Is BookTrust right for your child?
WayTube scores BookTrust 81.6 out of 100 for ages 5–7, based on 29 videos evaluated individually for topic fit, language and learning value. It rates Excellent for ages 5–7. Last scored 24 August 2026.
Age Fit Score by age
One video does not have one score. Every video is evaluated against each age band separately, so a clip that suits a four-year-old may be far too young for a ten-year-old — and the other way round. These are BookTrust's averages.
| Age band | Score | Rating | On the default threshold of 80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ages 2–4 | 78.8 | Good | Filtered out |
| Ages 5–7 | 81.6 | Excellent | Allowed |
| Ages 8–10 | 55.4 | Moderate | Filtered out |
| Ages 11–13 | 34.4 | Poor | Filtered out |
BookTrust scores highest for ages 5–7 at 81.6, and lowest for ages 11–13 at 34.4. On the default threshold of 80, it clears for ages 5–7. Its scored videos are mostly literature, educational and art.
The rating and the decision are different things. A band rated Good can still sit below the threshold — the rating describes the content, and only the threshold on your child's profile decides what they see. You can move it either way.
Highest-scoring videos for Ages 5–7
Scored individually, for this age band. Open any of them to see the full breakdown — which criteria raised or lowered the score, and how language was handled.
- Storytime: As Strong as the River with Sarah Noble — Age Fit Score 94 out of 100
- Storytime: The Invisible with Tom Percival — Age Fit Score 91 out of 100
- Storytime with Chitra Soundar: A Dollop of Ghee — Age Fit Score 91 out of 100
- George Webster reads from George and the Mini Dragon — Age Fit Score 87 out of 100
- Storytime: Table Manners for Tigers with Zanna Davidson — Age Fit Score 86 out of 100
- BookTrust Cymru Pori Drwy Stori Read-along ‘Dig Dig Dinosaur’ with Professor Anjali Goswami — Age Fit Score 85 out of 100
- Storytime: Loud with Rose Robbins — Age Fit Score 85 out of 100
- Storytime: I Am Nefertiti with Annemarie Anang — Age Fit Score 85 out of 100
- Storytime: Maudie Smith reads My Must-Have Mum — Age Fit Score 84 out of 100
- Time for Storytime: My Hair with Hannah Lee — Age Fit Score 84 out of 100
- This Is Me with George Webster — Age Fit Score 84 out of 100
- Storytime Prize 2021 - Lenny and Wilbur — Age Fit Score 82 out of 100
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Questions parents ask
Is BookTrust safe for a 5 year old?
WayTube scores BookTrust 81.6 out of 100 for ages 5–7, which rates Excellent. That clears WayTube's default threshold of 80, so on default settings a child that age would see it. No score is a guarantee — it is an assessment to weigh alongside your own judgement.
What age is BookTrust for?
BookTrust scores highest for ages 5–7 at 81.6, and lowest for ages 11–13 at 34.4. On the default threshold of 80, it clears for ages 5–7. Its scored videos are mostly literature, educational and art.
How does WayTube score BookTrust?
Every video is evaluated on its own against each age band, across criteria including topic fit, language, and learning value. The channel figure is the average across 29 videos from BookTrust. Because scoring is per age, the same video can rate well for one age band and poorly for another.
Can my child watch BookTrust in WayTube?
Yes, subject to the settings on your child's profile. WayTube plays YouTube content and applies your age and score rules to it, so videos from BookTrust that meet your threshold appear and those that do not are filtered out. You can also allow or block a channel outright from parental controls.
Watch BookTrust inside WayTube
Set your child's age once. WayTube checks every video against it — including the ones this channel publishes next.
