Kennet School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Thatcham, RG19 4LL
- Distance
- 7.2km away
The Hurst School
Brimpton Road, Baughurst, Tadley, RG26 5NL
Local ranking39th of 69 secondary schools in Hampshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1080
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 16 October 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 41.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 190
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1014
- Boys
- 521 (51%)
- Girls
- 500 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1080 (95% full)
- SEND
- 10.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.6%
- EAL
- 4.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.5%
- SEN Support
- 8.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,022/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 88.3%
- White Other: 3.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.2%
- Black African: 1.2%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Asian Chinese: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.6%
88.3%
White British
3.2%
White Other
1.3%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 116422
- UKPRN
- 10016982
- Establishment No.
- 4144
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