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Reading 11+

Kendrick School: 11+ entry

Kendrick School, London Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5BN

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

Score to qualify
Not published yet
Year 7 places
128
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()PANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: Kendrick School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Last distance offered
Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.

Your next deadline

Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()CAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days

How far offers reached

In short

Kendrick School is a grammar 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 in Reading, with 128Kendrick 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 source Year 7 places for September 2027. Girls sit Kendrick's Admission Test, set by 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, early in Year 6 and are ranked on their combined score. Most places go to girls living in its designated area of Priority Areas 1 and 2. Results for 2027 entry arrive in October 2026, before the 31 October application deadlineKendrick School 2027 entry: ResultsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: The result of the Admission Test will be made available to parents/carers in advance of the Common Application deadline [...] of 31 October 2026, unless there are exceptional circumstances.View the official source.

Year 5 now? Dates for 2028 entry are not published yet. 2028 dates

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Kendrick School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

CheckedDepartment for Education (GOV.UK)9 Oct 2026

No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at Kendrick School. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Kendrick School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Kendrick School, September 2026 entry
Figure	Department for Education
First-preference applications	351First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,870,E06000038,Reading,Secondary,8705413,z,4,Kendrick School,127,127,119,7,1,467,351,65,35,2.9495798319327733,2.763779527559055,236,59,Academy converter,No religious character,8.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001438,Reading Central,136448,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)	467All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,870,E06000038,Reading,Secondary,8705413,z,4,Kendrick School,127,127,119,7,1,467,351,65,35,2.9495798319327733,2.763779527559055,236,59,Academy converter,No religious character,8.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001438,Reading Central,136448,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day	127Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,870,E06000038,Reading,Secondary,8705413,z,4,Kendrick School,127,127,119,7,1,467,351,65,35,2.9495798319327733,2.763779527559055,236,59,Academy converter,No religious character,8.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001438,Reading Central,136448,7View the official source
Applicants per place	3.7Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,870,E06000038,Reading,Secondary,8705413,z,4,Kendrick School,127,127,119,7,1,467,351,65,35,2.9495798319327733,2.763779527559055,236,59,Academy converter,No religious character,8.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001438,Reading Central,136448,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked 16 Oct 2026

About these figures

Kendrick does not use a fixed mark. Its qualifying score is worked out afresh each year, so last year's figure would not tell you what is needed next time.

We did not find past qualifying scores, or figures for how many girls applied and were offered places, in the school's published admissions documents. We will add them here if Kendrick publishes them.

At a glance

Kendrick School in brief

All facts checked 9 Oct 2026tap a value for its source

Pupils: girlsPupilsChecked 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; Who the school admits.
School type: academySchool typeChecked 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; How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places: 128Year 7 placesChecked 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 source2027 entry; The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
admission authorityThe organisation that sets a school’s admission rules and decides who is offered a place. For academies and most grammar schools, this is the school’s trust or governing board. For community schools, it is the council.: the school (academy, its own admission authority)Admission authorityChecked 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; Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
catchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.: A mapped area (see the admission rules); Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF): Yes, for this school; An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

Add to my calendar

All dates checked 9 Oct 2026Kendrick School

3 earlier steps, all doneShow

Done: Test registration opens
Fri 1 May 2026
Done: Test registration closes
Wed 1 Jul 202611:59pm
Done: Test day
Fri 18 Sept 2026

Next: School place applications close (CAF)
Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days
Coming up: Results
October 2026Expected
Coming up: National Offer Day
Mon 1 Mar 2027
Not published yet: Appeal deadline
Not yet published

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.

Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: National Offer Day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Appeal deadline
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Notes on these dates

Girls applying for 2027 entry were born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016Kendrick School 2027 entry: Birth date rangeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: For entry in September 2027 a girl’s date of birth would normally fall on or between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 and she must be working in Year 6 at the time of testing.View the official source. For 2028 entry, Kendrick has given this timetable so far: open event in April 2027; 2028 policy expected January 2027Kendrick School 2028 entry: Dates published byChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: Our Open Event for current Year 5s interested in 2028 entry into Year 7 will be in April 2027.View the official source. We will add exact dates as soon as the school publishes them.

How places are given

6 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Kendrick School gives places using these rules (its oversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).

