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The Abbey School

17 Kendrick Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 5DZ

T: +44 (0)118 987 2256

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ISC ID: 73813


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Head

Dr Sarah Tullis (Head)

Girls - age range:

Day: 3 to 18

Size

807 pupils

The Abbey School case studies (7)

Reading Festival of Sport

Partners

  • The Abbey School
  • Various local schools
  • IWG Women & Sport
  • Getty Images
  • M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
  • Albatross Diving Club
  • Woodley Netball
  • Sonning Hockey
  • Reading Bowling Club
  • Sport DofE Cadets
  • Developing School Leaders
  • Student Well Being
  • Community Work Fundraising
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Advocating Girls

Partners

  • The Abbey School
  • Wimbledon High School GDST
  • City of London School For Girls
  • The Holt School
  • Harris Academy Wimbledon
  • City of London Academy Highgate Hill
  • Gray's Inn
  • First / Next 100 Years
  • Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
  • Academic
  • Developing School Leaders
  • Career Guidance
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The Social Enterprise Hub

Partners

  • The Abbey School
  • Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Reading
  • Academic
  • Developing School Leaders
  • Career Guidance
  • Community Work Fundraising
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Impact of partnership work done in 2025 (ISC annual Census 2026)

  • 10 state schools involved
  • 101-200 state school pupils involved
  • 50 staff hours given

Impact Statement

We have made our swimming pool facilities to two schools this year. For the state primary school (Katesgrove) we provided swimming lessons which they would otherwise have not had as access to public swimming pools in Reading is limited. Also, some of those children had never been swimming before and so they were able to have a different experience and access a new life skill. The other school is a special needs school (Addington) and again we were able to offer new experiences for pupils in a different setting.

Higher ability Sixth Form students from our state secondary partner school (Brackenhale) were offered staff expertise in applying to universities, including Oxbridge. The students took part in our mock interview sessions with specialist staff. At time of writing we know that at least one student has been offered a place at both Imperial College and Oxford to read Physics.

A range of Scholarships and Bursaries are available. See our website for further details.

  • Academic scholarships
  • Art scholarships
  • Drama scholarships
  • Music scholarships
  • Sport scholarships
  • Sixth Form scholarships
  • Clergy discounts
  • Sibling discounts
  • Bursaries for new entrants
  • Hardship awards for existing pupils