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Kendrick School

Reading, United Kingdom. Practice coming soon.

A girls' grammar school with 128 Year 7 places, filled from applicants who reach its qualifying score. The test is two GL Assessment papers mixing reasoning, English and mathematics; for September 2027 entry it was sat on 18 September 2026.

Key facts

checked 17 October 2026

Assessment and dates

Tests on Friday 18 September 2026 (morning or afternoon) for designated-area candidates; out-of-area candidates sit later on a date to be advised.

Assessment and dates

Online application opened 1 May 2026 and closed at midnight on 1 July 2026.

Places

Admission number for Year 7 in September 2027 is 128.

All 8 facts at a glance

At a glance

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Selective entry

Selective girls academy; places go to applicants reaching the qualifying score, then by oversubscription criteria.

Entry point

Year 7 and Year 12 are the routine entry points.

Test used

GL Assessment: two papers of about an hour each mixing verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and maths, all marked and standardised by GL; no creative writing.

Assessment and dates

Tests on Friday 18 September 2026 (morning or afternoon) for designated-area candidates; out-of-area candidates sit later on a date to be advised.

Assessment and dates

Online application opened 1 May 2026 and closed at midnight on 1 July 2026.

Places

Admission number for Year 7 in September 2027 is 128.

Regulator

Latest Ofsted graded inspection 8 and 9 November 2022: overall effectiveness Outstanding.

Regulator

Get Information About Schools lists it as an academy converter with a selective admissions policy, URN 136448.

Source: Kendrick School - GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

The assessment.

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What the school says

  • GL Assessment: two papers of about an hour each mixing verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and maths, all marked and standardised by GL; no creative writing.

  • GL Assessment: two papers of about an hour each mixing verbal and non-verbal reasoning, English and maths, all marked and standardised by GL; no creative writing.

  • Tests on Friday 18 September 2026 (morning or afternoon) for designated-area candidates; out-of-area candidates sit later on a date to be advised.

  • Online application opened 1 May 2026 and closed at midnight on 1 July 2026.

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