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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 2024/25 results
Our scale
Schoolreaders is the largest in-school reading support charity in the country, supporting children in every county in England.
Demand for our reading support remains high - one in four primary schools in England are registered with Schoolreaders, requesting volunteers!
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We are currently supporting over 35,000 children each week!
Over one million reading sessions were provided
in the 2024/25 school year
4 million reading sessions delivered since 2013 including over one million last year. We're aiming for over 1 million sessions a year!
Our Impact
Schools reporting on reading age improvement over three terms noted that 100% of children improved their reading age above the expected level of progress.
Targeted support - reaching the most disadvantaged children
“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 - 43% of children supported were on pupil premium versus the national figure of 26%
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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