What makes a coding report genuinely meaningful for students?

Hi everyone,

I’ve been developing a coding platform for schools (www.codebash.co.uk), and one of the things I’ve been recently focused on is reporting - not just tracking tasks completed, but creating reports that actually help students learn and teachers teach.

Most dashboards show you how many tasks were set or completed, or how long students spent coding. But that doesn’t tell the learning story underneath the code.

So I’ve been building reports that include:

• Progress over time – showing growth, not just totals

• Skills by topic – input/output, loops, arrays, file handling, etc.

• Persistence and resilience – average attempts per task before success

• Common coding errors – logic, syntax, and input handling patterns

• Reflection prompts – to help students think about how they’re improving

Sample images of what the report looks like so far are attached.

What I’m really keen to get right is the meaningful part. I don’t want students or teachers to just see data - I want them to see insight: what they’re improving at, where they need to focus next, and how their effort connects to progress.

I’d love your feedback:

• What kinds of insights or data would make a coding report genuinely valuable to your teaching or your students’ reflection?

• Is there anything you’ve always wished a coding platform would show you, but it never does?

P.S. CodeBash is offering two-week trials to schools. Email me at eoin@codebash.co.uk if you’re interested/want further information on what our platform offers, and I’ll get back to you asap.

Best,

Eoin