Online & interactive or print tests available
You can purchase Access Reading Tests as online, interactive tests or as paper tests.
Sign in for a more personalised experience
Unlock a more personalised experience to discover special offers, suggested products and more!
Sign inDon’t have an account? Click to sign up today!Access Reading Tests
Accurately identify a learner's reading skills and areas of improvement at the start and end of an intervention period. Publishes 30/08/24.
Access Reading Tests helps you compare learners ages 10–16 against their cohort at a school and national level, understand their reading skills and areas where they can improve, and provide targeted interventions throughout their education.
| Ages | 10–16 |
| Curriculum | All major curricula |
| Format | Online, interactive tests or print tests |
| Suitable for SEN Learners | Yes |
How does Access Reading Tests work?
Meet Alex, your new learner. Watch how Access Reading Tests supports you and Alex as they progress through your school.
Buy now
Why choose Access Reading Tests?
Accurately benchmark
Track student progress
More effective lesson planning
Identify learners who might need support
Works alongside your chosen curriculum
Saves you more time
Supports your teaching
Access Reading Tests has been standardised across 2023 and 2024 against more than 15,000 test submissions from a representative sample*:
- Identify learners below or above the representative sample's average and how they compare to learners the same age as them.
- Determine what strand gaps learners need support on at an individual and group level and target your teaching.
*Representative sample included UK and International schools in Spain and the Netherlands.
Core features
Standardised in 2023 and 2024
Access Reading Tests was standardised in 2023 and 2024.Works alongside multiple curricula
Access Reading Tests works alongside all major reading curricula. Whatever you teach, wherever you teach, it delivers for you.Parallel tests
Test at the start and end of a period of intervention to see how a learner is progressing.
Download the brochure
If you would like to learn about Access Reading Tests, please download our brochure today.
What schools think about Access Reading Tests
I particularly liked that this resource gives more than just a reading age. Standardised scores and information on literal comprehension, vocabulary, analysis, and inference strands of reading are invaluable to begin to understand each student’s needs.
Fiona Thompson Director of English and Literacy, Ryburn Valley High School
Access our value-added reporting tool
With Access Reading Tests, you automatically get access to Boost Insights, our free online enhanced reporting tool that enables successful learning experiences.
- Bulk mark results.
- Analyse at individual or group level.
- Download reports as a spreadsheet or pdf.
- Identify gaps in learning.
By accessing valuable data for interventions, you can track impact and create successful learning experiences for every student.
Unlock diagnostically driven reading interventions
Effectively plug knowledge gaps with Shine Interventions, driven by learners' Access Reading Tests results.
Instantly identify learners with gaps in their knowledge and download targeted interventions in a click!
Hear from us
Curriculum changes. New materials. Price discounts and unmissable offers. We’ll make sure you don’t miss a thing with regular email updates, tailored by subject and age group.
