Reading 11+: Kendrick School and Reading School

The schools share a town but not a test. Kendrick's test comes from GL AssessmentSource for Kendrick School entrance test (GL Assessment): Test providerKendrick School entrance test (GL Assessment): Test providerCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: All marking and standardisation will be carried out by GL Assessment.View the official source, and girls sit it at the start of Year 6. Reading School uses FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)Source for Reading School entrance test (FSCE): Test providerReading School entrance test (FSCE): Test providerCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: Please click on the link below to find out more about the FSCE Tests:View the official source and holds its main sitting before the summer holiday at the end of Year 5. Each school registers its own candidates, marks its own test and sets its own standard.

Kendrick's papers. Girls sit 2Source for Kendrick School entrance test (GL Assessment): Paper countKendrick School entrance test (GL Assessment): Paper countCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: There will be two tests each of approximately one hour duration.View the official source papers, with multiple-choiceSource for Kendrick School entrance test (GL Assessment): Answer formatKendrick School entrance test (GL Assessment): Answer formatCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: We recommend children familiarise themselves with the multiple-choice layout of the testView the official source answers, at Kendrick School (morning or afternoon session)Source for Kendrick School 2027 entry: Test venueKendrick School 2027 entry: Test venueCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: The tests will take place on Friday 18th September 2026 at Kendrick School, in either the morning or the afternoon.View the official source. Across the papers, questions cover English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Girls who live outside the designated area sit on a separate, later day. More on the Kendrick School page.

Reading School's papers. The FSCE test is built on Key Stage 2 up to and including the Year 5 programme of study; plus thinking like an author, problem solving and thinking creativelySource for Reading School entrance test (FSCE): Curriculum basisReading School entrance test (FSCE): Curriculum basisCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: Children are expected to show ability appropriate to the Key Stage 2 curriculum, up to and including the Year 5 programme of study. No additional preparation is necessary.View the official source. Question styles are mixedSource for Reading School entrance test (FSCE): Answer formatReading School entrance test (FSCE): Answer formatCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: These include multiple choice, constrained response and written questionsView the official source, from multiple choice to written answers. On preparation, the school offers familiarisation guides for children and parents; no practice or past papersSource for Reading School entrance test (FSCE): Familiarisation materialsReading School entrance test (FSCE): Familiarisation materialsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: Please note: there are no commercially available practice test papers for the FSCE Ltd tests.View the official source. Scores are standardised with age adjustment; element weightings set annuallySource for Reading School entrance test (FSCE): StandardisationReading School entrance test (FSCE): StandardisationCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: All test data will be used to produce standardised scores, with age adjustments applied. The school may apply weightings to different elements of the test, which are set annually.View the official source. Day applicants who live outside the catchment area take the test at a later sitting in Year 6. The school's documents describe how and where that sitting is held in different ways, so we are checking with the school before we say more.

Not linked to Slough. Slough's grammar schools no longer share 11+ scores with Kendrick or Reading School, and neither Reading school uses the Slough test. If you are also looking at Slough, see our Slough 11+ guide.

Both schools rank children by score, but they use different words and different rules.

• Kendrick's qualifying score. The policy says girls are ranked on the aggregate of their two age-standardised scores; a qualifying score (to two decimal places) is set for categories 3-6, and a score 5 points lower applies to looked-after, pupil-premium and service-premium girlsSource for Kendrick School: Qualifying rule (2027)Kendrick School: Qualifying rule (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: Applicants will be ranked according to their performance in the tests. A qualifying score will be determined (to two decimal places) for candidates in categories 3-6 of the oversubscription criteria below. A qualifying score of 5 points lower than this score will be applied for candidates in categories 1 and 2View the official source. The school sets this score each year, so there is no fixed mark to aim for.
• Reading School's eligible score. The school uses an 'eligible score' set each year by the Governors' Admissions Committee; a boy must be of the standard in every element (no compensation between elements)Source for Reading School: Qualifying rule (2027)Reading School: Qualifying rule (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: To be eligible, a candidate must be 'of the standard' in each of the elements of the entrance test. They may score highly on one area but if they perform poorly on another, they will not be classed as eligible.View the official source. In practice, a strong result in one element cannot make up for a weak one in another. Among boys who are eligible, places then go by category and by score.

