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UK schools  •  Teacher-first

Every child has a reading fingerprint. So does every classroom.

Stop managing reading. Start seeing it. Pickatale gives every child their own matched library and gives you real visibility — without the spreadsheets.

Trusted by
UK schools
Privacy-first
and secure
Evidence-based
impact
A pupil reading, with class progress and Create cards from the Pickatale teacher view, and Pip the Pickatale parrot
Powering reading
success in schools
St Mary’s Primary School
Northfield Academy
The Park School
Ofsted — Good Provider
4.8/5 from 500+ reviews
Our level system

One system. Every framework. Easy to find the right book.

L1
Emerging Reader
CEFRPre-A1
Lexile®BR80L
Book bandPink
Age4–6
L2
Early Reader
CEFRA1
Lexile®220L
Book bandRed
Age6–7
L3
Developing Reader
CEFRA1+
Lexile®520L
Book bandTurquoise
Age7–9
L4
Confident Reader
CEFRA2
Lexile®820L
Book bandBlue
Age9–11
L5
Independent Reader
CEFRB1
Lexile®1050L+
Book bandLime
Age11+
Save time

Stop planning reading time. Start reading it.

Pickatale handles differentiation automatically, so you can focus on the children in front of you.

Reading levels sorted automatically

Every child placed at exactly the right level from day one. No testing sessions, no diagnostic admin.

New matches after every book

The library refreshes based on what each child just read. They never run out, and you never need to find their next book.

Progress updated in real time

No spreadsheets. See every child at a glance: who is on track, who needs support, who is ready to move up.

Classroom fingerprint

No two classrooms are the same. Neither are their libraries.

Choose a pupil to see their personalised shelf.

Matched to a confident reader who loves space.
L5
Mission to Mars
Stage 6
L5
Stars and Black Holes
Stage 5
L5
Planet Explorer
Stage 6
L5
Space Station Six
Stage 5
L5
The Moon Landing
Stage 6
A pupil reading independently
Class progress
22 on track  •  6 above target
Year 4 • Miss Clarke
28 readers  •  all matched
3 need support
Visibility

Every reader, finally visible.

One view of who is thriving and who needs a nudge — updated as they read.

Live reporting
See exactly where every child is. No more guessing who read and who did not.
Assign in taps
Send a book to one child, a group, or your whole class in seconds.
No spreadsheets
Reading logs write themselves. Progress updates automatically after every session.
Create for teachers

One topic. A story for every level in your class.

Upload a lesson plan, a topic or a slide deck. Pickatale turns it into illustrated, levelled stories — one for every reading level in the room.

See how Create works
L2
Where Rain Comes From
L4
The Water Cycle
L5
Evaporation and Beyond
National Year of Reading 2026

We are giving every UK school 200 free books to start.

Then unlock the full platform for £100 per class — personalisation, Create and live tracking included.

  • 200 curated books, matched to your class
  • Personalisation engine — every child, their own shelf
  • Create — turn any topic into a levelled story
  • Live progress tracking, no spreadsheets
  • GDPR compliant, UNICEF approved
  • Full teacher support included
UK launch offer
Free
to start • 200 books
£100
per class • full platform

Per academic year. School licence available.

Built for UK classrooms. Trusted worldwide.

Every data point stays on Pickatale. No advertising, no third-party data sharing, no surprise costs.

EU GDPR
compliant
UNICEF Learning
Cabinet
ISO 27001
certified
No ads,
no tracking
Our commitment to privacy
My class used to take twenty minutes to differentiate one book three ways. Now it happens on its own.
A Pickatale teacher

Because every reader has a fingerprint. Pickatale finds it, for every pupil in your class.