Radford Primary Academy, Coventry
“Leaders make sure staff are well trained and that they teach phonics in the way it is intended. Staff spot if pupils are not keeping up and quickly put support in place”.
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: Requires Improvement
Troon Community Primary School, Camborne, Cornwall
“Children begin their phonics learning in Nursery and make an immediate start to reading in Reception. Expertly trained staff accurately model sounds for pupils who are learning to read”.
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: Good
Luxulyan School, Bodmin, Cornwall
“Staff quickly identify pupils who need extra help to catch up. Leaders make sure that staff have the relevant expertise to help pupils to catch up quickly. Leaders help parents to understand the school’s chosen phonics programme so that they can support their child at home”.
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: Requires Improvement
Coleridge Primary, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
“The reading curriculum throughout the school is carefully designed so that pupils read authors that reflect their diversity. The characters in books reflect the different backgrounds of pupils at the school. This approach inspires pupils to respect each other”.
School Inspection: Outstanding
Previous Inspection: Good
Farsley Springbank Primary School, Pudsey, West Yorkshire
“The inspector saw pupils in Year 1 reading with great expression. This is because teachers expertly support pupils. Almost all children in Reception have already developed a good pen grip because reading activities move seamlessly into writing activities”.
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: Good
Aureus Primary School, Didcot, Oxfordshire
“Teachers promote a love of books. They read high-quality texts to pupils regularly. Story time is a joy to watch. Pupils clearly love listening to and joining in with the stories that are read to them”.
School Inspection: Outstanding
Previous Inspection:
Goonhavern Primary School, Truro, Cornwall
“Leaders have identified high-quality texts for pupils to read and know well. These support pupils to understand some key themes linked to diversity and difference”.
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: Good
Octavia House Schools, South London (special school)
“Leaders ensure that pupils have the knowledge they need to sound out words and learn to read. Leaders’ firm belief that reading is the gateway to learning pays dividends. Older pupils read fluently and are able to access formal qualifications”.
School Inspection: Outstanding
Previous Inspection: Outstanding
St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull, Liverpool
“Learning to read is central to the school’s curriculum. Leaders have ensured that staff are appropriately trained to deliver the new phonics programme”.
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: Good
Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port
Younger pupils read unknown words using the sounds that they have been taught. This is because books are well matched to their current phonics knowledge. Staff quickly identify and support pupils who are not keeping up with the school’s phonics programme.
School Inspection: Good
Previous Inspection: