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178 million words read at Ely St Marys CE Junior School!

Ely St Marys CE Junior School, Cambridgeshire, England

Ely St Marys CE Junior School has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2010 to support the school's reading development strategy.

In February 2023, we discovered that the Ely St Marys CE Junior School pupils had read more than 178 million words throughout the 21/22 academic year.


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Ofsted-Recognised Intervention and Support for Reading at Ashleigh CE Primary School

Ashleigh C of E Primary School, Devon, England

Ashleigh CE Primary School, part of the Ventrus Multi Academy Trust, has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2019 to support the school's reading development strategy.

In September 2022, the school received a 'Good' Ofsted inspection report with specific accommodations for the school's reading engagement initiative.


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Case Study: Subject Monitoring Report at St Andrew’s CofE Primary School

St Andrew's C of E School Nuthurst, West Sussex, England

St Andrew’s CofE Primary School has been using Accelerated Reader, Star Reading and Star Early Literacy since 2020 to support the school’s reading development strategy. In November 2022, Deputy Headteacher Sam Bacon met with a school governor who then compiled a report on the impact that Accelerated Reader had on pupils’ reading engagement, enjoyment and development over the last two years and specifically since Sam has taken over the Accelerated Reader scheme in September 2022. The report was subsequently shared with and corroborated by school governors.


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Ofsted-Recognised Whole-School Reading Culture at The Byrchall High School

The Byrchall High School, Wigan, England

The Byrchall High School, part of Makerfield Academy Trust, has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2008 to support the school's whole-school reading culture. In 2020 the school invested in the Complete Literacy Solution from Renaissance when they introduced myON, the digital library, to increase reading engagement at home and to provide access to more texts for otherwise disengaged readers.


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Reading Development Strategy at Charnwood Primary Academy looks ‘Good’ to Ofsted

Charnwood Primary Academy, Litchfield, England

Charnwood Primary Academy, part of the Staffordshire University Academy Trust, has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading to support the school's reading development strategy since 2016. In November 2022, the school received a continued 'Good' inspection report from Ofsted, with specific recognition of the school's positive reading culture.


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Accurate Assessment and Reading for Pleasure at The Mall School

The Mall School, Twickenham, England

The Mall School has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2017.

We got in touch with Deputy Headteacher James to find out why the school has continued to include Accelerated Reader as a core component of the school's reading development strategy for the last five years.


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Ofsted-acknowledged Successful Reading Development Strategy at Oasis Academy New Oak

Oasis Academy New Oak, Bristol, England

Oasis Academy New Oak has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2021 to support the school's reading development strategy. 

In April 2022, the school received a 'Good' Ofsted inspection report with specific reference to the school's revived reading initiative.


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Reading at just the right level, as noted by Ofsted at Birchanger COE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Birchanger COE Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Birchwood, England

Birchanger COE Voluntary Controlled Primary School has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2019 to support the school's reading development strategy. 

In May 2022, the school received an unchanged 'Good' Ofsted inspection report where the inspector made specific observations about the school's successful reading development strategy


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Ofsted: “Leaders make it a priority to help pupils become fluent and confident readers.” At Hughenden Primary School

Hughenden Primary School, High Wycombe, England

Hughenden Primary School has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2020 to support the school's reading development strategy:

In May 2022, the school discovered the excellent news that they had received a 'Good' Ofsted inspection report where the inspector made specific observations on the school's recent reading success


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Ofsted Approved Catch Up Strategies with Renaissance Solutions

Prescot Primary School, Knowsley, England

Prescot Primary School in Knowsley has been using the full suite of Renaissance solutions since 2012 to support the School's reading and numeracy development strategies. 

In May 2022, the School received the exciting news that they'd been allocated an Ofsted Inspection report grade of 'Good'. In the report, the inspector made the following observations about the School's successful learning development strategies:


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