700k+ users
trust SIMS MIS to improve their school processes & experiences
For well-run schools that demand the best
Backed by over 40 years of experience, SIMS delivers a best-in-class MIS – helping staff work smarter, act faster, and support student success.
10k+ schools
use SIMS MIS to enhance teaching, learning, and daily experiences
94% of users
say our cloud-native MIS is easy to use
40+ countries
trust our MIS to support schools and education providers worldwide
Why choose us
SIMS puts the right insights in the right hands at the right time, with an intuitive interface staff love. Every team member gets a full view of their data and the tools to act fast, work smarter, and support every student.
Unrivalled breadth and depth of functionality
Our customers tell us SIMS is the most comprehensive MIS they’ve ever used. SIMS is purpose-built for primary and secondary schools—with the depth, flexibility, and phase-specific features schools need today, and tomorrow.
A brand-new MIS, rebuilt for the cloud
With a fresh new look and powerful new functionality, our cloud-native MIS cuts admin, improves communication, and drives better outcomes across your school.
Built to scale with your school or trust
Fit for the future, whatever it may hold. Part of ParentPay Group, SIMS is part of a long-term, multi-million-pound innovation programme to deliver a scalable, cloud-native MIS that grows with you for decades to come.
Shaped by experience and trusted relationships with schools
Built with the insight of school leaders, teachers, and office staff, SIMS is designed to meet today’s needs and tomorrow’s ambitions.
Reliable, accurate, and trusted data
We know how much depends on your data. SIMS delivers total confidence—no second-guessing, no gaps, just clear, accurate insight when you need it.
SIMS Next Gen roadmap
The future of SIMS is here
With over 40 years of experience and a £50 million investment, we’re not just enhancing SIMS, we’re rebuilding it from the ground up. Thousands of schools already use SIMS Next Gen daily. Explore our development roadmap to see what’s available now, and what’s coming next for your school or trust.
Explore our roadmap
"The flexibility and efficiency that SIMS Next Gen has brought to our school have been transformational. From streamlining admin tasks to enabling remote working, it’s saving us time and helping staff focus on what truly matters - teaching and supporting our students."
Geoff Worth
Pate’s Grammar School
"Moving to the cloud-based system eliminated our reliance on an aging server, ensuring constant availability and improved data security. Additionally, automating fire registers and other administrative tasks promised significant time savings and increased efficiency."
Debbie Stewart
Eastfield Primary School
"It’s made everything so much easier and more organised. I can’t imagine going back to the old way of doing things."
Sara Andrew
Pontesbury CE Primary School
Stories that inspire
Discover real results with real impact on student outcomes and operational efficiencies across UK schools.
Case Study
Eastfield Primary School: modernising school administration with SIMS Next Gen
The adoption of SIMS Next Gen at Eastfield Primary School has marked a significant step towards modernising its administrative processes.
Case Study
Pate’s Grammar School: empowering staff & streamlining workflows with SIMS Next Gen
Pate’s Grammar School’s journey with SIMS Next Gen demonstrates how the right digital tools can transform administration, reduce workload, and empower teachers to focus on delivering outstanding education.
Case Study
Newton Farm School: driving financial clarity and efficiency with FMS
Newton Farm School’s adoption of FMS marks a strategic shift in how financial data is managed and used to drive decisions. The platform delivers clarity, control and confidence—helping the school operate more efficiently and support its long-term goals.
Unmatched functionality
Classroom management
Class View puts registers, assessments, behaviour, and pupil info in one place, freeing teachers to focus on what matters most—teaching.
Conduct management
Record, review, and respond to behaviour issues faster with SIMS Next Gen. Automated workflows and a simple interface keep the focus on students, not navigating systems.
Reporting and insights
SIMS provides clear, actionable, real-time data at your fingertips. Track performance, support inspections, and lead with confidence.
Attendance management (Coming soon)
Quickly identify where attendance is dropping below KPI thresholds enabling timely interventions and improved student support.
Flexible, simplified, and built around you
Build a solution that fits your school perfectly; with tools to help your team work smarter, save time, and stay on top of finances. And soon, you’ll be able to access all ParentPay Group products with one login. No more juggling logins or switching between systems; just one simple, connected experience.
Included in
Optimise
Tools and insights to help your school thrive
Includes:
- Attendance and unexplained absence messaging
- Assessment, performance, and exams
- Census and statutory returns
- Conduct management
- Class management (Class View and Seating Plans until March 2027)
- Reporting, data, and insights
- Timetabling, options, and cover
- Pupil and staff data
- SEND management
- Interventions
- SIMS Next Generation
- Trust centralised performance management (Group Hub until March 2027)
- Hosting and support (optional)
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Pay
Make everything from clubs to dinner money seamless
Includes:
- Menu selection
- Clubs & trips
- Wraparound care
- Shops & donations pages
- Single basket checkout
- Automatic top up
- Reporting & insights
- MIS and catering integration
- Settle to multiple accounts
- SIMS Dinner Money
- Group management application
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Engage
Communicate and collaborate quickly and easily
Includes:
- SMS/email messaging
- In app notifications
- Parent & student app
- Data collection
- Attendance insights
- Conduct insights
- Assessment insights
- Clubs & activities
- Timetable
- Reports
- School calendar
- Homework *H2 2026
- Parents' evening booking *H2 2026
- Google & Apple single sign-on *H2 2026
- Class management (Class View and Seating Plans)
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Finance
Budgeting, resource allocation, and reporting simplified
Includes:
- Suppliers and supplier payments
- Income and debtors
- Budgets and staffing including personnel links
- Chart of accounts
- Financial tasks
- Data exchange with a local authority
- Statutory reporting
- Users and permissions
- Period and year end
- Equipment / asset management and loans
- Transactional reporting and audits
- Hosting
- Support and FMS extra database (optional)
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Secure
Education-focused data protection and cyber security
Includes:
- Complete data protection compliance platform
- Attack surface management
- Managed awareness training and phishing
- Threat intelligence updates
- DPO support service
- ICO-registered DPO contact
- Office 365 / Google security review
- Cloud endpoint security review
- Cloud data governance review
- Cloud audit log review
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Catering management
Your whole kitchen. One powerful platform.
Digitise every part of your catering operation—from meal planning and production to payments and reporting. Our cloud-based suite helps deliver best-in-class pupil safeguarding, boost meal uptake, and drive revenue.
Data security and compliance
Data security you can trust, compliance you can prove.
Choose GDPRiS to simplify your GDPR compliance journey, strengthen data security, and safeguard your school’s reputation.
Related resources
Check out our latest guides, brochures and blogs to discover how our solutions can help.
Frequently asked questions
Are your solutions secure and compliant with data protection standards?
Yes. All tools meet stringent data protection and GDPR standards, with enterprise-grade security to protect sensitive organisation-wide information and student records.
Can your systems help with centralised reporting and compliance?
Yes. Our solutions give you organisation-wide visibility over performance, safeguarding, budgets, and compliance, with dashboards and exportable reports that support strategic oversight and regulatory requirements.
Does a management information system help with GCSE & A-level data tracking?
Yes. Our MIS provides advanced tools for tracking and analysing progress across Key Stages 3–5, helping leaders monitor attainment, support interventions, prepare for inspections, and drive exceptional outcomes.
How can your products help reduce school admin workload?
Our tools are built from the ground up for education and designed to optimise user experience, automate core admin tasks, save time for staff, and improve day-to-day efficiency across all departments.
What management systems are best for secondary schools?
Secondary schools benefit most from integrated management systems like SIMS, which handles attendance, exams, behaviour, assessments and reporting - streamlining admin and supporting better student outcomes.