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Our trusted solutions provide real‑time insights to track performance, spot issues, and guide smart interventions. From timetabling and assessments to payments, cashless catering, and parent engagement, we help every school day run smoothly and support better outcomes for students and staff.

20,000+ schools trust our tools to better their experiences.

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Discover how schools are using our solutions to save time, cut costs, and improve outcomes.

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We’ve designed our easy-to-use solutions to create more time for learning—helping you realise exceptional student outcomes, effective operations, engaged communities, and enhanced wellbeing.

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…rely on our products daily.

"SIMS Next Gen offered the opportunity to bring our systems in line with other cloud-based tools, ensuring staff could work efficiently from anywhere."

Geoff Worth

Pate’s Grammar School

"ParentPay is a useful tool. We can use it to communicate with parents, reducing postage costs, enabling parents to link their children to one account even if they are at different schools and keep control of what their children are spending in the canteen, and it allows us to run a very successful canteen and efficient finance office."

School Business Manager

Bexley Grammar School

"We can honestly say that the product has far exceeded our expectations. Using Schoolcomms saves the school 27,300 pages per year."

Down High School

"It encourages staff to think strategically about seating arrangements, which ultimately improves teaching and learning outcomes."

Geoff Worth

Pate’s Grammar School

"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

"ParentPay allows us to run a very successful canteen and an efficient finance office."

School Business Manager

Bexley Grammar School

"ParentPay is a progressive, forward-thinking product that suits our needs and I believe it will continue to do so as technology and time progress."

Finance Administrator

St John’s Marlborough School

"Cost was a factor in our decision-making process, but we also wanted a system that was accurate and easy to use for both parents and staff.”

Finance Administrator

St John’s Marlborough School

"We no longer have to rely on students handing cheques in and easier reporting has made collecting payments much simpler for us."

Sam Jones

Cheadle Hulme School

"The new process for trips is brilliant for both parents and the trip organiser, asking for consent, passport information, trip questions, etc – all on one site. No need for additional forms sent to parents."

Lomond School

"Since I started using the system 5 years ago, we now have all our parents on ParentPay, including our international student’s parents. So far, my experience has been excellent."

Lomond School

"We’ve made significant savings in staff admin time."

Ponteland Community High School

"Reduced the number of reports printed per year by 23,268"

The John of Gaunt School

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Management information system

Make smarter decisions, give your staff the support they need, and help students shine with the UK’s most powerful and secure cloud-based MIS.

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Parental and student engagement

From homework to absences, keep parents and carers in the loop, and in the moment, with our secure communication tools.

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Payments

Collect online payments for things like clubs, trips, and school dinners with complete security. Collecting, managing, and reporting on payments has never been easier.

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Finance

Simplify financial management with real-time budget information and make statutory reporting easy with customisable, exportable reports.

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Catering management

Get the data you need to streamline your catering operation, no matter your kitchen size. Cut the queues with cashless point of sale, reduce food waste with pre-order functionality, and keep students safe with next level allergy management.

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Reading engagement

Library solutions that don’t just manage books and help your staff save time—but ignite a love for learning, making reading a pleasure for every student.

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Data security and compliance

Data protection serves as your first line of defence. From compliance and DPO support, to cyber security training and keeping your attack surface safe, we’ve got you covered.

Free report

How is generation catch-up faring?

Five years on from lockdown, the impact on learners is clear. Drawing on insights from 9,000 teachers and leaders, our research uncovers the challenges—and the strategies schools are using to close the gap.

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