Ambridge Extra "the reserve team". The show was nicknamed "AMEX" by listeners. It was also dubbed ""Archers Lite"". The show attracted an average audience of 250,000 listeners per week, compared with the main show's five million. Ambridge Extra Ambridge Extra is an extension of the long-running radio drama "The Archers". It began broadcasting sporadically on the digital radio station BBC Radio 4 Extra from 5 April 2011. The programme ran for five series, before it was "rested". "Ambridge Extra" ran in addition to "The Archers" and gave an insight into other areas of the character's lives. Writer Tim Stimpson explained the show
Ambridge Area School District grade students at Ambridge Area Junior High School students were on grade level in reading on the PSSAs given in April 2015. In math/Algebra 1, 16% of 8th grade students showed on grade level skills. In science, 60% of the school's 8th graders demonstrated on grade level science understanding. No eighth grade writing scores were reported. In 7th grade, 56% were on grade level in reading, while 25% showed on grade level math skills. Ambridge Area Junior High School achieved 65.5 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 75.5% were on grade