We have not yet verified any past qualifying or eligible scores for either school, so we do not show any here. A score from one school's test cannot be used at the other.

Both schools give extra room to children eligible for the pupil premium (usually those who get, or recently got, free school meals) and to service children, but each sets its own condition.

• Kendrick: pupil premium and service premium girls in Priority Area 1 or 2 need a qualifying score 5 points lower and are offered a place even if outside the top 128Source for Kendrick School: Pp priority (2027)Kendrick School: Pp priority (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: In Category 2 above, any such applicant, provided she has achieved the lower qualifying score and her permanent home address is within Priority Area 1 or 2 of the designated area of the school, will be offered a place even if she is not ranked in the top 128 places.View the official source. Kendrick also offers a free familiarisation programme for Year 5 girls on pupil premium, service premium or in care living in the designated area, plus an after-school club for Years 3-5Source for Kendrick School: Widening horizonsKendrick School: Widening horizonsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: For those students who are in Year 5 and are pupil premium, service premium or children in care and live in the school’s designated area and are interested in taking our admission tests, we provide a free familiarisation programme.View the official source.
• Reading School: in-catchment pupil premium and service premium boys are in Category 1 with an eligible score 5 marks below the usual scoreSource for Reading School: Pp priority (2027)Reading School: Pp priority (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: Pupil Premium or Service Premium: who live in the catchment area and are entitled to the Pupil Premium or Service Premium grant. The eligible score for these candidates is 5 marks below the usual eligible score.View the official source. For 2027 entry, the school's documents gave different deadlines for sending this evidence; we are checking which applied.

Our pupil premium and the 11+ guide explains the general rules.

This section is general information, not legal advice. Check each school's own appeal guidance and deadlines.

Neither school has published its 2027-entry appeal deadline in a form we could check. Both say that a family refused a place can appeal to an independent panel after National Offer Day (Monday 1 March 2027Source for Reading 2027 entry: National Offer DayReading 2027 entry: National Offer DayCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: They will be informed by the home LA, [...] on the national offer date, 1 March 2027.View the official source).

• Kendrick: appeals go to an Independent Appeal PanelSource for Kendrick School: Appeals route (2027)Kendrick School: Appeals route (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: Parents/carers have a right of appeal to an Independent Appeal Panel if they are not offered a place.View the official source. The school keeps a waiting list, ordered by the oversubscription criteria; used to offer places from 1 March 2027 until 31 January 2028Source for Kendrick School: Waiting list (2027)Kendrick School: Waiting list (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: After 1 March 2027, this waiting list will be used to offer [...] places until 31 January 2028.View the official source.
• Reading School: appeals go to an Independent Appeal Panel; for 2026 entry the deadline was 30 March 2026 and hearings are normally in May or JuneSource for Reading School: Appeals route (2027)Reading School: Appeals route (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: If your child is not offered a place at the school of your choice, you have a right to appeal against this decision to an Independent Appeal Panel.View the official source. The school publishes its appeal details on its website after National Offer Day.

You can only appeal for a school you applied for, so name it on your form even if your child did not reach the score. Appeals for full grammar schools often do not succeed, so keep a realistic alternative on your list. Our grammar school appeals guide explains the process.

We have not seen any announced change to either test for 2028 entry. Kendrick's 2028 test provider is Not yet publishedNot yet published: details for Kendrick School: Test family by entry year (2028)Kendrick School: Test family by entry year (2028)CloseNot yet published by Kendrick School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: the Admissions Policy, once ratified by our trustees, should be available in January 2027.View the official source, and its policy and open event are expected on the timetable given above. Reading School's provider for 2028 entry is Not yet publishedNot yet published: details for Reading School: Test family by entry year (2028)Reading School: Test family by entry year (2028)CloseNot yet published by Reading School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: The admissions policies for 2027 entry have been finalised and approved by the School Governing Board and can be viewed below.View the official source. We will update this guide when either school confirms its arrangements.