How are places allocated at Kendrick School?
Before 31st October 2026, you'll receive your daughter's test results. These will confirm whether she has met the required standard for admission.
If her results meet the required standard, you must name Kendrick School as a preferred school on your common application form to be considered. This must be submitted to your home local authority by Saturday 31st October 2026.
Places are allocated in a particular order. This is known as 'oversubscription criteria' and is specific to each grammar school you apply to. Details are available in Kendrick School's admissions policy.
Does Kendrick School have a catchment area?
Yes. Kendrick School has a designated area made up of two priority zones — Priority Area 1 and Priority Area 2. Girls living within these areas are prioritised for places, with Priority Area 1 given preference over Priority Area 2.
Girls living outside the designated area are still eligible to apply if they meet the qualifying standard, but will only be considered after all in-area applicants. In practice, the school is heavily oversubscribed, so out-of-area places are not guaranteed.
Your daughter's permanent home address must be within the designated area on 31st August 2026, and she must still be living there when she starts school in September 2027.
Priority Area 1 covers the following postcodes: 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 and RG6 7. This covers central Reading and much of east Reading, Caversham, Earley and Tilehurst.
Priority Area 2 covers the following postcodes: 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 and SL6 6. This covers a wider area including Woodley, Winnersh, Wokingham, Bracknell, parts of Hook, Camberley, Yateley, Fleet and Maidenhead.
If a tie-break is needed, priority is given to the child living closest to the school, measured by straight-line distance.
How can I help my daughter prepare for the test?
The Kendrick School entrance exam can feel like a big milestone, but preparation doesn't have to be overwhelming. Here's how you can help your daughter prepare for test day.
Stay on track with a clear plan
One of the hardest parts of 11+ preparation is knowing what to focus on, when, and how to make steady progress without it taking over family life.
A clear, structured plan helps your daughter feel less overwhelmed and more in control. It ensures she builds skills in the right order, covers everything she needs, and avoids last-minute cramming.
Atom's exam plan makes this easier. Enter your daughter's target schools and exam dates, and we'll create a personalised weekly plan tailored to the topics she'll be tested on. It shows her what to work on and when, adapts as she improves, and helps her build progress in a calm, manageable way — little and often.
That means less guesswork for you, less stress for her, and a clearer path all the way to exam day.
Build smart exam technique
As your daughter's knowledge grows, practice tests can help her feel more comfortable with the real exam format.
Atom's 11+ practice papers are exact replicas of real 11+ exams. They're also unlimited — you can download the same paper again and again, and your daughter will get new questions each time. This helps her practise without repeating the same content.
We've made marking easy for you, too. Simply photograph your daughter's answer sheets and upload them to Atom. The papers are marked instantly, showing her standardised age score (SAS), where she's doing well, and what she should focus on next. You'll also learn how she compares to other children applying to the same school.
Encourage regular reading
Strong reading skills play a big role in 11+ preparation.
Encourage your daughter to read every day, even for just 10–15 minutes. The key is variety. Mix fiction and non-fiction, different genres, and a range of authors. This helps her become more confident in understanding tone, purpose, and meaning across different texts.
Over time, regular reading will broaden her vocabulary, improve comprehension and inference, and build confidence in tackling unseen texts.
Looking for inspiration? Atom's recommended reading lists have suggestions spanning fiction and non-fiction for Years 3–6.
Celebrate progress, not just scores
When you're supporting your daughter through 11+ preparation, what really matters is knowing she's moving in the right direction — not just how she scored on a single test.
Atom's progress tracking gives you a clear, simple picture of how your daughter is doing in each topic and the direction she's moving in. You can see where she's on track, where she might need more practice, and spot progress as it happens.
That makes it easier to give meaningful encouragement, keep motivation steady, and focus on what matters most: consistent improvement, not just one-off results.
