Inspectors “rarely see” secondary school leaders “developing a coordinated strategy for struggling readers” that picks up and address their specific needs, a new Ofsted report said.
The watchdog has today published a research report into how six high-performing secondary schools provided targeted support for children.
The guidance aims to “support other secondary schools” and inform inspection practice. However, Ofsted added the findings showed what worked in the schools it visited, “rather than providing recommendations for all schools”.
The report cited research showing only 10 per cent of disadvantaged children who leave primary school with below the expected reading standard get passes in English and maths at GCSE.
