Reading

At St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School, we believe that the ability to read is fundamental to our children succeeding; enabling them to access the next stage of their education and beyond. Reading is at the heart of everything we do and forms the core of our curriculum. We intend to foster a love of reading for all and aim to equip our children with the necessary skills to read fluently, and with confidence, both for pleasure and for purpose. We intend to encourage all pupils to read widely across both fiction and non-fiction in order to: develop their knowledge and understanding of both themselves and the ever-changing world in which they live; develop an appreciation and love of reading; to gain knowledge across the curriculum and to develop their comprehension skills. We are committed to providing vocabulary rich reading material across the curriculum.

Reading Subject Story

Reading Curriculum Map

Reading Progression Maps

Year 1 Reading Progression Map

Year 2 Reading Progression Map

Year 3 Reading Progression Map

Year 4 Reading Progression Map

Year 5 Reading Progression Map

Year 6 Reading Progression Map

Online and Audiobooks

Sooper Books has kindly donated all of their award-winning stories and audiobooks to our school. 

Please use the following links to access the stories and audiobooks free of charge from school or from home:

Bedtime stories — a selection of the world’s best 5-10 minute bedtime stories and audiobooks

Fairy tales — a selection of classic fairy tales retold in a modern and fun way

Sooper Series — a selection of original stories in episode format. Each episode is a separate 10-15 minute story

Rhymes & Poems — a selection of 3-5 minute funny rhymes

Aesop’s fables — a selection of 3-5 minute moral tales, retold in a fun and modern way”

**Urgent Notice – Water Supply Issue at School, 3rd April 2025**

We regret to inform you that there is an issue with the water supply in one of our school buildings. Unfortunately, this has left us with no option but to send KS3 (Yr 7, 8 & 9) students home at 12.30pm. 

We are working with Thames Water to resolve the matter and hope that normal school operations will resume tomorrow. We will keep you updated with progress and apologise for the inconvenience this has caused.

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High School Admissions for September 2026

College Tours for prospective parents/carers with students applying for September 2026 will begin in June 2025.  Tours will take place every Wednesday and Friday morning from 9:00am – 9:45am and will be bookable using the Eventbrite ticketing system. Please complete the form below so that we can contact you once tickets for college tours become available at the beginning of May. Priority will be given to pupils in Year 5. Register Interest Form – Click HERE

Primary School Tours

For information about Primary School Admissions for September 2025 entry, please click HERE

Sixth Form Admissions

For information about Sixth Form Admissions for September 2025 Entry, please click HERE.