of school managementHelping schools achieve the very
best outcomes for their pupils.
Multi-Academy Trusts
Secondary Schools
Primary Schools
Nurseries and Clubs
Parents
At the heart of education
We work with
educational organisations
Our software is used by
of large Multi-Academy Trusts
We connect
parents reliably to their schools
We process
parent payments every year
We send over
messages from schools to parents every year
And we work closely with…
Our best-of-breed software
Working across the education sector, our software helps schools in many ways from consolidating finances, improving parental engagement, reducing costs and workload – as well as meeting statutory compliance
Just a handful of our customers…
What our customers say
The hands-on approach offered just the right level of training and support.We have been particularly impressed with the flexibility and responsiveness of the team.
Howard Nelson – Chief Operating Officer
Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust
We looked at the market leaders for online payments and ParentMail was head and shoulders above the rest.
Dan Baker – Business Manager
The Brent Primary School
Truancy Call has undoubtedly helped us achieve some of the best attendance rates in Bedfordshire (95.2%)
Headteacher
Newnham Middle School, Bedfordshire
We are now able to meet, at a reasonable cost, statutory looked-after children requirements under the Children’s Act 2004. In addition to this we are able to send quicker and more efficient regular reports to partners on looked-after children’s educational performance.
Strategic Lead for LAC Education
Liverpool City Council
We’re a small and very busy team so managing payments and parent communications through one system is incredibly efficient. We want to be a paperless, cashless school and ParentMail enables us to achieve this.
Tina Green, Director of Finance
Casterton College, Rutland
I can easily say ParentMail is the best purchase we’ve made in years and would strongly recommend other schools try it!
Sarah Read, Business Manager
Hemingbrough Community Primary
We’re collecting, on average, £15,000 each week for payment items and with dinner money top ups going straight into the cashless account system with no work required from our school office, +Pay is a huge time saver for both staff and parents.
Julie Garnett, PA to Head Teacher
Kesgrave High School
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