Report Card Comment Builder
A free tool for writing report card comments: pick a subject, tone and attainment level, add a strength and an area to develop, and get personalised comments instantly — or browse a ready-written bank and copy one straight in. Everything is editable before you copy it, and nothing is uploaded anywhere.
- No signup
- Nothing to install
- Free forever
Want this generated automatically from your gradebook, attendance and achievement data?
One tap, no typing — we'll email you the moment this launches in Classroom Hub.
Or browse ready-written comments
Every comment below can be copied as it is, or copied into one of the boxes above to edit first.
General effort & attitude
Approaches every task with real enthusiasm and a positive attitude to learning.
Has settled into the routines of the classroom well and consistently tries their best.
Takes real pride in their work and it shows in the care taken over presentation.
Is developing greater resilience when a task is challenging, and should keep practising this.
Listens carefully to instructions and gets started on tasks promptly.
Would benefit from checking work over before handing it in, to catch small mistakes.
English / Literacy
Reads with growing fluency and is beginning to talk confidently about what they have read.
Writes with an increasingly rich vocabulary and is not afraid to try new, ambitious words.
Is developing a clear understanding of story structure, with a recognisable beginning, middle and end.
Would benefit from re-reading their writing aloud to check it makes sense before finishing.
Uses full stops and capital letters consistently, and is now ready to build on this with more varied punctuation.
Enjoys sharing their ideas in class discussion and is beginning to bring this same confidence to their writing.
Maths
Has a secure grasp of number facts and applies them confidently to solve problems.
Is becoming more confident explaining their mathematical thinking out loud, not just writing the answer.
Shows a good understanding of place value and uses it well when working with larger numbers.
Would benefit from slowing down on written calculations to reduce careless errors.
Is beginning to spot patterns in number work and to use these to help solve problems more efficiently.
Approaches problem-solving with a good try-it-and-see attitude, and is learning to explain their reasoning.
Areas to develop
Would benefit from asking for help sooner when a task is proving difficult, rather than waiting.
Is working on staying focused for longer during independent tasks, and is making steady progress with this.
Next term, a focus on organising their equipment before starting a task would help work flow more smoothly.
Would benefit from taking a little more time over presentation, particularly in handwriting.
Is encouraged to have a go independently before asking whether an answer is correct.
Continuing to practise reading instructions carefully before starting will help avoid early mistakes.
Behaviour, teamwork & independence
Works well as part of a team and is generous with encouragement towards others.
Is a kind and considerate member of the class, and other children enjoy working with them.
Is becoming more independent, and needs less reminding to get started with tasks.
Shows good listening skills in group discussions and is respectful of other people’s ideas.
Is beginning to take on a leadership role in group work, helping to keep the group on task.
Would benefit from sharing ideas a little more in group work, rather than following others.
How teachers use this report card comment tool
Thirty children, four subjects each, and a comment that has to sound like it was actually written about that child — report writing is one of the slowest jobs on a teacher’s year, and most of the slowness is not deciding what to say, it is finding the words for it. This tool builds the sentence for you from a few quick details: the subject, how the child is doing, one thing they do well and one thing to work on next.
It works two ways. Type a few details into the builder and get two ready-made comments instantly, in the tone you choose. Or scroll down to the bank and browse ready-written comments grouped by subject and by focus, and copy one straight in. Either way, every comment lands in an editable box — change a word, add a detail only you would know, and it is done.
- Building a first draft for every child in the class, subject by subject
- Finding the right phrase for a child who is working towards, meeting, or exceeding expectations
- Writing a gentle, constructive comment about an area to develop, without it reading as a criticism
- Matching your school’s tone — warm for parents who want to feel the relationship, formal for a more traditional report, concise when space is tight
- Getting unstuck on the one child where you cannot think what to say
Templates, not an AI account
This is deliberately not a chatbot. It is a set of well-written phrasing, built by teachers, that recombines instantly from the details you type — no sign-up, no waiting for a response, and no risk of a generic-sounding AI comment slipping through unread into a real report about a real child.
That also means it costs nothing to run and there is no limit on how many comments you generate. If you want comments that pull automatically from the grades, attendance and behaviour records you already keep in Classroom Hub — one tap, no typing at all — that is a feature we are building next. Pop your email below and we will let you know the moment it is ready.
A note on tone, and on EAL and younger pupils
The warm tone reads well for parents who want to feel their child is known as an individual; formal suits a school with a more traditional report format; concise is built for tight character limits or a report system with a word count. All three are still specific to the child once you have added a real strength and a real next step — a generic comment is the one thing worth avoiding, whichever tone you pick.
For EAL learners and younger children, keep the strength and the next step in plain, concrete language — "using describing words" rather than "descriptive vocabulary" — since a parent reading a translated report at home benefits from the same simplicity a child would.
Frequently asked questions
Is this report card comment tool free?
Yes, completely — no account, no signup, and no limit on how many comments you build or copy from the bank.
Are these comments written by AI?
No. The builder recombines a set of phrasing written in advance, based on the subject, tone and level you choose — there is no AI account, no sign-up and no waiting for a response. A separate AI-powered feature that writes comments from your actual gradebook and behaviour data is planned for Classroom Hub itself.
Can I edit a comment before I copy it?
Yes — every comment, whether it came from the builder or the bank, appears in a box you can type into directly. Add a detail only you would know, or rewrite as much as you like, then copy it across.
Can I write my own comment from scratch?
Yes. There is a blank box below the builder for exactly that, with the same copy button as everything else on the page.
Is any pupil information stored or uploaded?
No. Everything you type into the builder stays in your browser to generate the comment text and is never sent anywhere or saved on a server. The only thing this page can store is an email address, and only if you choose to enter one for the "notify me" waitlist.