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Grammar schools in and near Reading

2 state selective schools are within five miles of the published Reading place coordinate; 6 are within fifteen miles.

Nearby schools

2 within five miles, 2 within ten miles and 6 within fifteen miles of Reading's published place coordinate. The nearest is Kendrick School, approximately 0.44 miles away.

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Nearby schools can use different tests and admissions rules. Open the guide for the test your child took, then check the current policy for each school you want to name on your home council's application.

Reading's two grammar schools have separate entrance tests

The two listed grammar schools within five miles of the published Reading reference point are Kendrick School and Reading School. Each runs its own test registration and admission rules; applying for one test does not register a child for the other. Kendrick's designated area and Reading School's catchment rules matter more than distance from the town point. Check the current policy for the school you might name.

For September 2027 entry, Kendrick held its main test on 18 September 2026 for designated-area candidates; the school said applicants outside that area would sit on a later date. Reading School tested in-catchment day and boarding candidates in July, with an out-of-catchment day sitting in September. Families with a result still need to list the school on their home council's application. Reading residents must apply by 31 October 2026; families elsewhere check their home council's deadline. Neither test registration nor a score is a school offer.

Compare nearby schools

Schools are ordered by approximate straight-line distance. Some are in neighbouring towns. Offers are the published National Offer Day count for September 2026 entry, rather than available places for the next intake.

State schools with reviewed selection routes within fifteen miles of Reading
Kendrick Schoolgirls admissionsApproximate miles0.44Test routeKendrick School 11+ assessmentHistoric offers127
Reading Schoolboys admissionsApproximate miles0.91Test routeReading School 11+ assessmentHistoric offers146
Sir William Borlase's Grammar Schoolmixed admissionsApproximate miles11.53Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer TestHistoric offers146
John Hampden Grammar Schoolboys admissionsApproximate miles14.43Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer TestHistoric offers184
Wycombe High Schoolgirls admissionsApproximate miles14.49Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer TestHistoric offers190
Burnham Grammar Schoolmixed admissionsApproximate miles14.86Test routeBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer TestHistoric offers180

Nearby does not mean in catchment

These distances do not establish a priority area or eligibility. Check each school's determined policy, published qualification rules and the council's application process.

Entrance routes for these schools

Different tests can serve schools near the same town. Read the relevant route before choosing practice, registering or arranging score sharing.

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Plan an application from this town

  1. Open each school guide to check qualification, priority and current admissions evidence.
  2. Check travel from your home address. A straight-line radius can cross rivers, county boundaries or routes with slow public transport.
  3. If your child has a test result, read the guide for that route and submit your home council's school application by its published deadline.
  4. If you are planning for a later entry year, check each test's registration window and whether its score must be shared with another school.
  5. Put schools in your genuine preference order and include an option your child is eligible for.

Location and admissions sources

Reference point: Reading (51.45380, -0.97374). Distances use the great-circle method from this ONS place coordinate to the published school coordinates. The catalogue includes fully selective and labelled partly selective state schools. Coordinates, school records and offer statistics can come from different dated releases.

Questions parents ask

Which grammar school is nearest to the Reading reference point?

Kendrick School is approximately 0.44 miles away in a straight line from the published place coordinate. A home address or travel route will give a different distance.

Are all these schools inside Reading?

No. This comparison includes schools within fifteen miles of the Reading reference point, including schools in neighbouring towns or local authorities. Partly selective schools are labelled separately.

Do these distances show the catchment boundary for Reading?

No. These are approximate straight-line distances between ONS place and school coordinates. They do not establish a priority area, a travel time, a council-measured distance or the last distance offered.

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