Funding is not the problem.
What happens at home is.
The UK spends £122 billion a year on education. We have some of the most dedicated teachers on the planet. This is not an underfunding crisis. Yet every summer, 38% of children leave primary school below the expected standard. The difference between the children who make it and the children who don’t is almost never the school. It’s what happens after 3:30pm.
UK education spending since you opened this page
£5,814
Based on £122 billion per year (DfE, 2024/25)
The unfair advantage
53% of affluent families pay for private tutoring. Only 31% of disadvantaged families do. A private tutor costs £200+ a month — and they only cover one subject. Children at private schools get structured practice built into every evening. State school children get a worksheet and a “good luck.”
The gap between those who can afford help and those who can’t is not closing. It is widening. That is not a school problem. That is a home problem. And it is a problem parents can solve — if they have the right tools.
The unfair advantage is now £12.99 a month
SATs Arcade gives every child the same structured, adaptive, curriculum-aligned practice that private school pupils get built into their week — for less than the price of a single tutoring session. Three subjects. 10,200+ questions. Timed mock tests. A parent dashboard that shows you exactly where your child stands.
The question is not whether you can afford it. The question is whether you can keep pretending that what your child does between 4pm and bedtime doesn’t matter.
Sources: DfE National Curriculum Assessments, 2024/25; Sutton Trust, 2026
The parent moment
I’m a parent. Four kids. I’ve sat at that kitchen table more times than I can count, trying to make revision happen. I’ve bought the workbooks. I’ve printed the past papers. I’ve tried bribes, timers, and the kind of cheerful encouragement that makes everyone involved feel slightly deranged.
And I’ve watched the same pattern every time. Five minutes of effort, then the pencil tapping starts. The staring out of the window. The sudden, desperate need to use the bathroom. The tears — sometimes theirs, sometimes mine.
Then I’d walk past the living room and see the same child who “can’t concentrate” locked into a game for two hours straight. Learning complex systems. Mastering new mechanics. Choosing to repeat difficult challenges until they won. Not because anyone told them to — because they wanted to.
That was the moment everything changed. Not the child. The question.
“I stopped asking ‘how do I make my child revise more?’ and started asking ‘why does revision have to feel like punishment?’”
The reframe
What we ask children to do
- Sit still for an hour
- Complete worksheets
- Repeat until memorised
What children choose to do
- Play for hours voluntarily
- Learn complex systems
- Master through repetition — by choice
20.4 hours/week
Average time UK children spend gaming
Ofcom, 2024
34 hours/week
Teenage boys \u2014 more than school itself
Ofcom, 2024
Same child. Same brain. Same capacity for focus, persistence, and mastery. The only difference is design. When something is designed to be engaging, children don’t need to be forced. They choose it.
The chain
What happens at age 11 doesn’t stay at age 11.
- Age 11KS2 SATsPrimary school exit
- Age 16GCSEsSecondary outcomes
- AdultLifetime outcomesEarnings, health, opportunity
£157,500
The lifetime earnings difference linked to KS2 performance
DfE, 2025
8%
Of children who miss the KS2 standard go on to get 5 good GCSEs
DfE, 2025
Research from the Department for Education (July 2025) shows that KS2 outcomes are the single strongest predictor of GCSE performance. But every chain has links — and the one at Year 6 is the one you can still reach.
What we built
So we built something different. Not another resource. A reason.
They'll choose to do it
Gamified practice that feels like play. XP, streaks, achievements, and battles make revision something children actually want to do.
You'll know where they stand
Real-time progress tracking across every subject and topic. See strengths, spot gaps, and watch confidence grow week by week.
Everything SATs covers
Arithmetic, reasoning, reading comprehension, grammar, punctuation, spelling. 10,200+ questions mapped to the KS2 curriculum.
Less than a single tutoring session
From £12.99/month — unlimited access for the price of one hour with a tutor. Family plans cover up to four children. No hidden costs, cancel anytime.
Reading is step one. Practising is step two.
SATs Arcade applies the mechanics that make games irresistible \u2014 immediate feedback, visible progress, and genuine competition \u2014 to the exact curriculum your child will face in May.
Let Your Child Try It FreeWhat we believe
Every child is already a brilliant learner.
Motivation is a design outcome, not a character trait.
Primary school performance shapes life outcomes.
Access to effective preparation is a right, not a privilege.
Preparation should build confidence, not anxiety.
Parents shouldn’t need a teaching degree.
Built by a parent who got tired of watching brilliant kids hate learning.
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