Ambridge Extra reported that the show was "highly unlikely" to return. The commissioning editor for Radio 4 Extra stated "Our "Ambridge Extra" decision won't impact on "The Archers" in any way, but across the BBC we are having to make tough financial choices and prioritise and protect the services and content that deliver the most value to audiences." Listener response to the early episodes were largely negative. Vicki Power from "The Daily Telegraph" suggested that the series showed potential, but needed to include storylines that the main show could "not afford to ignore", suggesting that the current format felt like listening to
Ambridge Area High School reading or English. In 2012, Ambridge Area High School's 11th grade ranked 69th out of 123 western Pennsylvania 11th grades for academic achievement on the last three years of PSSAs in reading, writing, math and science. SPP 74.5 out of 100 points. Ambridge Area High School Keystone Exams mandated testing results were: 73% of students were on grade level in reading.literature and just 60% of students demonstrated on grade level in Algebra I. In Biology I, only 63% of pupils demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the Biology course. The requirement that pupils pass the Keystone