Kennel Lane School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary & Secondary
Post 16
Special school
PUPILS
198
AGES
3 - 19
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community special school

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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
01344 352000

This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(25/04/2019)
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95%
NATIONAL AVG. 93%
Happiness Rating

Ofsted Parent View

6.6:1
NATIONAL AVG. 19.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
24.2%
NATIONAL AVG. 17.7%
Persistent Absence
12.6%
NATIONAL AVG. 22.0%
Pupils first language
not English
38.7%
NATIONAL AVG. 25.9%
Free school meals
Kennel Lane
Bracknell
RG42 2EX
01344483872

School Description

Leaders have maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Pupils at Kennel Lane School are safe, happy and progressing well, both in their learning and in their personal development. A golden thread that runs through the school’s work is a shared determination to ensure that pupils are well prepared for life, study and work when they eventually leave school. Pupils speak with genuine enthusiasm about their school and about the help they get from the adults that teach and care for them. They enjoy their learning. However, some pupils said that their work can sometimes be too easy. Pupils benefit from many opportunities to develop their wider interests and knowledge about the world around them, for example through their regular community visits or from work experience. Many parents and carers speak in glowing terms about the substantial improvements they have seen in their children’s learning, attitudes and behaviour. One parent who responded to Ofsted’s online questionnaire, Parent View, wrote: ‘My child is very happy at Kennel Lane and it caters to his needs perfectly. All staff are friendly and helpful and the progress my son has made and continues to make is fantastic.’ However, some parents felt that their children could be pushed harder at school or expressed concern at the increased turnover in staff that the school has seen over the last year or so.

Kennel Lane School Parent Reviews



78% Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree 65% Agree 30% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 4% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>65, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 23 responses up to 06-05-2019
Strongly Agree 57% Agree 35% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 4% Don't Know 4% {"strongly_agree"=>57, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>4} Figures based on 23 responses up to 06-05-2019
Strongly Agree 35% Agree 52% Disagree 4% Strongly Disagree 4% Don't Know 4% {"strongly_agree"=>35, "agree"=>52, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>4} Figures based on 23 responses up to 06-05-2019
Strongly Agree 52% Agree 39% Disagree 4% Strongly Disagree 4% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>52, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 23 responses up to 06-05-2019
Strongly Agree 39% Agree 48% Disagree 4% Strongly Disagree 4% Don't Know 4% {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>4} Figures based on 23 responses up to 06-05-2019
Strongly Agree 30% Agree 30% Disagree 9% Strongly Disagree 9% Don't Know 22% {"strongly_agree"=>30, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>9, "dont_know"=>22} Figures based on 23 responses up to 06-05-2019
Strongly Agree 43% Agree 43% Disagree 4% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 9% {"strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>43, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>9} Figures based on 23 responses up to 06-05-2019
Strongly Agree 30% Agree 22% Disagree 9% Strongly Disagree 9% Don't Know 30% {"strongly_agree"=>30, "agree"=>22, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>9, "dont_know"=>30} Figures based on 23 responses up to 06-05-2019
Strongly Agree 43% Agree 35% Disagree 9% Strongly Disagree 9% Don't Know 4% {"strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>9, "dont_know"=>4} Figures based on 23 responses up to 06-05-2019
Strongly Agree 39% Agree 39% Disagree 13% Strongly Disagree 4% Don't Know 4% {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>4} Figures based on 23 responses up to 06-05-2019
Strongly Agree 43% Agree 39% Disagree 13% Strongly Disagree 4% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>4, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 23 responses up to 06-05-2019
Yes 78% No 22% {"yes"=>78, "no"=>22} Figures based on 23 responses up to 06-05-2019

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