• Urban Academy 468 pupils in Nottinghamshire
• Ofsted rating: Good
• FSM: 30.2%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Purple Mash reviews: 4.2/5

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Fun activities of a wide range of matching. Photos and captions of say a Roman person. Written activities. Reading tasks. Art tasks.

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

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

Could be tips for challenge on the screen. Our children self differentiate by outcome most of the time on this

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

It engages while families / parents have a log on to see work and teacher responses and can then ensure work is being completed

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

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

We use it for weekly spellings and set our own lists

How well does it support planning?

Well: It’s fairly self-contained and can be used with minimal preparation

We use the search tool to find work that is linked to our planning before setting it for the kids as a to for task

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 often get on alone with this at home. The option of setting a re do ensures of tasks are rushed they can be done again

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

Brilliantly: It’s possibly the best value for money of any similar resources I’ve seen

We’ve evolved in how we use purple mash. We fully use it across y1-6 for computing too. It really helps teachers out

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

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