. . . . . 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, towards the summer of 2014 and beyond, 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 Sixth Form - Information & Application form here Year 7 Shared Learning Booklet 2 - click here 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 Updated on 23/05/14: St Patrick House 21898 points 1st St Francis House 18269 points 2nd St David House 17415 points 3rd St Michael House 17242 points 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 13/06/14 Year 9 GCSE Humanities pm 17/06/14 Year 7 Trip to New Forest (to 20th) Year 7 Trip to France (to 20th) 19/06/14 Year 12 Higher Education Parents' Evening 7pm 23/06/13 Year 7 Reports home Arts Theme Week Latest News BBC News School Report Defibrillator Fundraiser GCSE results 2013 A Level results 2013 Ofsted Reports Recent Events Technique Samuels Donation Let's go to the Movies Sixth Form Music Recital Evening House Art & House Music Competitions 2014 Free Microsoft Office 365 for all pupils click here for more news Information for Parents School Calendar 2013 - 2014 Term Dates Letters home Trips and Fixtures Extra Curricular Activities Log in to the VLE Username: Password: Powered by Frog