. . . . . Welcome to Kennet School Kennet School is a dynamic and ambitious 11-18 co-educational comprehensive school which opened in September 1957; now, as then, it serves the population of Thatcham and the surrounding villages. As the most over-subscribed school in West Berkshire, the school has grown steadily in terms of numbers on roll and, more importantly, facilities available to pupils and staff alike, in the pursuit of excellence. The school prides itself in collecting awards for the excellence of its academic teaching, pupil progress and extra curricular activities from Music through to Sport, Drama and many more. Recent improvements to our facilities include a superb Sixth Form Common Room, excellent Drama facilities and a school library which is the envy of many. We also enjoy brand new Resources for Physically Disabled and Hearing Impaired pupils, opened in 2013. We continue to invest heavily in the infrastructure for learning because we believe our pupils deserve the very best. Kennet School was declared outstanding by Ofsted in 2008 and was able then to convert into an academy on 1 April 2011. More recently, Kennet has become the sponsor of Whitelands Park Primary School and I have the privilege of being Executive Head across both schools. In February, a further Ofsted inspection, was disappointing, particularly in terms of the performance of one group of pupils. The school already had extensive plans in place to support this particular group of pupils more effectively and Kennet remains an ambitious and determined school where all pupils will be given every assistance, to achieve their absolute potential. Kennet School is a vibrant place of learning and community activity and we invite you to learn more either through this website or by contacting the school directly. P G Dick OBE JP DL Headmaster Click here to access the Sixth Form application form for external candidates for September 2015. This should be sent to Dr West at the school or emailed to swest@kennetschool.co.uk 6th Form Application Form Accessibility Click here for Microsoft Accessibility Guides; a list of helpful resources to enable everyone to have full access to our school website, no matter what difficulties or impairments they may have. Sorry. certain parts of the website do not work with your browser. You are highly recommended to upgrade. House Points House point totals as at 02/04/15: St Patrick House 162786 1st St Francis House 147639 2nd St David House 139243 3rd St Michael House 125636 4th House Point totals are updated at the end of every half-term, note - this total does not include commendations or sixth form rewards. Upcoming Events 29/5/2015 AG&T English Language & Literature 9am - 4pm 30/5/2015 Yr11 GCSE English Booster 9am - 1pm 1/6/2015 Yr7 D&F AG&T Maths to Bletchley Park Latest News Performance Tables Jan 2015 GCSE results 2014 A Level results 2014 Ofsted Reports Year 11 - Revision Evening Booklet Recent Events Kennet Musician of the year 2015 click here for more news Information for Parents School Calendar 2014 - 2015 Term Dates Letters home Trips and Fixtures Extra Curricular Activities Log in to the VLE Username: Password: Powered by Frog