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Kendrick School 11+ admissions, September 2027 entry

Girls' grammar school in Reading. 128 Year 7 places, its own entrance test.

Next: Standardised score emailed to parents, Before 31 October 2026

  1. March 2026
    Free familiarisation material on the school website
    Passed
  2. Wednesday 22 April 2026
    Open day sessionsThe school does not offer individual visits.
    Passed
  3. Friday 1 May to midnight on Wednesday 1 July 2026
    Online registration for the entrance test
    Passed
  4. Friday 18 September 2026, morning or afternoon
    Entrance test at Kendrick SchoolFor girls living in the designated area.
    Passed
  5. To be confirmed
    Test day for girls living outside the designated area
    Date not published
  6. To be confirmed
    Supplementary test day, with medical or other evidence
    Date not published
  7. Before 31 October 2026
    Standardised score emailed to parentsThe school gives only the standardised score and whether it meets the school's standard.
    Coming up
  8. 31 October 2026
    Common Application Form to your home councilName Kendrick on your own council's form, even if you live in another council area.
    Coming up
  9. Monday 1 March 2027
    National Offer Day: offers come from your home council
    Coming up

How the places are offered

  1. Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan naming Kendrick are admitted first.
  2. Every girl is ranked by her test result. The school sets a qualifying score each year, to two decimal places. Girls in categories 1 and 2 need a qualifying score 5 points lower.
  3. 1. Looked-after and previously looked-after children.
  4. 2. Girls receiving Pupil Premium or Service Premium on 31 August 2026 who live in Priority Area 1 or 2.
  5. 3. Up to 75% of places (96) in rank order to girls living in Priority Area 1 or 2.
  6. 4 to 6. The remaining 25% (32) in rank order: Priority Area 1 first, then Priority Area 2, then girls living outside the designated area.
  7. Girls in categories 1 and 2 who reach the lower qualifying score are offered a place even if they are not ranked in the top 128. The total stays at 128.

The qualifying score is set after each test. For September 2026 entry it was 99.00, or 94.00 for categories 1 and 2 (total of both papers). The address that counts is her permanent home on 31 August 2026. Offers made on a temporary address can be withdrawn.

The entrance test

  • Two papers of about one hour each, with a short break between them.
  • Questions cover verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematics, in multiple-choice format.
  • There is no creative writing element.
  • GL Assessment marks the papers and age-standardises the scores; the ranking uses the total of both papers' standardised scores.
  • Kendrick does not share 11+ scores with any other school.
  • No alternative date if it clashes with another school's test.

Free GL practice booklets from the school

  • Verbal reasoning: parent guide and 3 booklets with answers
  • Non-verbal reasoning: parent guide and 3 booklets with answers
  • Maths: parent guide and 2 booklets with answers
  • English: parent guide and 2 booklets with answers
  • Widening Horizons: a free programme for registered Year 5 girls in the area on Pupil Premium, Service Premium or in care.

Waiting list

  • Girls scoring 99.00 or more who named Kendrick joined the list. Priority Area 1 ranks above Priority Area 2, whatever the score.
  • 179 girls were on it on 2 March 2026. It has moved 4 places since.
  • For 2025 entry it moved 7 places.

Getting ready

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Practise the question types

GL-style reasoning, English and maths. Lesson 1 is free.

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When does your child sit the 11+?

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Questions parents ask

When is the Kendrick School entrance test for September 2027 entry?

Friday 18 September 2026, in a morning or afternoon session at the school, for girls living in the designated area. Registration ran online from 1 May to midnight on 1 July 2026. Girls living outside the designated area sit on a later date the school has not yet published.

Which postcodes are in the Kendrick School designated area?

Priority Area 1: RG1, RG2 0, RG2 6, RG2 7, RG2 8, RG30 1, RG30 2, RG30 3, RG30 4, RG30 6, RG31 4, RG31 5, RG31 6, RG31 7, RG4 5, RG4 6, RG4 7, RG4 8, RG5 3, RG6 1, RG6 5, RG6 6, RG6 7. 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, SL6 4, SL6 5, SL6 6. A district such as RG1 counts in full; a sector such as RG2 0 counts only for postcodes starting with it.

How many places does Kendrick School offer and who gets them?

128 places. Looked-after children and girls on Pupil Premium or Service Premium in the designated area come first, with a qualifying score 5 points lower. Then up to 96 places go in rank order to girls in Priority Area 1 or 2, and the last 32 go to Priority Area 1, then Priority Area 2, then girls outside the area.

What is in the Kendrick School 11+ test?

Two papers of about one hour each, with a short break between them. Questions cover verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and mathematics, in multiple-choice format. There is no creative writing element. GL Assessment marks the papers and age-standardises the scores; the ranking uses the total of both papers' standardised scores. Kendrick does not share 11+ scores with any other school.

Can a girl from outside the designated area get into Kendrick School?

Kendrick strongly advises families outside the designated area not to register: no girl living outside it has been offered a place since the designated area was introduced in 2013, whatever her score. Girls from outside the area sit the test on a later date.

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