Kennet School is a secondary school located in Thatcham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 12/05/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
Website: www.kennetschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01635862121
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gemma Piper
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136647

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1881
Number of Pupils: 1815
Number of Boys: 938
Number of Girls: 877

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.11 Confidence interval -0.26 to 0.05
Of the 279 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 272 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:68%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.18
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Francis Baily Primary School
Skillman Drive , RG19 4GG
3out of 4 277 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Spurcroft Primary School
Spurcroft Road , RG19 3XX
3out of 4 623 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thatcham Park CofE Primary
Park Avenue , RG18 4NP
3out of 4 1,024 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitelands Park Primary School
Sagecroft Road , RG18 3FH
3out of 4 1,536 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Parsons Down Infant School
Herons Way , RG19 3SR
3out of 4 1,986 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kennet School
Stoney Lane , RG19 4LL
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.