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Our Impact
We believe it is important to ensure that the impact of our service on improving children's reading skills is measurable. That is why we conduct annual literacy research in partnership with the Institute for Research in Education. The results show significant improvements in children's reading age, their reading enjoyment levels and more. Click here to read more in our latest Annual Report.
Academic year 2023/24 results
Our scale
Schoolreaders is now the largest in-school reading support charity in the country, supporting children in every county in England.
Demand for our reading support remains high with one in five primary schools in England having requested a Schoolreaders volunteer.
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We are currently supporting over 32,000 children each week!
Incremental reading age improvement
Schools reporting on reading age improvement over three terms noted that 100% of children improved their reading age above the expected level of progress.
With regular support, 100% of pupils improved their reading age above the expected level.
Reading sessions delivered
Over 800,000 reading sessions were provided
in the 2023/24 school year
2.5 million reading sessions delivered including over 800,000 last year. We're aiming for over 1 million sessions a year!
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Targeted support
“We could not have envisaged the positive impact Schoolreaders would have had on our pupils. Our lowest 20% of pupils have developed a love of reading. The volunteers genuinely care and are passionate about ensuring children enjoy reading/being read to.”
Greenbank Primary School, Merseyside
Our strategy of reaching the most disadvantaged children continues - 45% of children supported were on pupil premium versus the national figure of 24%
Of the 2,195 new volunteers matched to schools this year, 54% were placed in the most deprived areas
“We love our reading volunteers at school and are so very grateful for the difference they make to our most vulnerable children. The relationships they build are key to progress and confidence in reading that we see.”
St Dennis Primary Academy, Cornwall
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