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Kendrick School

Secondary school in Reading. Outstanding (Nov 2022).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 8 November 2022, report published 12 January 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around November 2026

The last inspection was in November 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.5 milesReading School

    Secondary, Reading

    Outstanding (Nov 2023)

  2. 1.1 milesReading Girls' School

    Secondary, Reading

    Good (Nov 2021)

  3. 1.1 milesMaiden Erlegh School in Reading

    Secondary, Reading

    School remains Good (Sep 2023)

  4. 1.1 milesUTC Reading

    Secondary, Reading

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)

  5. 1.4 milesRiver Academy

    Secondary, Reading

    Not inspected yet

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.