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Grammar schools in the Reading 11+ area

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial Team

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In short

Reading's grammar schools are Kendrick School, for girlsKendrick School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: Kendrick School is a selective girls’ school with academy status and therefore is its own admissions authority.View the official source, and Reading School, for boysReading School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: Reading School is a selective boys' grammar school.View the official source. They do not share a test. You register with each school directly, and you name the school on your council form as well. Each school then sets its own standard each year and ranks children who reach it within its priority groups. Address matters a great deal at both. The schools are listed A to Z, with no ranking.

How far offers reached at each school

Listed A to Z. Each school uses its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.

Listed A to Z by school name.

  1. Kendrick SchoolGirls

    No distance published

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    128 places, 2027 entry

  2. Reading SchoolBoys

    No distance published

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    150 places, 2027 entry

Reading's grammar schools are Kendrick School, for girlsKendrick School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: Kendrick School is a selective girls’ school with academy status and therefore is its own admissions authority.View the official source, and Reading School, for boysReading School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: Reading School is a selective boys' grammar school.View the official source. They do not share a test. Kendrick uses papers from GL AssessmentKendrick School entrance test (GL Assessment): Test providerChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: All marking and standardisation will be carried out by GL Assessment.View the official source. Reading School uses papers from FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)Reading School entrance test (FSCE): Test providerChecked 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. You register with each school directly, and you name the school on your council form as well. Each school then sets its own standard each year and ranks children who reach it within its priority groups. Address matters a great deal at both, as the sections below show. The schools are listed A to Z. We do not rank them, because the right school depends on your child.

Reading grammar schools at a glance

SchoolPupilsYear 7 places, September 2027Number of test papers
Kendrick SchoolgirlsKendrick School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: Kendrick School is a selective girls’ school with academy status and therefore is its own admissions authority.View the official source128Kendrick School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: The Admission Number for places in Year 7 for September 2027 is 128.View the official source2Kendrick School entrance test (GL Assessment): Paper countChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: There will be two tests each of approximately one hour duration.View the official source
Reading SchoolboysReading School: PupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: Reading School is a selective boys' grammar school.View the official source150Reading School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: The Published Admissions Number (PAN) is 150.View the official source4Reading School entrance test (FSCE): Paper countChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: The test consists of four papers: Adventure, Beacon, Compass, and Discovery.View the official source

Catchment and special places

Kendrick gives places in this order: (1) Looked after and previously looked after girls (lower qualifying score). (2) Pupil premium or service premium girls living in Priority Area 1 or 2 (lower qualifying score). (3) Girls living in Priority Area 1 or 2, by rank, until up to 75% (96) of places are offered. (4) Remaining 25% (32) places: Priority Area 1 first, by rank. (5) Then Priority Area 2, by rank. (6) Girls living outside the designated area.Kendrick School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: Offers will be made from the ranked list in the following order and within each category:View the official source

Reading School has day and boarding places. Its split is: day: 138; boarding: 12Reading School: Day boarding splitChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: The School admits 138 day pupils into Year 7 each year. An additional 12 boarding places are availableView the official source. It also offers these special places: sporting aptitude (15 places); weekly boarding (12 places); feeder schoolsReading School: Special places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Reading School.The source says: Up to 15 places (Category 2) may be offered to candidates (from both day and boarding) who:View the official source.

For each school's test dates, see the Reading dates page. To compare both schools with your own journey and preferences, use the Reading 11+ plan. If you are also looking at Slough's schools, see grammar schools in Berkshire.