Secondary
Kennet School
Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1824 of 1881 places
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, PD - Physical Disability
- Trust
- EQUINOX LEARNING TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2022
Ungraded inspection
Outstanding
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GCSE results
46%
46.5
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.16 |
| Entered the EBacc | 42% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% |
| A level average points per entry | 35.33 |
| A level students | 132 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 56% |
| 22/23 | 48% |
| 23/24 | 47% |
| 24/25 | 46% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 37.2 |
| 22/23 | 34.9 |
| 23/24 | 35.1 |
| 24/25 | 35.3 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.17 |
| 22/23 | +0.35 |
| 23/24 | +0.15 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 52.0 |
| 22/23 | 49.9 |
| 23/24 | 47.5 |
| 24/25 | 46.5 |
Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
West Berkshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Executive Head
- Max Gayler
- Address
- Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
- Telephone
- 01635862121