• City LA school 510 pupils (oversubscribed) in Sandwell
• Ofsted rating: Outstanding
• FSM: 20.9%

Review rating:

Average rating across all Purple Mash reviews: 4.2/5

Price and ease of use a must

How well does it match the curriculum?

Well: It covers the curriculum as well as we expected

Covers all curriculum you can log on from any device and use for KS1 and KS2 it’s really interactive and the children love it when it’s used they can also log in from home and send their work to family and friends

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

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

More for EYFS and avatar creation would be great, could incorporate some safeguarding resources which are age appropriate too

How well does it engage and motivate pupils?

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

They like how interactive it and that they can send their work to their family they always enjoy lessons where purple mash is used

How well supported is it by any included formative assessments?

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

Not effective for the measures required however it’s good for practice

How well does it support planning?

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

We don’t use it to support planning more as a tool to use alongside , it wouldn’t meet the required LOs

How well does it support home use / independent learning?

Well: Pupils could be expected to use this at home or independently, with a minimum amount of support or additional resources

Children used this in lockdown and parents could help it’s very easy to navigate so no tech support needed

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

Anything to lower the cost as always however it is good value as an extra

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

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