Kennet School
Details
| Age Range | 11-18 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Academy, Academy converter |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Local Authority | West Berkshire |
| Address | Stoney Lane, RG19 4LL |
| School Website | www.kennetschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 1635862121 |
| URN | 136647 |
School Census
| Total | 1877 |
| Girls/Boys | 914/963 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 48.7%/51.3% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 6.6% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 275 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 10.8% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 14/05/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 14/05/2024 | Good |
| 11/05/2016 | Outstanding |
| 05/02/2014 | Requires improvement |
| Inspection Date | 14/05/2024 |
| Quality of Education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Good |
| Personal Development | Outstanding |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 11/05/2016 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 05/02/2014 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Secondary Results
| Secondary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47.40% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 63.60% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.00% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 |
| Progress 8 | 0.15 |
| Secondary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 67% |
| Entering EBacc | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.34 |
| Progress 8 | 0.36 |
| Secondary Results 2022 | |
| Type | Score |
| Attainment 8 score | 52 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 | 74% |
| Entering EBacc | - |
| EBacc average point score | 4.61 |
| Progress 8 | 0.17 |
Secondary Admissions
| first preference v offers | 1.01% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 379 |
| As first preference | 259 |
| As second preference | 66 |
| As third preference | 41 |
| Total Offers Made | 290 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 257 |
| second preference offers | 21 |
| third preference offers | 10 |
| first preference v offers | 1.02% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 409 |
| As first preference | 281 |
| As second preference | 81 |
| As third preference | 36 |
| Total Offers Made | 294 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 275 |
| second preference offers | 17 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.07% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 414 |
| As first preference | 302 |
| As second preference | 63 |
| As third preference | 38 |
| Total Offers Made | 293 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 283 |
| second preference offers | 9 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.04% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 386 |
| As first preference | 297 |
| As second preference | 51 |
| As third preference | 37 |
| Total Offers Made | 293 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 285 |
| second preference offers | 7 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.05% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 391 |
| As first preference | 289 |
| As second preference | 76 |
| As third preference | 25 |
| Total Offers Made | 294 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 275 |
| second preference offers | 16 |
| third preference offers | 3 |
| first preference v offers | 1.06% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 464 |
| As first preference | 339 |
| As second preference | 71 |
| As third preference | 52 |
| Total Offers Made | 325 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 320 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.03% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 410 |
| As first preference | 295 |
| As second preference | 88 |
| As third preference | 27 |
| Total Offers Made | 292 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 286 |
| second preference offers | 6 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| first preference v offers | 1.05% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 397 |
| As first preference | 303 |
| As second preference | 57 |
| As third preference | 35 |
| Total Offers Made | 298 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 288 |
| second preference offers | 8 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| first preference v offers | 1.10% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 381 |
| As first preference | 294 |
| As second preference | 60 |
| As third preference | 27 |
| Total Offers Made | 272 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 268 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.02% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 380 |
| As first preference | 276 |
| As second preference | 71 |
| As third preference | 33 |
| Total Offers Made | 274 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 270 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| first preference v offers | 1.10% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 428 |
| As first preference | 294 |
| As second preference | 92 |
| As third preference | 42 |
| Total Offers Made | 270 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 267 |
| second preference offers | 3 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 44% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 33% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 23% |
| agree | 49% |
| disagree | 17% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 11% |
| agree | 12% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 7% |
| not applicable | 53% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 28% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 20% |
| strongly disagree | 8% |
| don't know | 2% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 32% |
| agree | 27% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 11% |
| don't know | 1% |
| not applicable | 15% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 27% |
| no | 74% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 26% |
| agree | 27% |
| disagree | 27% |
| strongly disagree | 18% |
| dont know | 1% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 46% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 9% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 15% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 46% |
| disagree | 13% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 1% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 44% |
| agree | 50% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 54% |
| agree | 39% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 31% |
| agree | 36% |
| disagree | 18% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 6% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 76% |
| no | 24% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 36% |
| agree | 48% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 32% |
| agree | 52% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 23% |
| agree | 47% |
| disagree | 19% |
| strongly disagree | 9% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 9% |
| agree | 11% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 6% |
| don't know | 5% |
| not applicable | 58% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 29% |
| agree | 49% |
| disagree | 16% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 2% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 27% |
| agree | 33% |
| disagree | 15% |
| strongly disagree | 7% |
| don't know | 1% |
| not applicable | 17% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 23% |
| no | 77% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 25% |
| agree | 28% |
| disagree | 21% |
| strongly disagree | 24% |
| dont know | 3% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 45% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 4% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 38% |
| agree | 44% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 31% |
| agree | 54% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 2% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 42% |
| agree | 52% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 52% |
| agree | 43% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 1% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 28% |
| agree | 40% |
| disagree | 18% |
| strongly disagree | 5% |
| don't know | 9% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 78% |
| no | 22% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 80.2% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 6.4% |
| indian ethnic origin | 2.2% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.8% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.2% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 1.1% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 1% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| african ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 0.7% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 82.5% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 5.3% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 1.7% |
| indian ethnic origin | 1.7% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 1.3% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 1% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 0.9% |
| african ethnic origin | 0.8% |
| chinese ethnic origin | 0.7% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 0.6% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 0.6% |
Nearby Schools
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(0.21 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
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Spurcroft Primary School
(0.29 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 3-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Spurcroft Road, , RG19 3XX
The Grange School
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Ofsted Rating: None
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Thatcham Park CofE Primary
(0.58 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 2-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Park Avenue, , RG18 4NP