Complete list of all grammar and selective schools in Reading, Berkshire. School details, 11 Plus test information, addresses, entry requirements, and preparation advice for each school's independent entrance exam.
Reading has 2 fully selective grammar schools — Reading School (boys) and Kendrick School (girls) — plus Reading Girls' School, a bilateral academy with 42 selective stream places. Unlike many grammar school areas, there is no consortium in Reading. Each school runs its own independent entrance exam with a different test provider.
Reading School uses a bespoke FSCE test with four papers covering the broad KS2 curriculum. Kendrick School uses GL Assessment with two papers covering VR, NVR, English, and Maths. Reading Girls' School uses CEM Select for its selective stream. Families wishing to apply to more than one school must register and sit each exam separately.
Every selective and partially selective school in Reading, Berkshire. Includes addresses, Year 7 intake numbers, test details, and key admissions information for 11 Plus families.
One of England's oldest schools, with roots dating back to 1125. Reading School is a highly selective boys' grammar school and academy with state boarding provision. It uses a bespoke FSCE entrance test with four papers: Adventure (multiple-choice KS2 subjects), Beacon (short written responses), Compass (multiple-choice), and Discovery (creative task). Papers cover Art, Computing, D&T, English, Geography, History, Languages, Maths, Music, PE, and Science. Up to 15 places are reserved for boys demonstrating sporting aptitude. Approximately 75% of pupils come from outside Reading borough. Co-educational sixth form.
Founded in 1877 under the will of Reading cloth merchant John Kendrick, this highly selective girls' grammar school is now an academy. Uses GL Assessment with two one-hour multiple-choice papers, each covering Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, English, and Maths. The school provides 10 hours of free familiarisation materials for candidates. Qualifying standardised total score for recent entry was 100.00 (95.00 for Pupil Premium). Of the 128 places, 96 are allocated to Priority Areas 1 and 2 (Reading and surrounding postcodes) and 32 to pupils from further afield. Co-educational sixth form.
A bilateral academy offering both selective and non-selective streams. Of its 180 Year 7 places, up to 42 are allocated through the selective academic stream based on CEM Select online test results (Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning). The remaining 138 places are non-selective and allocated based on standard oversubscription criteria including siblings, feeder school attendance, and distance. While not a full grammar school, the selective stream provides a grammar-standard academic pathway for girls in the Reading area.
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