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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.
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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. 

Ages10–16
CurriculumAll major curricula
FormatOnline, interactive tests or print tests
Suitable for SEN LearnersYes

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.
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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

  • Online & interactive or print tests available

    You can purchase Access Reading Tests as online, interactive tests or as paper tests.
  • 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.

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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.

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