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- 14/05/24
Music Outreach at Churchend Primary
On Thursday 9th May, Mrs Cooper and Mrs Nicholson took four very talented sixth form students to Churchend Primary School to do some music outreach work with their Year 5 students. They were introduced to music of a range of styles, including Disney, film music and jazz, on instruments such as...Read Full Story - 14/05/24
Supporting Local Research Through The School Archives
As a school, we are fortunate that a good deal of our 147-year history can be traced through the archives we hold in school. Including previous copies of the school magazine, uniforms and photographs, the archive allows us glimpses into the lives of the Kendrick Girls’ from the past. We have r...Read Full Story - 09/05/24
National Schools Badminton Champions 2024
On April 20th, we represented Kendrick School in the 2024 National Schools Badminton Championships. Our team triumphed in both age categories, with all eight of us securing gold medals. Returning after a five-year hiatus, the National Schools Championships saw a massive participation of 700 teams...Read Full Story - 07/05/24
Spring Concert 2024
At this time of year, we celebrate the achievements of our most senior students and offer some the opportunity to perform as a soloist accompanied by one of our senior ensembles. First up came Petra, who performed an outstanding and stylistic saxophone solo as part of Jazz Band's rendition of...Read Full Story - 07/05/24
Garsington Opera Workshop
On 18th April, I, along with 30 other students at Kendrick, took part in the Garsington Opera Workshop. At first, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I knew we would be learning about the opera ‘Marriage of Figaro’ that we would be seeing in July. It started off fun and engaging...Read Full Story - 01/05/24
Innovation Challenge Competition
Recently, Year 12 students participated in the Geography Innovation Challenge with Reading School. It was a close competition, but our two teams came out at the top, being awarded 1st and 2nd place. The task was to find an innovative solution to the prevalent microplas...Read Full Story - 25/04/24
Kendrick Young Reporter Competition
Earlier this year, the Curriculum and Current Affairs Committee launched the Kendrick Young Reporter Competition, an opportunity for students from all year groups to report their views/experiences regarding an issue, allowing them to learn and share topics they are passionate about. T...Read Full Story - 16/04/24
Air Ambulance Charity Concert 2024
This year’s annual student-led Air Ambulance Charity Concert was a huge success; students from all year groups and both schools came together to produce harmonious sounds as part of a variety of talented ensembles. This concert was started as an act of gratitude after the Air A...Read Full Story - 16/04/24
Kendrick Wins The Magistrates' Court Mock Trial Competition
On Saturday, 16th March, our school participated in the Magistrates' Mock Trial Competition held at the Crown Court in Reading. We came in first place after competing against 8 schools from all over Berkshire. A team of 18 Year 9 students, including 4 students participating in a separate bu...Read Full Story - 16/04/24
Berkshire Young Singer 2024
Berkshire Music Trust, in partnership with Windsor Festival and Bradfield College, held a competition for singers to showcase their talent and win prizes alongside others between the ages of 10-18. In this competition there are three categories; Folk, Musical Theatre and Classical, and I parti...Read Full Story - 28/03/24
Outreach Kindness Workshop
Last week we were delighted to welcome Year 4 students and staff from Katesgrove Primary School, Christ the King Primary School and Redlands Primary School to Kendrick School. The students, along with many of our Year 10 students, took part in a wonderful kindness activity from 52Lives, a local c...Read Full Story - 27/03/24
Chemistry Olympiad 2024
Designed to challenge and inspire, the UK Chemistry Olympiad (UKChO) is a unique opportunity for students to push themselves further and excel in the field of chemistry, within and outside the curriculum. On 26th January, we took part in the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry...Read Full Story