During the summer of my fourth year of medical school, I had the opportunity to complete an 8-week research placement in Japan, at the University of Kyoto followed by a 2-week research placement at the University of Kyushu, both in their respective departments of Dermatology.
Despite having graduated from Kendrick School in 2021, I was fortunate to receive a travel grant of £500 from the Kendrick Trustees, which I was very grateful for.
Over 100 students of our new Year 7 intake attended a 2-day summer school at Kendrick during the summer holidays to give them an introduction and welcome to life at Kendrick before starting in September.
The students enjoyed taster sessions in computer coding and maths; and also took part in a solar system experiment and a flame test in science; and a positive role model task in the library. The second day saw students discovering their way around the school in an orienteering session, and also enjoying some Team Building Skills Games and a session entitled “What Makes Me Me?”
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.
We acknowledge and appreciate the hard work that all the students have done in their studies over the last two years. Throughout this time, our students have demonstrated resilience, determination and focus, working closely and collaboratively with their teachers and staff.
As always, I would like to thank the teachers and staff, trustees and parents for their support, encouragement and dedication to Kendrick School which has contributed to the results we have achieved again this year.
Our very best wishes to all our students who are planning and preparing for the next stage in their educational ambitions and plans. We thank them for everything they have done for Kendrick and wish them well for the future.
Christine Kattirtzi
Headteacher
21st August 2025
Our Head of Classics, Mr Duncan, along with Mrs Nicholson, took a group of 20 enthusiastic Year 8 students to a 'Classics For All Day' at Reading University. Hosted by the Classics department of Reading University, in partnership with 'Classics for All', it is part of the university's wider outreach program to local schools and aims to promote the teaching of classics in schools. The event offers interactive sessions, object handling, and talks to provide a taste of university life and spark interest in Classics.
The MFL trip to Germany was an incredible opportunity to engage with local Germans, immerse ourselves in their culture, and experience the language firsthand. I’m sure I will speak for everyone when I say it was an unforgettable journey—one that will stay with us forever. We are genuinely grateful to the teachers who accompanied us for making this such an amazing experience, and for giving us memories to cherish. A special thank you also goes to our superb coach driver, Hayden, who skilfully navigated a double-decker bus through Germany’s narrow streets.
From 29th June to 4th July, the Army section of the Reading School CCF (RSCCF) were privileged to have our annual camp at Longmoor Training Area. Run by the Cadet Training Team for Headquarters South East, the week was jam-packed with new experiences and fun activities, while fostering a strong community spirit amongst the Kendrick army section cadets in the process. We would like to thank all the Cadet Force Adult Volunteers involved for supporting RSCCF, its Kendrick cadets and, for their hard work and dedication in organising this camp for us all.
Earlier this year, I submitted an entry for the annual French Flash Fiction competition run by the University of Oxford. We had to write a piece of fiction in French in no more than 100 words. I loved the challenge of thinking and writing in French!
I wanted to do something different, so I decided to do a riddle. I chose 'a smile' as the answer to it because it is universal and understood by everyone regardless of what language they speak.
Over 100 students from Years 2-6 from local primary schools were treated to an afternoon of music at Kendrick led by our Head of Music & Drama, Mrs Cooper, and supported by Miss Rodrigues and three of our wonderful Year 11 and Sixth Form A Level students.
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When we look back on this year’s Creative Arts Festival, it makes us so proud to see what our students and staff are capable of.
There were fantastic student-led dance workshops, our stunning Summer Concert including our Y9 Choir, excellent pop-up drama performances, the magnificent anthology launch of “Movement” and our exquisite Harp and Percussion Performer Series, which catered for intermediate and advanced students in and around Reading.
All students in Year 10 have wowed and delighted us with their persuasive speeches on a wide range of topics for their GCSE Spoken Language Assessment over the last couple of weeks. This year, we decided to celebrate these speeches by choosing one speaker from each English class to go head-to-head in our first ever Orators' Cup final. Speaking in front of their whole year group, Aditi, Isabella, Mayuri, Raenu and Shivani held their audiences captivated by topics including society's dependency on numbers, whether The Hunger Games reflects modern society, the sanitisation of classical literature, and racism towards Indian people and their culture.
The Kendrick Poets' Society launched their fifth annual anthology last week during our Creative Arts Festival, with poems linked to the theme of 'movement' - whether physical, emotional, political or temporal. The Poets' Society includes students from Years 9 to 13 who have worked hard all year to write and edit their poems, offering feedback and support to each other in order to produce this stunning collection, which is further enhanced by a beautiful cover design from Aapti in Year 8, and inside artwork by Joy and Suri in Year 12.