• Urban Academy 666 pupils in East Sussex
• Ofsted rating: Good
• FSM: 33%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Education City reviews: 3.9/5

How well does it match the curriculum?

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

It is more suitable for the beginning of the year rather than towards the end.

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

Well: A large majority of resources are suitably differentiated for pupils

For reception classes it has a range of different abilities.

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

Children love using it on the big screen

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

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

Non applicable

How well does it support planning?

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

Non applicable

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

Reasonably: It could be used at home or independently, but pupils would need some extra support or resources

Something we need to look into and expand upon

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

Need more staff to be on board to make it worthy of cost.

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 9/11

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