We are pleased to invite former students and staff to Kendrick School’s Reunion to celebrate our birthday on Friday 6^th December 2024 from 3:30pm.

There will be tours of the school with our students, a welcome from Ms Kattirtzi, our Headteacher and members of our Kendrick Student Leaders, followed by refreshments and an opportunity to catch up with your former friends and teachers. We expect the event to be finished by 5.45pm.

This year we celebrated an incredible 147 years of Kendrick, 147 years of girls' education!  Kendrick School, came into existence in 1877. It is named after its founder, John Kendrick who was a 17th century merchant and clothier left a bequest, a sum of money – some £12,000 to the towns of Reading and Newbury to provide employment and education for girls and boys.  In 1877, our school first opened in Watlington House, in Watlington Street.

Founded in 1923, All England Dance (AED) is a biennial dance festival that celebrates dancers aged from three to twenty-one years. Performers qualify through a network of nationwide nominated festivals to participate in one of the five Regional Finals.  I started competing at AED when I was eight years old, and it is one that I hold very close to my heart.  This year I was fortunate enough to take part once again. It is always wonderful to see all the dancers perform in their different styles, and I am incredibly grateful to have won the National Finals at the competition this summer.

The Poets’ Society, The Poets’ Editorial Team and The Poets’ Communications Team proudly present the fourth poetry anthology! This special launch celebrates the importance of taking writing seriously and this anthology marks how poetry has evolved at Kendrick School over the years. One of my missions as the founder of this society was to peel back the layers that young people might have to write creatively and to re-gift this as an option for them to express what is important to them and their world. The love for poetry and the number of students who have actively participated in it through competitions, author workshops, seminars, and talks has increased massively – which is fantastic!

Chess has been very popular throughout the year, with the standard of play steadily increasing as students take part in online tournaments as well as a live competition.

Throughout the school year there have been 2 online tournaments:

ShePlaysToWin: for Girls Schools across the UK, taking place once a short term. The KENDRICK team have dominated play, always amongst the top teams. They are in overall FIRST place after the final tournament which took place on June 26th.

A few weeks ago, Year 10 had the pleasure of going on our MFL trips to France and Germany. We went to Tours in France and stayed with our host families, who were extremely welcoming and patient with our French-speaking skills. 

We set off early on Sunday morning, at 6.00 am, and although many of us were tired, we felt extremely excited to be heading on our way.  We arrived at the meeting point in Tours, full of anticipation about meeting our families.  After we had properly introduced ourselves at our homes, we ate our delicious first dinners, glad to be in safe and welcoming hands.