Book Band

Year Group

Phonics Phase

Lilac

Reception

Phase 1

Reading Recovery
Level
n/a

Pink A

Reception

Phase 2

Pink B

Reception

Phase 2

Red A

Reception

Phase 3

Red B

Reception

Phase 3

Red C

Reception

Phase 4

Yellow A
Yellow B
Yellow C
Blue A
Blue B
Blue C
Green A
Green B
Green C
Orange A
Orange B
Turquoise A
Turquoise B
Purple A
Purple B
Gold A
Gold B
White A
White B
Lime A
Lime B
Brown A
Brown B
Grey A
Grey B
Blue A
Blue B
Red A
Red B

Year 1
Year 1
Year 1
Year 1
Year 1
Year 1
Year 1
Year 1
Year 1
Year 2
Year 2
Year 2
Year 2
Year 2
Year 2
Year 2
Year 2
Year 2
Year 2
Year 2
Year 2
Year 3
Year 3
Year 4
Year 4
Year 5
Year 5
Year 6
Year 6
Year 6+
Year 6+

Phase 4
Phase 4
Phase 4
Phase 5
Phase 5
Phase 5
Phase 5
Phase 5
Phase 5
Phase 5
Phase 5
Phase 6
Phase 6
Phase 6
Phase 6
Phase 6
Phase 6
Phase 6
Phase 6
Phase 6
Phase 6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

Red Plus

27
28
29
30
n/a

Old NC Level
n/a
Working towards
Level 1
Working towards
Level 1
Working towards
Level 1
Working towards
Level 1
Working towards
Level 1
1C
1C
1C
1B
1B
1B
1B
1B
1B
1A
1A
1A
1A
2C
2C
2B
2B
2A
2A
3C
3C
3C
3B
3A
4C
4B
4A
5C
5B
5A
6C