1
Looked after and previously looked after girls (lower qualifying score)
The policy's own words
The applicant is a looked after child or previously looked after child
2
Pupil premium or service premium girls living in Priority Area 1 or 2 (lower qualifying score)
The policy's own words
The applicant is in receipt of Pupil Premium or Service Premium on 31 August 2026. The applicant’s permanent home address must also be within Priority Area 1 or 2
3
Girls living in Priority Area 1 or 2, by rank, until up to 75% (96) of places are offered
The policy's own words
Offers will then be made from the ranked list, according to the ranked order until up to 75% (96) of places have been offered
4
Remaining 25% (32) places: Priority Area 1 first, by rank
The policy's own words
The remaining 25% (32) places will be offered in the following order ... within Priority Area 1
5
Then Priority Area 2, by rank
The policy's own words
The permanent home address of the applicant is within Priority Area 2 of the designated area
6
Girls living outside the designated area
The policy's own words
Applicants whose permanent home address is NOT in the designated area of the school.

Source: Kendrick School, checked 9 Oct 2026

Who qualifies: 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: Kendrick School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Catchment: designated area of Priority Area 1 (RG1; RG2 0, 6, 7, 8; RG30 1-4, 6; RG31 4-7; RG4 5-8; RG5 3; RG6 1, 5, 6, 7) and Priority Area 2 (RG2 9, RG4 9, RG5 4, RG6 3, RG6 4, RG7, RG8, RG9, RG10, RG12, RG27 0, RG40, RG41, RG42, RG45, GU17 0, GU46, GU47, SL6 3-6)Source: Kendrick School, checked 9 Oct 2026
If two children are level for the last place: equal scores: nearest within the designated area first; then random allocation supervised by Reading Local AuthoritySource: Kendrick School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Brothers and sisters: No priority for brothers and sisters.Source: Kendrick School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Pupil premium: 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: Kendrick School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Supplementary form: Separate online registration for the Admission Test made directly to Kendrick School (includes photo, PP/SP/care status, special arrangements, property declarations), in addition to the home local authority (LA) CAF.Source: Kendrick School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Waiting list: ordered by the oversubscription criteria; used to offer places from 1 March 2027 until 31 January 2028Source: Kendrick School, checked 9 Oct 2026
Address used: The address you live at on Monday 31 August 2026 is the one that counts.Source: Kendrick School, checked 9 Oct 2026

The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.

More detail from our guide

2027 entry. The school's admission policy for September 2027 is determinedKendrick School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: RATIFIED – L&T TRUSTEE MEETING – THURSDAY 15TH JANUARY 2026View the official source (ratified on Thursday 15 January 2026Kendrick School: Determined date (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: RATIFIED – L&T TRUSTEE MEETING – THURSDAY 15TH JANUARY 2026View the official source). The scoring rule is: 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 girlsKendrick School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 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.

If more girls reach the qualifying score than there are places, Kendrick offers 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

In plain terms, a girl's home postcode decides which group she falls into, and her test rank decides her place within that group. Looked-after girls, and pupil-premium or service-premium girls from the priority areas, are considered first and need a lower score. The next block of places goes strictly by rank to girls from either priority area. What remains is offered to Priority Area 1 before Priority Area 2, and girls from outside the designated area are considered only after both.

Kendrick is unusually direct about the designated area: the school advises families outside the designated area not to register: no girl living outside it has been offered a place since the designated area began in 2013Kendrick School: Outside designated area adviceChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: no candidate, whatever the score they attain, who lives outside of our designated area has been offered a place at Kendrick School since the introduction of the designated area in 2013.View the official source. If you live outside it, read the policy carefully before registering.

Designated area: designated area of Priority Area 1 (RG1; RG2 0, 6, 7, 8; RG30 1-4, 6; RG31 4-7; RG4 5-8; RG5 3; RG6 1, 5, 6, 7) and Priority Area 2 (RG2 9, RG4 9, RG5 4, RG6 3, RG6 4, RG7, RG8, RG9, RG10, RG12, RG27 0, RG40, RG41, RG42, RG45, GU17 0, GU46, GU47, SL6 3-6)Kendrick School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: APPENDIX 1 - Designated Area Postcodes PRIORITY AREA 1 RG1 RG2 0, RG2 6, RG2 7, RG2 8View the official source
Which address counts: the home address on Monday 31 August 2026Kendrick School: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: The address which will be used for consideration to be living within the designated area is the applicant's permanent [...] home address at the time of application, and no later than 31 August 2026.View the official source.
Pupil premium and service premium: 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 128Kendrick School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 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.
Tie-break: equal scores: nearest within the designated area first; then random allocation supervised by Reading Local AuthorityKendrick School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: For those living equidistant from the school, an independent person will supervise random allocation. In the case of Kendrick School, this will be Reading Local Authority.View the official source. Distance is measured using grid references from home address to front gate of the schoolKendrick School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: Distance will be from the home address to the front gate of the school calculated using grid references and Reading Borough Council digital mapping software.View the official source.
Sisters: is there sibling priority? NoKendrick School: Sibling priority (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. Having an older sister at Kendrick does not move a girl up the order.
Waiting list: ordered by the oversubscription criteria; used to offer places from 1 March 2027 until 31 January 2028Kendrick School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 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.

