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    • National Poetry Day 2026: Wonder

      Published 13/10/26

      This year's National Poetry Day was marked with an online assembly led by Mr Dilley, Head of English. Picking up on this year's theme of wonder, the assembly explored the Polish Nobel-prize-winning poet Wisława Szymborska whose poems often encourage us to pay attention to the small but wonderful things in the world around us. The assembly featured two A Level Further Maths students reading Szymborska's poem about the number Pi, and a video of students around the school (including some students reading a poem while playing Twister!) reading her poem 'Miracle Fair' in which she describes lots of everyday miracles that we can often take for granted. Inspired by this poem, students and staff were invited to contribute to our own 'Miracle Fair' poem by sharing examples of everyday miracles they are grateful for. We received so many responses that the full poem runs to five pages, but you can read a shorter version of our poem below.

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    • The Kind Hosts of Willie Wimmera: a talk from local historian Dr Mary Chambers

      Published 13/10/26

      The History and English departments were delighted to welcome local historian Dr Mary Chambers to Kendrick to talk about her recent book, The Kind Hosts of Willie Wimmera, which tells the true story of a 10-year old Aboriginal Australian boy who was brought to Reading in the 1850s by an Anglican clergyman and tragically died of tuberculosis a few years later.

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    • Widening Horizons - Gold Award From Sutton Trust 2026-27

      Published 02/10/26

      We are delighted that Kendrick School has been awarded the Sutton Trust Fair School Admissions Award at Gold level 2026/7 for the third year running. The Sutton Trust is an educational charity in the United Kingdom which aims to improve social mobility and address educational disadvantages. The top Gold level is awarded to schools who have made several determined and significant changes to their admissions policies to ensure that there is fair access to all pupils, regardless of socio-economic background. 

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    • A Level and GCSE Results 2026

      Published 13/08/26

      We are delighted with the A Level and GCSE results received this year at Kendrick School. We are very pleased and proud of our students and would like to congratulate them on their incredible achievements and celebrate their success. 

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    • Royal Air Squadron Trophy

      Published 14/07/26

      After months of preparation, the Air Squadron Trophy (AST) team, made up of a group of RAF Cadets from both Kendrick and Reading School, secured 3rd place nationally, competing against a multitude of schools all across the country. 

      The Royal Air Squadron Trophy, or RAST, is a competition where a group of 13 cadets, part of the Combined Cadet Forces, take part in a series of events, ranging from Drill to Air Rifle Shooting to First Aid. Reading School CCF have been taking part in these events for almost a decade, and we performed exceptionally this year, both in the regional and national competitions.

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    • Mila Plays Bridge at House of Lords

      Published 14/07/26

      Mila really enjoyed her bridge match at the House of Lords. She is pictured playing against Lord Hamilton and Lord Razzall. Mila’s team won, which was an extra bonus! And they were the only team with state school students on it! 

      The English Bridge Education Director wrote a short piece about the event:

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    • Success for Kendrick Students at Two National Writing Competitions

      Published 14/07/26

      On Wednesday 8th July we were thrilled to discover that two Kendrick students had been recognised in major national writing competitions. 

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    • Light and Dark Creative Writing Anthology

      Published 10/07/26

      The latest school creative writing anthology, 'Light and Dark', was launched on Tuesday 30th June with a special event in the library featuring readings of students' stories. This anthology was produced by our student-led Creative Writing Society, led by a committed group of Year 10 students: Eshaal, Savni, Roberta, Yiwen, Noemi, Harleen and Megan, and supported by Dr Button. As well as writing their own stories, they have mentored younger writers, editing and giving feedback on their work, which has now been published in this beautifully designed anthology. 

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    • Year 12 Debate in French

      Published 08/07/26

      On Thursday 2nd July, we were given the opportunity to meet up with the Reading School students who also do French A-level to take part in a debate-style discussion.

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    • Pi Representation Competition 2026

      Published 08/07/26

      The Pi Representation Competition 2026 is a creative Maths competition hosted by Think Maths to celebrate Pi Day, which was on 14th March 2026.  Students are challenged to display the mathematical constant π (3.14159...) using creative formats rather than standard numbers. Submissions are made in mediums such as visual art, computer code, music, poetry, and textiles.

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    • German MFL Trip 2026

      Published 24/06/26

      The MFL trip to Germany was such an amazing opportunity to meet local people and actually use the language in real life situations. I think it’s fair to say we all came home with memories we won’t forget anytime soon. We’re really grateful to the teachers who came with us for making the whole experience so special, and for giving us moments we’ll treasure. And of course, a huge shoutout to our brilliant coach driver, Hayden, who kindly drove us around Germany and immersed himself in the experience with us!

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    • French MFL Trip 2026

      Published 23/06/26

      Day 1

      The first day of our MFL trip started promptly at 6:20am at Kendrick School, and early as it was, we were all extremely excited to embark on our journey to Rouen in France. After a long day of travelling, we arrived at the meeting point to meet with our host families! After a few hesitant greetings in French, we returned to our rooms, bubbling with excitement for the next day!

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