• City Academy 489 pupils in Hillingdon
• Ofsted rating: Good
• FSM: 25%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Purple Mash reviews: 4.2/5

How well does it match the curriculum?

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

Not enough support for SEN pupils to access age related curriculum content and objectives to support them with the curriculum.

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

Badly: There isn’t enough range or some the age-related expectations are misaligned

Needs more resources to support SEN pupils with accessing age related curriculum expectations through scaffolding, support and guidance

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

Reasonably: We can’t use it too often or for too long

Like the freedom to progress through activities. Better ways to guide what children do independently

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

Badly: There isn’t any / enough formative assessment or what there is, isn’t very useful

How well does it support planning?

Badly: It takes a lot of time or additional resources to use it in the classroom

Sometimes hard to link to planning and then it seems links become tokenistic rather than of value and Purple Mash might be better not used

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

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

Reducing costs per pupil - Costs in school are rapidly increasing and savings need to be made in all areas

Would you recommend it to a colleague in a similar school to yours? 3/11

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