Reading Scheme
Grasmere Primary School Reading Scheme Levels
The school uses a combination of levelled real books and a selection from different reading schemes which are banded into colours using a national coding scheme.
National Curriculum Level | NC level | Book Band | Reading Ages |
Working towards Level 1 | W | Pink | 5.0 years to 6.0 years |
Working towards Level 1 | W | Red | 5.0 to 6.0 years |
Working towards Level 1 | 1C | Yellow | 5.0 to 6.0 years |
Working towards Level 1 | 1C | Blue | 5.0 to 6.0 years |
Working towards Level 1 | 1B | Green | 5.0 to 6.0 years |
Working towards Level 2 | 1A | Orange | 6.5 to7.0 years |
Working towards Level 2 | 2C | Turquoise | 7.0 to 7.5 years |
Working within Level 2 | 2B | Purple | 7.5 to 8.0 years |
Working towards Level 2 | 2B | Gold | 8.0 to 8.5 years |
Working towards Level 3 | 2A | White (Silver) | 8.5 to 9.0 years |
Working within Level 3 | 3C | Lime (Emerald) | 9.0 to10.0 years |
Working towards Level 4 | 3A | Ruby | 10.0 to11.0 years |
Working within Level 4 | 4C | Sapphire | 11.0 to 12.0 years |