Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,082 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.0
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Kendrick School
- Pupils on roll
- 939of 920 places
- Free school meals
- 10.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 128
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 8 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Kendrick School (URN 110042, until 1 February 2011).
What the data says
Of the 100 pupils who finished Year 11 at Kendrick School in 2023, 90% stayed on in Kendrick School’s own sixth form (Reading average 51%), none went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 138 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 85% went to university (Reading 56%, England 37%), and 72% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 84.0 against 46.1 across England and 50.2 in Reading, with 100% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Kendrick School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 63% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Reading and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Kendrick School | Reading | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 100 | 1,475 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 99% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 90% | 51% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 0% | 26% | 37% |
| — other education | 8% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Kendrick School | Reading | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 138 | 831 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 86% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 85% | 56% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 72% | 40% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 7% |
| Employment | 10% | 22% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 8% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Kendrick School | Reading | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 84.0 | 50.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% | 51% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 94% | 53% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 8.29 | 4.64 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 5% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 72.0 | 32.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 84.6 | 55.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 21% | 34% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 128 | 100% | 86% | 95% | 21% | 100% |
| Mathematics | 128 | 100% | 88% | 95% | 22% | 100% |
| English Language | 128 | 100% | 89% | 86% | 20% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 123 | 96% | 23% | 93% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 123 | 96% | 23% | 93% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 123 | 96% | 23% | 93% | 45% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 106 | 83% | 18% | 92% | 20% | 100% |
| Geography | 92 | 72% | 41% | 98% | 25% | 100% |
| German | 81 | 63% | 5% | 90% | 33% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 62 | 48% | 13% | 87% | 30% | 98% |
| History | 52 | 41% | 41% | 96% | 26% | 100% |
| French | 49 | 38% | 18% | 98% | 29% | 100% |
| Drama | 35 | 27% | 7% | 46% | 27% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 29 | 23% | 8% | 83% | 21% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 28 | 22% | 31% | 93% | 32% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 26 | 20% | 11% | 85% | 24% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 25 | 20% | 7% | 68% | 24% | 100% |
| Music | 25 | 20% | 5% | 80% | 33% | 100% |
| Latin | 13 | 10% | 1% | 100% | 74% | 100% |
| Textiles | 12 | 9% | 2% | 17% | 27% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 5 | 4% | 65% | — | 9% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Punjabi | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | 4 | 3% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 3 | 2% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 2 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Kendrick School | Reading | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 293 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 147 | 754 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 44.47 | 37.73 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B+ | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 51% | 36% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 111 | 76% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 69 | 47% | 17% |
| Biology | 60 | 41% | 20% |
| Physics | 48 | 33% | 12% |
| Economics | 41 | 28% | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | 29 | 20% | 5% |
| English Literature | 17 | 12% | 11% |
| History | 14 | 10% | 13% |
| Sociology | 13 | 9% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 13 | 9% | 5% |
| Geography | 13 | 9% | 10% |
| Philosophy | 11 | 7% | 1% |
| German | 8 | 5% | 0% |
| Classical Civilisation | 7 | 5% | 1% |
| French | 6 | 4% | 1% |
| Art and Design | 6 | 4% | 1% |
| Physical Education | 6 | 4% | 3% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 37 | 25% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 15 | 10% | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | 12 | 8% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | 9 | 6% | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | 8 | 5% | — |
| Geography | GCE AS level (All) | 6 | 4% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 6 | 4% | — |
| German | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| History | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Geography | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| German | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| History | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Classical Civilisation | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| English Literature | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| French | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.