Comparison — Satchel One

Classroom Hub vs Satchel One

Satchel One (home of Show My Homework) is a whole-school platform — homework, timetables, attendance, detentions, welfare — priced per pupil and rolled out by the school. Classroom Hub is one teacher's classroom, at a published £49/year. They are not really competing for the same decision.

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Where Satchel One wins

Best for: Schools and trusts standardising homework, attendance and welfare across every classroom, with parent and pupil apps.

  • It is a whole-school system and we are notAttendance, detentions, welfare, timetables, parent and pupil apps — Satchel One covers the institution. Classroom Hub covers your classroom. If your school needs the former, it is not a close call.
  • Parents and students get their own loginsFamilies see homework and deadlines directly. Classroom Hub has no parent-facing app at all.
  • It plugs into Google Classroom and TeamsIf your school runs either, that integration saves real duplication. Classroom Hub is standalone.

Where Classroom Hub wins

Best for: A teacher who wants their own dashboard, gradebook, seating and rewards working now, without a school rollout.

  • No rollout requiredSatchel One arrives when your school decides. Classroom Hub is a single teacher signing up on a Tuesday and having their dashboard ready for Wednesday morning.
  • One published price, unlimited classesNo per-pupil licence, no quote. A secondary teacher with five classes pays the same £49/year as a primary teacher with one.
  • Built for the teaching day, not the institutionThe morning dashboard, Classroom Screen, exit tickets and reward store are aimed at the hour in front of the class, not at leadership reporting.
Side by side

Satchel One vs Classroom Hub, feature by feature

Rows marked Satchel One wins are ones where they genuinely do it better.

Satchel One Classroom Hub
Who buys it Classroom Hub wins The school or trust, on a per-pupil licence with a bespoke quote.You, on your own card.
Price transparency Classroom Hub wins Bespoke — schools pick which apps they want and are quoted for them.£49/year or £5.99/month, published, unlimited classes and students.
How soon you can start Classroom Hub wins After a school or trust purchasing decision and rollout.Today — 14-day trial, no credit card.
Scope Satchel One wins Whole-school: homework, timetables, behaviour, seating, attendance, detentions, documents and welfare.One teacher's classroom: dashboard, lessons, gradebook, seating, homework, points and rewards.
Parent and pupil apps Satchel One wins Yes — families and students log in to see homework and deadlines.No parent-facing app. Parent contact is logged on the student record.
Attendance and detentions Satchel One wins Yes, as part of the whole-school picture.No. These are school-system jobs and Classroom Hub does not do them.
Google Classroom / Teams integration Satchel One wins Integrates with both.No integration — Classroom Hub is standalone.
Weighted gradebook Classroom Hub wins Marks sit within the homework and school reporting picture.Set homework, exam and exit-ticket weights with sliders and see any student's categories in one overview.
Class points and reward store Classroom Hub wins Behaviour points as part of school policy.Points feed a reward store students spend in, with achievements awarding points automatically.
Lesson tools on the board Classroom Hub wins Not the focus.Classroom Screen with objectives, timer, bell ringer and name picker.

  • Who buys it Classroom Hub wins

    Satchel One
    The school or trust, on a per-pupil licence with a bespoke quote.
    Classroom Hub
    You, on your own card.

  • Price transparency Classroom Hub wins

    Satchel One
    Bespoke — schools pick which apps they want and are quoted for them.
    Classroom Hub
    £49/year or £5.99/month, published, unlimited classes and students.

  • How soon you can start Classroom Hub wins

    Satchel One
    After a school or trust purchasing decision and rollout.
    Classroom Hub
    Today — 14-day trial, no credit card.

  • Scope Satchel One wins

    Satchel One
    Whole-school: homework, timetables, behaviour, seating, attendance, detentions, documents and welfare.
    Classroom Hub
    One teacher's classroom: dashboard, lessons, gradebook, seating, homework, points and rewards.

  • Parent and pupil apps Satchel One wins

    Satchel One
    Yes — families and students log in to see homework and deadlines.
    Classroom Hub
    No parent-facing app. Parent contact is logged on the student record.

  • Attendance and detentions Satchel One wins

    Satchel One
    Yes, as part of the whole-school picture.
    Classroom Hub
    No. These are school-system jobs and Classroom Hub does not do them.

  • Google Classroom / Teams integration Satchel One wins

    Satchel One
    Integrates with both.
    Classroom Hub
    No integration — Classroom Hub is standalone.

  • Weighted gradebook Classroom Hub wins

    Satchel One
    Marks sit within the homework and school reporting picture.
    Classroom Hub
    Set homework, exam and exit-ticket weights with sliders and see any student's categories in one overview.

  • Class points and reward store Classroom Hub wins

    Satchel One
    Behaviour points as part of school policy.
    Classroom Hub
    Points feed a reward store students spend in, with achievements awarding points automatically.

  • Lesson tools on the board Classroom Hub wins

    Satchel One
    Not the focus.
    Classroom Hub
    Classroom Screen with objectives, timer, bell ringer and name picker.

Checked against Satchel One's own site and public documentation on 2026-09-06. Products change — if something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.

Common questions

Can one teacher buy Satchel One?

No — it is licensed to schools and trusts, typically per pupil, with a bespoke quote. If you are one teacher wanting to sort your own classroom out, that route is closed to you and Classroom Hub is the more realistic option.

My school uses Satchel One. Should I still look at Classroom Hub?

Possibly, for the classroom-level things it does not cover — Classroom Screen for the board, exit tickets that sync to a weighted gradebook, and a reward store. Keep setting homework wherever your school requires it.

Does Classroom Hub handle attendance or detentions?

No. Those belong to your school's system and Classroom Hub does not try to replace it. It replaces the wall charts, spreadsheets and tick lists you keep alongside it.

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