Kendrick School
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| Established | Refounded 1877 |
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| Type |
Grammar school Academy |
| Headteacher | Ms Christine Kattirtzi |
| Location |
London Road Reading Berkshire RG1 5BN England |
| DfE number | 870/5413 |
| DfE URN | 136448 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 690 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Cedars, Palmer, Sidmouth |
| Website | www |
Kendrick School is a selective girls' grammar school situated in the centre of Reading, Berkshire, UK. In 2010, Kendrick became an Academy.
The school is named after John Kendrick, a Reading cloth merchant who died in 1624. John Kendrick left the then substantial charitable bequest of £12,500 to the towns of Reading and Newbury to provide employment and education for the poor. Initially this was used to provide a house of industry, or workhouse, called The Oracle, a name that was revived for the Oracle shopping mall which now occupies the site.
In later years the funds left by Kendrick were mismanaged and subject to legal challenge. In the 1870s this was resolved, and the remaining bequest used to found Kendrick Girls' School, along with the Kendrick Boys' School that was later to merge with Reading School. An oil painting of John Kendrick, rescued from the Oracle workhouse, still hangs in the hall at Kendrick School. The caption reads "John Kendrick, founder of this workhouse".
The school in its current form was founded in 1877 and occupied Watlington House in Watlington Street for the first 50 years of its life. In 1927, the school moved to its current site, situated on the corner of Sidmouth Street and London Road. The building is a Grade II listed building. The school is sometimes referred to incorrectly as "Kendrick Girls' School" or "Kendrick Girls' Grammar School"; the correct name is Kendrick School.
The current Headmistress is Ms. Christine Kattirtzi. She replaced Mrs. Marsha Elms at the end of the Spring Term, 2012.
Pupils are selected on the basis of academic ability via an admissions test at age 11 (although entry is possible in other years too). As a state-funded school, there are no fees; so it is severely over-subscribed with over seven applicants per place.
The Kendrick House system consists of three houses; Cedars, Sidmouth and Palmer House. Each house is assigned a colour, as follows: Cedars - blue, Sidmouth - yellow and Palmer - green. The girls represent their houses in events such as Sports Day, House Scrabble, House Music, House Chess, Junior House Music and House Drama. House Points are awarded throughout the year with the winning house receiving the House Cup. Heads of Houses are elected from girls in the Lower Sixth Form, Year 12, to take over until mid-Year 13. The Heads of Houses are members of the Head Girl Team. The current Head Girl is Nasya Munga (elected in April 2016) replacing the former Head Girl, Francesca Parkes.
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