RunPy
The facts below are what the maker publishes about RunPy, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From RunPy's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free Teacher | Free | 3 classes · 10 students per class · Python and HTML IDE · Unit 1 lessons · class sharing and work feedback |
| Paid Teacher | £19 a month | 10 classes · 30 students per class · Prices in GBP, ex VAT |
| Student | Free | Free student account · Unit 1 lessons · Python and HTML IDE |
| Student all-lessons unlock | £24.99 a month | Unlocks all lessons for life · Optional one-off unlock |
| Additional teacher account | £8 a month | Additional teacher account on the same school subscription · Prices in GBP, ex VAT |
| Additional teacher (monthly) | £8 a month | Additional teacher account · Monthly; from the same school, on your subscription |
| Paid Teacher (monthly) | £19 a month | 10 classes · 30 students per class · 150+ interactive lessons · 80+ self-marking exam-style questions · class markbook · priority email support · Monthly; prices in GBP, ex VAT |
| Student lifetime unlock | £24.99, paid once | Full lessons and exam questions; can also be unlocked free by joining a teacher's class with their code · One-off payment; unlocks every lesson and exam question for life |
| Additional teacher (yearly) | £85 a year | Additional teacher account · Yearly; from the same school, on your subscription |
| Paid Teacher (yearly) | £185 a year | 10 classes · 30 students per class · 150+ interactive lessons · 80+ self-marking exam-style questions · class markbook · priority email support · Yearly; save 19%; prices in GBP, ex VAT |
The facts
Each one read from RunPy's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Class tracking
- The class markbook shows student progress by lesson and allows teachers to unlock lessons class by class.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Coding environment
- The browser IDE places a code editor and interactive Python terminal side by side and runs Python without installation.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Data location
- RunPy says personal data is stored in its Supabase project on AWS in the London region and routine processing stays in the UK.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Deployment options
- nonechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Exam practice
- RunPy offers over 80 scenario-based coding tasks with per-criterion partial credit and mark schemes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Files
- Users can manage Python, HTML and text files together in a searchable tree with folders and file sharing.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Full-stack runtime
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- A one-click copy feature can put code into Google Classroom, OneNote or another existing workflow.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Lessons
- The student lessons catalogue includes over 150 lessons with self-marking tasks, worked examples and exam-style practice.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy controls
- The privacy policy states that RunPy does not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies and does not track keystrokes or code content through operational telemetry.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Private projects
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Product
- RunPy is a browser-based Python and HTML IDE designed for UK secondary school classrooms.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Runtime languages
- 2checked 22 Sep 2026
- Safeguarding
- Schools can opt into a free safeguarding dashboard that records joined teachers' pupil-file comments and direct code edits; it is off for teachers who have not joined a school.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security and execution
- The privacy policy says Python and HTML code runs locally on the user's device through Skulpt and is not executed on RunPy servers.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Sharing controls
- link_accesschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- RunPy lists support by email at [email protected] and says paid teachers receive priority email support.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Teacher feedback
- Teachers can view and run student code, mark files checked, leave inline comments and edit student code.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Company and audience
- RunPy describes itself as made in the UK for schools and says it was built by a teacher with 12+ years in the classroom and 9 years as a Head of Computer Science.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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