2028 entry: the admission policy is Kendrick School: Document status (2028)Not 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 the designated area for that year is Kendrick School 2028 entry: DescriptionNot 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 2027View the official source. We will update this section once Kendrick's trustees ratify the 2028 policy.

The test

The entrance test

Test date, 2027 entry: Friday 18 September 2026

Kendrick's Admission Test is set by 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 and sat at Kendrick School (morning or afternoon session)Kendrick School 2027 entry: Test venueChecked 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, in Year 6Kendrick School 2027 entry: Year group at testChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: she must be working in Year 6 at the time of testing.View the official source. For 2027 entry the main test day was Friday 18 September 2026Kendrick School 2027 entry: Test dateChecked 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.

Papers: Test 1 (English, Mathematics, Non-Verbal Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning; 60 minutes); Test 2 (English, Mathematics, Non-Verbal Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning; 60 minutes)Kendrick School entrance test (GL Assessment): PapersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: There will be two tests each of approximately one hour duration. There will be a short break between the two test sessions. The tests will assess English, Mathematics, Non-Verbal and Verbal Reasoning.View the official source.
Answers: multiple-choiceKendrick School entrance test (GL Assessment): Answer formatChecked 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, so girls choose from given options rather than writing at length.
Scoring: raw scores age-standardised; ranking by the aggregate of both papersKendrick School entrance test (GL Assessment): StandardisationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: The raw scores will be age standardised and the ranking is determined by the aggregate of the age standardised scores of both papers.View the official source. Age-standardising means the youngest girls in the year group are compared fairly with the oldest.
Other sittings: girls living outside the designated area (later date to be advised): date not given; illness or exceptional circumstances (within 2 weeks of the main date): date not givenKendrick School 2027 entry: Alternative sittingsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: Candidates who live outside of our designated area will not sit the test on Friday 18th September 2026, but on a later date to be advised in due course.View the official source.
Registering: register for the Admission Test directly with Kendrick School online, as well as naming the school on the council applicationKendrick School: Registration route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: In addition, a separate application (to register for the Admission Test) must be made directly to Kendrick School.View the official source. For 2027 entry, the form was open from Friday 1 May 2026Kendrick School 2027 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: Parents/carers must register for the Kendrick School Admission Test by completing the online registration form available [...] on the school website from 1 May 2026.View the official source to Wednesday 1 July 2026, midnightKendrick School 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: The deadline for registering for the Admission Tests for entry into Year 7 in [...] September 2027 is Wednesday 1 July 2026 (midnight).View the official source.
Access arrangements: requests for 2027 entry were due by Wednesday 1 July 2026Kendrick School 2027 entry: Access arrangements deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: Requests for special arrangements should be made by completing the appropriate section of the Kendrick School online [...] registration form by the closing date of Wednesday 1 July 2026 at midnight.View the official source.

Free familiarisation for some Year 5 girls. Kendrick 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 3-5Kendrick School: Widening horizonsChecked 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. If your daughter may be eligible, ask the admissions team about it in Year 5.

For how this test compares with the boys' test at Reading School, see the Reading 11+ guide.

How the Reading test works

Open days

Next: Open Event for Year 5 (2028 entry), April 2027

Done: Open Event for September 2027 entry (passed)
Wed 22 Apr 2026
Coming up: Open Event for Year 5 (2028 entry)
April 2027

Source: Kendrick School, checked 9 Oct 2026

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work: Independent Appeal PanelSource: Kendrick School, checked 9 Oct 2026

General information, not legal advice.

Offers are made by your home council on National Offer Day (Monday 1 March 2027Kendrick School 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Kendrick School.The source says: on the national offer date, 1 March 2027.View the official source). If Kendrick cannot offer your daughter a place, you have the right to appeal to an Independent Appeal PanelKendrick School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 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. Kendrick has not published its 2027-entry appeal deadline in a form we could check, so look for it in your offer letter and on the school's website.

At a school where places are decided by rank, an appeal panel will usually want to see a strong reason why the decision should change, so it is wise to keep a second choice you would be happy with. Our grammar school appeals guide explains how panels work.

Official documents and sources

5 sources, each kept as an archived copy

Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
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Kendrick School
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Kendrick School
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Kendrick School
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Kendrick School
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