Everything in one place
See attendance, behaviour, SEND, and more side by side for a full picture of school performance.
See the story behind your school’s data
Reporting and Insights brings together data from across critical areas into clear, interactive dashboards—surfacing actionable insights that save hours of analysis. Get the clarity to spot trends, respond faster, and make decisions that drive better outcomes.
Visual and easy to use
No more clunky tables. Use filters, explore charts, and dig into the details in just a few clicks.
Benchmarking built in
Compare your performance with national averages. Identify strengths and areas for improvement.
Insights, not just data
Spot patterns, act quickly, and make informed decisions with confidence.
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Pupil insights and drill-down
Get a complete picture of every student’s journey—all in clear, easy-to-read graphs, charts, and summaries. Drill down to the detail in seconds, giving you the insight to spot patterns early, direct support where it will have the most impact, and make confident decisions that improve outcomes across your school.
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Staff insights and drill-down
See your workforce in full detail—all in clear, easy-to-read dashboards and reports. Drill down to individual staff records in seconds, helping you identify trends, address issues early, plan resources effectively, and make confident decisions that strengthen your team.
Everything you need. Packaged your way.
There is no ‘one size fits all’ here because we know that all schools and trusts are different. That’s why we offer you the flexibility and adaptability to choose from a range of solutions to help your unique school or trust thrive.
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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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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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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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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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Class View
Class View brings together key pupil information and essential teaching tasks in one place—reducing admin and giving teachers more time to focus on their students.
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Manage Attendance (Coming soon)
Whether it’s managing attendance marks, analysing data, or preparing for statutory returns, staff can now handle everything from a central hub designed to simplify attendance management.
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Conduct Management
Flexible, easy-to-use, and built around your policy—SIMS Next Gen automates behaviour management, reduces admin, and helps staff focus on creating a positive learning environment.