

Sources and review record

  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.

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