Quick safety summary
Century Tech at a glance
76/100
tween
Ages 5–18+
Within intended range
Medium
Score 73/100
80/100
Strong filters
Best use cases
- AI-powered Personalised Learning & Assessment Platform workflows
- Classroom assignments
Main risks
- No elevated risks identified.
Recommended for
Not ideal for
Product overview
How Century Tech works
CENTURY Tech is a UK-based AI-powered adaptive learning platform founded in 2013 and deployed across 1,000+ schools and colleges, primarily in England and Wales. It operates in a school-as-controller/Century-as-processor model that strongly limits independent data use, and its May 2024 and May 2026 privacy policy updates reflect active compliance work. SafeGradeAI's prior 'not school-safe' classification is overturned by current evidence for UK school use; meaningful caveats remain around the ICO June 2026 sector audit and the absence of US COPPA certification.
Student usage
Personalised learning pathways, diagnostic assessments, independent practice, teacher-assigned tasks
Modality
Text, video, self-marking adaptive questions; assessment suite
Underlying model
Proprietary AI combining machine learning, learning science, and neuroscience; underlying LLM/model vendor not publicly disclosed
Common use cases
- KS1–4 personalised maths, English, and science practice
- GCSE/A-Level revision and intervention
- Post-16 Functional Skills and Digital Skills
- Apprenticeship and ITP provision
- Formative and summative assessment with AI marking
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Risk intelligence
Risk level breakdown
Risk dimensions derived directly from the SafeGradeAI rubric scores (higher score = higher risk). Additional dimensions appear when entered by an evaluator.
Scores derived from the SafeGradeAI rubric. Methodology: read more.
Safety framework
Framework analysis
Five evaluation categories from the SafeGradeAI rubric. Each shows the rubric score, evaluator confidence, and (where documented) analysis, strengths, and concerns.
Strengths & concerns
Detailed pros & concerns
Strengths
- Purpose-built B2B school platform — school is Data Controller
- GDPR/UK-DPA compliant with active policy updates
- May 2026 confirms PII not passed through LLMs
- DfE Cloud Software Services for Schools certified
- Deployed in 1,000+ UK schools with documented learning gains
- Named Designated Safeguarding Lead and dedicated safeguarding contact
- No student-to-student messaging, advertising, or open social features
- No confirmed data breaches or ICO enforcement against Century
Concerns
- No COPPA certification — US school deployment requires additional due diligence
- ICO June 2026 audit found 70% of unnamed providers could not prove DPA authorisation
- Safeguarding Policy last publicly dated May 2023 (review overdue)
- Special-category data collected on school instruction
- Data retention as controller up to 6 years for direct accounts
- Writing GenAI tool shifts PII responsibility to the school
- Trustpilot 2.3/5 reflects student UX dissatisfaction (homework overload)
Guidance at a glance
Recommendations for parents, teachers, and administrators
Parent guidance
If your child's school uses CENTURY Tech, their data is managed under the school's own data-protection policies. Student data is deleted within six months of a subscription ending. The platform does not expose children to social media-style interactions, advertising, or open AI chat. The AI personalisation adapts learning content to each pupil's pace, and the Wellbeing Tool can flag concerns to teachers. Parents with direct (non-school) subscriptions should note Century is the Data Controller in that model and retains data for up to six years.
Classroom-use recommendation
Approved for supplemental practice and revision in KS2-KS4 (US grades 3-12); use it as diagnostic homework or in-class rotation, not as a replacement for teacher instruction. Review the built-in mastery dashboards weekly and flag any student the platform marks as struggling for a live intervention.
School policy recommendation
For UK schools, Century Tech is a credible, widely deployed adaptive learning platform with DfE cloud certification, a clear DPA placing the school as controller, GDPR-aligned data flows, and formal safeguarding infrastructure. The June 2026 ICO audit flagged sector-wide issues; schools should request Century's January 2025 B2B Terms and confirm in writing the scope of any AI model training use. US schools should not deploy without a COPPA-compliant DPA addendum reviewed by legal counsel.
Trust & credibility
Evaluation integrity
Last reviewed
June 29, 2026
Report version
v1
Evaluator confidence
77/100
Monitoring
Active continuous monitoring
Methodology
Scored against the SafeGradeAI rubric covering privacy, moderation, generative safeguards, age-appropriate design, and transparency.
Read full methodology →Change log
- June 29, 2026Evaluation published.
Re-tested at least every 6 months and after any major release.
What changed since the previous evaluation
Reviewed June 29, 2026 · Confidence: high
- 2013: Century Tech founded in London by Priya Lakhani
- 2017: First large-scale UK secondary school deployments; adaptive learning platform based on cognitive neuroscience and AI
- 2020: Rapid uptake during UK school closures; free access offered to UK schools
- 2022: UK Department for Education certification confirmed for use in schools
- 2023-05: Public Safeguarding Policy last revised
- 2024: Deployments reported in 1,000+ UK schools
- 2026-05: Privacy Policy updated — no personally identifiable information passed to third-party LLMs
- 2026-06: Included in UK ICO 'Edtech Examined' audit
Sources & citations
Every major claim in this evaluation is backed by at least one credible public source. Last reviewed June 29, 2026.
- 1CENTURY Tech Privacy Notice (effective 1 May 2024)Century-Tech Limited · 2024-05-01 · century.tech
- 2Privacy Policy Update May 2026Century-Tech Limited · 2026-05-01 · support.century.tech
- 3Edtech Examined: Key Findings from Our AuditsICO · 2026-06-24 · ico.org.uk
- 4Safeguarding Policy StatementCentury-Tech Limited · 2023-05-12 · century.tech
- 5B2B Subscription Terms (from 1 January 2025)Century-Tech Limited · 2024-12-10 · century.tech
- 6Liverpool City Region Pilot — 10% learning gainsCentury-Tech Limited · 2025-03-25 · century.tech
- 7ICO Finds Widespread Failings in How Edtech Firms Handle Children's DataDigit · 2026-06-25 · digit.fyi
- 8DfE Cloud Software Services Self-CertificationCentury-Tech Limited · 2019 · century.tech
Methodology
How this score was produced
Scored against the SafeGradeAI framework v2.5 across five dimensions — privacy, moderation, GenAI safeguards, age-appropriate design, and transparency — with COPPA, FERPA, and GDPR-K lenses. Independent. No vendor pay-for-rating.
Independent evaluation. SafeGradeAI does not accept payment from vendors for ratings.
Official website
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