11+ Tuition for Kendrick School
Specialist preparation for Kendrick from our Slough centre, for the GL Assessment Kendrick entrance test.
Kendrick School is a girls’ grammar school in Reading, Berkshire (ages 11–18). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding (2022). In 2024/25 it recorded a GCSE Attainment 8 of 84, with 100% of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths (Department for Education). About 128 pupils join Year 7 each year, selected through the school’s own entrance test (qualifying score Set annually (no fixed pass mark)).
How do you get into Kendrick?
Kendrick School is a girls’ grammar school in Reading, Berkshire, for ages 11–18. Competition for places is strong: only 128 children are admitted to Year 7 each year, selected through the school’s own entrance test. Because places are decided mainly on the test score, focused preparation makes a real difference.
Think Smart Academy has been preparing children for the 11+ for over a decade. We prepare Kendrick applicants from our Slough centre and through online tuition. We teach Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning in separate sessions rather than rushed combined lessons, and track progress with termly mock exams and parent reports. Classes are capped at eight students, and every child starts with a free diagnostic assessment so we can see where they need the most work.
- Founded in 1877, named after the Reading benefactor John Kendrick.
- Highest GCSE Attainment 8 of the schools we cover (84.0, 2024/25), with 100% achieving grade 5+ in English and maths.
Kendrick at a Glance
- Type
- Girls grammar, ages 11–18
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2022) (report)
- GCSE Attainment 8 (2024/25)
- 84 · DfE
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (2024/25)
- 100% · DfE
- A-level (2025)
- 79% at A*–B (2025)
- Year 7 places
- 128 (Four-form entry.)
- Entrance test
- GL Assessment, Kendrick entrance test
- Qualifying score
- Set annually (no fixed pass mark)
How does the Kendrick 11+ test work, and how are places allocated?
Two papers of about one hour each, covering English, mathematics, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning. Kendrick is its own admissions authority, so there is no shared Berkshire pass mark.
Qualifying score: There is no fixed pass mark. A qualifying score is set each year for the oversubscription categories and is lowered by 5 points for disadvantaged/looked-after applicants. Applicants are ranked by test performance within a designated catchment area.
How Kendrick allocates places: Kendrick is its own admissions authority. Applicants are ranked by test performance within a designated catchment area (Priority Areas 1 and 2). A qualifying score is set each year and lowered by 5 points for disadvantaged/looked-after applicants. No candidate living outside the designated area has been offered a place since 2013.
September 2027 entry: key dates
- Registration
- Opens 1 May 2026, deadline midnight on Wed 1 July 2026 (register directly with the school as well as the home-LA form) · kendrickschool.applicaa.com/exams2027
- Test date
- Friday 18 September 2026
A-level results at Kendrick (2025)
For families thinking beyond the 11+, here is how Kendrick performs at A-level.
- Grades at A*–B
- 79%
- Grades at A*
- 26%
Destinations: Medicine the most popular course (26 students); Cambridge 7, Imperial 9, LSE 6, UCL 6 (2025).
The school reports 79% of grades at A*–B and 26% at A* (2025); it does not publish A*–A separately for 2025.
Source: Kendrick published results — view. Verified 22 May 2026.
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Sources
School data on this page is taken from authoritative sources, last verified 22 May 2026: Ofsted (latest inspection report); the Department for Education’s Compare school and college performance service (GCSE 2024/25); and the school’s own admissions arrangements. A-level figures are the school’s published 2025 results (see the A-level section above for the exact source). Progress 8 is not shown because the DfE cannot calculate it for 2024/25 (no Key Stage 2 baseline after Covid-19).
