What did Ofsted judge Kennet School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Kennet School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Kennet School?

Kennet School has 1,824 pupils on roll.

What ages does Kennet School take?

Kennet School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Kennet School located?

Kennet School is located in Thatcham, RG19 4LL, West Berkshire.

How do I apply to Kennet School?

Kennet School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Kennet School?

On offer day for 2024-25 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Kennet School was 1.427 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Kennet School?

When Kennet School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked After Children and children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; also children previously in state care outside of England who ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Catchment area pupils — Children whose permanent home address is within the school's catchment area. If not all catchment children can be offered a place, priority is given first to siblings in catchment (as defined in criterion 4) before the tie-breakers are used; 3. Siblings (outside catchment) — Pupils with a brother or sister (including step/foster sibling and children of the parent/carer's partner living in the same family unit) already on the roll of Kennet School, who will continue to attend the school during the following academic year, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 270 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Priority within any of the above criteria goes to the applicant whose permanent home address is nearest to the school, measured as a straight line using the West Berkshire Admissions GIS and the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) unique property identification points. Where two or more applicants have the same measured distance to 3 decimal places, a lottery system administered by West Berkshire School Admissions (overseen by the Head of the Education Service) sets the rank order.

What is the largest ethnic background at Kennet School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 75.8% of pupils at Kennet School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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1.427miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2024-25 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Kennet School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked After Children and children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; also children previously in state care outside of England who ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Catchment area pupils — Children whose permanent home address is within the school's catchment area. If not all catchment children can be offered a place, priority is given first to siblings in catchment (as defined in criterion 4) before the tie-breakers are used.
3Siblings (outside catchment) — Pupils with a brother or sister (including step/foster sibling and children of the parent/carer's partner living in the same family unit) already on the roll of Kennet School, who will continue to attend the school during the following academic year.
4Children of staff (outside catchment) — Children of members of staff at Kennet School where that member of staff is the child's legal parent or guardian, and has a permanent contract and has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application.
5All other applicants — All other applicants.

If two applications tie: Priority within any of the above criteria goes to the applicant whose permanent home address is nearest to the school, measured as a straight line using the West Berkshire Admissions GIS and the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) unique property identification points. Where two or more applicants have the same measured distance to 3 decimal places, a lottery system administered by West Berkshire School Admissions (overseen by the Head of the Education Service) sets the rank order.

Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan are allocated places through a separate review process before the lettered criteria (A-E) are applied to the remaining places. Criteria C to E (siblings, staff children, all other applicants) apply only to children whose permanent home address is not within the catchment area. Pupils in Years 7-11 are admitted without reference to ability or aptitude. Where the last child offered a place is from a multiple birth, all the siblings will be offered a place even if this exceeds the admission number.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Kennet School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Kennet School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Kennet School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Kennet School?: Kennet School has 1,824 pupils on roll.
What ages does Kennet School take?: Kennet School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Kennet School located?: Kennet School is located in Thatcham, RG19 4LL, West Berkshire.
How do I apply to Kennet School?: Kennet School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Kennet School?: On offer day for 2024-25 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Kennet School was 1.427 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Kennet School?: When Kennet School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked After Children and children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; also children previously in state care outside of England who ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Catchment area pupils — Children whose permanent home address is within the school's catchment area. If not all catchment children can be offered a place, priority is given first to siblings in catchment (as defined in criterion 4) before the tie-breakers are used; 3. Siblings (outside catchment) — Pupils with a brother or sister (including step/foster sibling and children of the parent/carer's partner living in the same family unit) already on the roll of Kennet School, who will continue to attend the school during the following academic year, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 270 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Priority within any of the above criteria goes to the applicant whose permanent home address is nearest to the school, measured as a straight line using the West Berkshire Admissions GIS and the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) unique property identification points. Where two or more applicants have the same measured distance to 3 decimal places, a lottery system administered by West Berkshire School Admissions (overseen by the Head of the Education Service) sets the rank order.
What is the largest ethnic background at Kennet School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 75.8% of pupils at Kennet School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

1.427miles

Last distance offered at Kennet School, year by year →

How places are decided at Kennet School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked After Children and children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; also children previously in state care outside of England who ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Catchment area pupils — Children whose permanent home address is within the school's catchment area. If not all catchment children can be offered a place, priority is given first to siblings in catchment (as defined in criterion 4) before the tie-breakers are used.
3Siblings (outside catchment) — Pupils with a brother or sister (including step/foster sibling and children of the parent/carer's partner living in the same family unit) already on the roll of Kennet School, who will continue to attend the school during the following academic year.
4Children of staff (outside catchment) — Children of members of staff at Kennet School where that member of staff is the child's legal parent or guardian, and has a permanent contract and has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application.
5All other applicants — All other applicants.

Kennet School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Kennet School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Kennet School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in May 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Kennet School?: Kennet School has 1,824 pupils on roll.
What ages does Kennet School take?: Kennet School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Kennet School located?: Kennet School is located in Thatcham, RG19 4LL, West Berkshire.
How do I apply to Kennet School?: Kennet School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Kennet School?: On offer day for 2024-25 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Kennet School was 1.427 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Kennet School?: When Kennet School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Looked After Children and children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; also children previously in state care outside of England who ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Catchment area pupils — Children whose permanent home address is within the school's catchment area. If not all catchment children can be offered a place, priority is given first to siblings in catchment (as defined in criterion 4) before the tie-breakers are used; 3. Siblings (outside catchment) — Pupils with a brother or sister (including step/foster sibling and children of the parent/carer's partner living in the same family unit) already on the roll of Kennet School, who will continue to attend the school during the following academic year, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 270 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Priority within any of the above criteria goes to the applicant whose permanent home address is nearest to the school, measured as a straight line using the West Berkshire Admissions GIS and the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) unique property identification points. Where two or more applicants have the same measured distance to 3 decimal places, a lottery system administered by West Berkshire School Admissions (overseen by the Head of the Education Service) sets the rank order.
What is the largest ethnic background at Kennet School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 75.8% of pupils at Kennet School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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