The school in its current form was founded in 1877 and occupied Watlington House in Watlington Street for the first 50 years of its life. In 1927, the school moved to its current site, situated on the corner of Sidmouth Street and London Road. The building is a Grade II listed building. The school was originally known as "Kendrick Girls' School" but is now called "Kendrick School". "Long may our Lion roar" by Daphne Barnes-Phillips (2017) written to celebrate 140 years of the school.