READING RESULTS 2018 (2019 entry)

[Mark00]

Hi All, Any news about Kendrick results? anyone got an email or know when the results are out?

[Gloriousparent]

As per the FAQ available - A total of 873 students sat at Reading School and 292 at other test centres.

Total Students appeared : 1165

Highest Scoring student was 129.70

[ConfusedFather]

As per the FAQ available - A total of 873 students sat at Reading School and 292 at other test centres.

Total Students appeared : 1165

Highest Scoring student was 129.70

Thanks, the results page had a dead link to the FAQ, so I didn't push for it, but thanks to you I found it on the main website.

It is looking much more competitive than last year:

* 230 in-catchment student got the 108 mark, vs last year's 200
* last year's official lowest qualifying mark is now revealed to be 110.45

Assuming (and it is a very crude, naive assumption) that the curve is the same as last year, the lowest qualifying mark would be around 112.4. Assuming then (another big crude assumption) that 15 students do not ask for Reading school in their demand (as per last year), you would get an effective lowest qualifying mark in the 111.2-111.5 range.

Now given that this based on so many crude assumptions, it's more a betting game than anything else. With a tighter grade distribution the mark could still be 110, or with a wider distribution it could be 114.

[elf01]

Well - 87% are getting a 'no' answer so everyone should feel comfort in that - and the pressure within that yr7 group at RS will be intense. I am feeling relieved that we can be proud that DS tried, gained immensely from the experience - and is not alone in not getting in! I always am surprised at the lack of differentiation in attitudes to the anticipation of results to the super-selectives such as Reading, Kendrick compared with areas where 10-30% of pupils are assigned to grammar. Only ~10% (maybe 20%?) of catchment primary intake sit for the Reading/Kendrick eleven plus - and then 10% of that is admitted - a 1 in 100 child - at best it is 1 in 50. So take heart everyone - any child sitting that exam in September will probably get 8A* gcses and will have a happy time in a less pressured school. We are VERY lucky that the local comprehensives are mostly good - (for the very reason that only 1-2% kids are at grammar!!) - with few exceptions competition will be very high in top set maths in most local comprehensives in Berkshire. So really the small numbers of places at a grammar work well and better for the majority of children in our area.

[ConfusedFather]

Well - 87% are getting a 'no' answer so everyone should feel comfort in that - and the pressure within that yr7 group at RS will be intense. I am feeling relieved that we can be proud that DS tried, gained immensely from the experience - and is not alone in not getting in! I always am surprised at the lack of differentiation in attitudes to the anticipation of results to the super-selectives such as Reading, Kendrick compared with areas where 10-30% of pupils are assigned to grammar. Only ~10% (maybe 20%?) of catchment primary intake sit for the Reading/Kendrick eleven plus - and then 10% of that is admitted - a 1 in 100 child - at best it is 1 in 50. So take heart everyone - any child sitting that exam in September will probably get 8A* gcses and will have a happy time in a less pressured school. We are VERY lucky that the local comprehensives are mostly good - (for the very reason that only 1-2% kids are at grammar!!) - with few exceptions competition will be very high in top set maths in most local comprehensives in Berkshire. So really the small numbers of places at a grammar work well and better for the majority of children in our area.

I second that


By the way, some hope for those in the 110-114 range: it seems that the % of children hitting the 108 mark has gone from 32.5% to 30.5%, and the % of in-catchment area hitting 108 vs the entire set has gone from 20.5% to 19.5% , which may indicate that grades are much tighter around 100, and that therefore the grade required to be admitted may not inflate too much vs last year. On the other hand, the distribution curve may be very different and all that precedes is moot :p

[Tinkers]

Having had a DD go through Kendrick and now in sixth form I’d just add that’s it not a high pressure environment, and not everyone get 11 grade 9s, not by any means.

[blondie76]

Good luck to all - but I can confirm that once the boys start in Y7 it is not a "high pressured environment" - speaking as one whose DS narrowly made the grade last year and is very happy.

[rhiane]

The provisional 2018 Government KS4 league table were published today, Both Reading and Kendrick's results are very impressive! (as expected)
Reading's 16-18 results (A level) are amazing!

[Clueless_mum]

Really disappointed that DS scored just 105.50.
He was doing well but then it's the performance on the day that matters. Maybe Reading school wasn't the right school for him as he's a very sporty and playful boy and doesn't have the seriousness.
Could someone please enlighten me on state schools that we can apply to? We are in spencers Wood and the only school closest is Oakbank but we aren't too keen on it.
Congratulations to all those that passed

[ConfusedFather]

For those who are more visual, here is a table recapping Reading school's admission history. Apologies I could not find a way to centre justify the numbers in the columns.

Data Point	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Day places	110	138	138	138	138
Qualifying grade	110	110	108	108	108
Sat at Reading	n/a	675	697	737	873
Sat elsewhere	n/a	746	184	238	309
Total candidates	n/a	1421	881	975	1182
Qualified total	n/a	365	282	317	361
% of total candidates	n/a	26%	32%	33%	31%
Qualified in area	n/a	189	198	200	230
% of total candidates	n/a	13%	22%	21%	19%
Lowest admitted score	112.69	111.79	110.69	110.45	n/a

What is interesting is that even though these are standardised scores, the % of children at 108+ keeps reducing, implying a tighter bell curve, and the admission score keeps going down even though the number of qualifying children goes up every year.
However, this is the biggest jump in qualifying kids in the recorded years: +11 from 2016-2018, and +30 this year. Curious to know what is driving this? More tutoring? Economy forcing some parents out of private schools? Or simply the effect of the birth rates 10 year ago?