Claim: 120,000 more six year olds are passing the phonics screening check.
Fact-check: Phonics: are more six year olds on track to become confident readers? - Full Fact
Verdict: the proportion of six year olds reaching the expected level in phonics screening check has increased by 19 percentage points from 2012 to 2015 - the equivalent of 120,000 more children meeting the standard in 2015.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Amy Sippitt
Date published: 2015-11-23T00:00:00