Consultation Response

Introduction

The Kendrick School Governors and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) thank the respondents to the Kendrick School Expansion Programme consultation launched on 7^th June 2018.

The proposal is to expand from three forms of entry per year (96 students) to four forms of entry per year (128 students) from September 2020.

Consultation was carried out as follows:

Who	How
Kendrick School parents/carers	Email
Kendrick School staff	Email
Kendrick School Governors	Email
General Publc	On website Press Release Reception at School Facebook Twitter
Primary Schools in the area	Email
Secondary Schools in the area	Email
LA’s School Admission Teams Reading Borough Council Wokingham Borough Council West Berkshire Council Bracknell Forest Council Oxfordshire County Council	Email
Paul Wagstaff, Head of Education at RBC	Email
Ashley Pearce, Local Counsellor for Education	Email
Local MPs Matt Rudda (East Reading) Alok Sharma (West Reading) John Redwood (Wokingham) Theresa May (Maidenhead) John Howell (Henley)	Email

Responses to Consultation

Responses Received:

Method	Number of Responses	Summary of Response
Online Form Emails and Letters	102 responses to online form Parents – 47 General Public – 39 Local Schools – 8 Staff – 6 Students – 2 13 letters/emails	72% were positive towards the proposal 5% were negative toward the proposal 23% no comment was registered
Consultation meeting on 21st June 2018	22 attendees (including 9 Governors)	Please see below

Method

Number of
Responses

Summary of Response

Online Form

Emails and Letters

102 responses to online form

Parents – 47
General Public – 39
Local Schools – 8
Staff – 6
Students – 2

13 letters/emails

72% were positive towards the proposal
5% were negative toward the proposal
23% no comment was registered

Consultation meeting on 21st June 2018

22 attendees (including 9 Governors)

Please see below

The following summarises the comments and feedback received.

Type of comments in favour of Kendrick expansion

Full Support
Full support if the places were allocated to Reading students including disadvantaged and PPG.
Full support as increased numbers would address the gender inequality in grammar school places that exists between boys and girls in Reading
Support if admissions arrangements were addressed
Full support but do not want to see entrance criteria changed
Full support – addresses local needs for school places
Full support and may help Kendrick expand on subject choices
Fully support as Kendrick School needs more space
Full support but concerned about daughter’s education and health whilst building works are going on
Full support as would benefit local girls from disadvantaged background
Full support as would help the school’s viability

Comments against expansion Kendrick expansion

No support: Kendrick and all grammar schools should end selection

Concerns raised

Changes to the designated area required – request for the school to serve the local community
Common space in school such as library, canteen and toilets
Building works and safety around school site
Impact on school community
Ability to bring in more Pupil Premium and disadvantaged students

Consultation Conclusion

There were no new or significant strategies, evidence or comments highlighted or raised that the governors and SLT had not previously considered prior to the launch of the consultation.

Therefore, having carefully reflected and considered the comments and feedback made by all stakeholders, the Kendrick School Governors and Senior Leadership Team are satisfied that the proposal to expand the school should be pursued.

However, in consideration and response to the feedback from the consultation, the following was proposed in Kendrick School’s Selective Schools Expansion Fund application:

The first 96 (75%) students will be admitted under the same criteria as currently used but the designated area will undergo a review as part of the admission policy consultation for 2020 entry.
The additional 32 (25%) students will be admitted from the local (Reading) area as first priority.
Action plan and ongoing programme is put in place to increase the number of PP students and raise aspirations in primary schools.

There will be a 6 week consultation period for Kendrick School’s Admission Policy for entry into Year 7 in 2020 which will end no later than 31st January 2019.