• Urban Academy 208 pupils in Bristol, City of
• Ofsted rating: Good
• FSM: 50.5%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Discovery Espresso reviews: 3.7/5

How well does it match the curriculum?

Reasonably: It’s good enough for the money, but needs some additional resources

Can make it link often

How well does it support adaptation for different groups of pupils?

0

Could do with further activities

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

Brilliantly: Pupils love using and are excited when they know they are going to do so

The children really enjoy it

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

Reasonably: There is some formative assessment included, but its usefulness is a bit limited

Unsure of the assessment

How well does it support planning?

Reasonably: Mostly we can use it without an unreasonable amount of effort or additional resource requirement

Unsure of the planning

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

Brilliantly: We’d have very few reservations about using this extensively to support home learning

How would you rate it for value for money compared to similar resources?

Reasonably: It represents about the same value for money as similar resources I’ve seen

Good value

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 10/11

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