• Urban Academy 214 pupils in Nottinghamshire
• Ofsted rating: Good
• FSM: 32.2%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Power Maths reviews: 3.7/5

How well does it match the curriculum?

Brilliantly: There is more content (eg support / extension activities) than we expected

Follows White Rose but all questions progress exceptionally.

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

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

Questions get progressively harder so all can achieve initially but no ceiling.

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

Well: Pupils generally enjoy using it and tend to welcome doing so

Children seem to really love 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

There are review lessons but we use White Rose unit assessments.

How well does it support planning?

Brilliantly: It has everything you could need and is straightforward to use with classes

All there for you.

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

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

Children can have logins

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

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

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