Millcourt School, Shelf, Halifax
“Teaching pupils to read is a key focus in school. Well-trained staff support those pupils who need specialist phonics support. Daily reading and story sessions happen every day.”
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: Requires Improvement
Longcause Community Special School, Plymouth, Devon
“The school aims for every pupil to become a reader. Pupils benefit from highly effective phonics teaching across the school. The school ensures staff have the knowledge and expertise to teach phonics skilfully.”
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: Good
Hoyland Springwood Primary School, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“Adults support pupils who need help to read regularly. High-quality staff training ensures the support given is top class.”
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: Good
Burraton Community Primary School, Saltash, Cornwall
“Staff training ensures that there is a consistent approach to the teaching of phonics. Children begin their phonics learning in Nursery. They start to learn to read as soon as they begin Reception Year. The school regularly checks pupils’ phonics knowledge and quickly identifies those who need additional support.”
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: Good
Pattishall Church of England Primary School, Towcester, Northamptonshire
“Reading is a priority in the school. Teachers and other adults have received training to ensure that they deliver the phonics programme well. Pupils who struggle to learn to read get extra support and practice.”
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: Good
Greswell Primary School and Nursery, Denton, Greater Manchester
“The way pupils learn to read has
been transformed since the last inspection. Staff are experts in teaching early
reading. Their teaching enables almost all pupils to become technically accurate
readers. Staff skilfully support pupils who find some aspects of reading difficult. This
enables them to keep up with their classmates.”
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: Good
Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire
“The school has a well-established approach to teaching early reading. The teaching
of phonics is effective and secures rapid progress. Any pupils that need extra
support with their reading attend additional classes with well-trained staff. Older
pupils talk very positively about reading. Many parents commented on how well they
feel the school fosters a love of reading.”
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: Good
Bozeat Community Primary School, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
“Everyone shares an ambition to get children reading as soon as they can. This begins with high-quality phonics lessons as soon as children start school. The youngest children listen with rapt attention to new sounds. Staff spot quickly when a pupil does not know a sound well enough.”
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection:
Salisbury Manor Primary School, South Chingford, London
“Reading is a key school priority from the moment children start school. […] Leaders provide well-planned support and training in phonics for staff. [Staff] put in place effective support for those pupils who need to catch up with reading quickly. This has resulted in significant improvement in pupils’ outcomes for the Year 1 phonics check.”
Linchfield Academy, Peterborough, Lincolnshire
“Staff make sure that pupils in the early stages of reading read from books that are matched to the letter sounds they know. This is to develop pupils’ confidence and fluency when they read at home.”
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: