Sherborne Primary School pupils rack up 64 million words in an outstanding year of reading, devouring 9,922 books in 365 days!

Pupils and staff at Sherborne Primary School are celebrating after winning the Renaissance Award for Success and Achievement, beating schools from around the world, after an outstanding year of reading by pupils throughout the school.
The awards recognise educators across the globe for their dedication to teaching, as well as celebrating whole school achievements.

Renaissance’s Accelerated Reader software helps track pupils’ reading age and ability throughout their time at school, and children can keep track of how many books – and even words – they have read each year.
Deputy headteacher Felicity Griffiths said: “Our children love reading because of the vast selection of books in our library, and because they know they can read what they love and what interests them.
“We centre our English curriculum around sharing amazing reads and promoting a love of literature, and because of this we achieve amazing results.
“Over 95 per cent of children in Years 2 to 4 are meeting or exceeding their expected reading age, which is truly fantastic!
“Last year, children in our school read 9,922 books, totalling nearly 64 million words! Pupils can earn awards for the number of books they read, and earn millionaire badges when they exceed that many words.”
The school has also teamed up with Sherborne bookshop Winstone’s to further enrich its library.
A ‘buy a book for the school’ wishlist has been created where families or members of the local community can donate books to the school from the shop.
Anyone interested in donating a book can find out more at www.shop.winstonebooks.co.uk/collections/sherborne-primary-school-book-wishlist