Access Education is the connected education software solution for schools, academies, trusts and local authorities, spanning finance, people, curriculum and parent communications. We give you the visibility to see what needs attention, the confidence to act on it, and more time back for the work that matters most: delivering exceptional education. Start every school day one step ahead.
Finance, budgets, ICFP and purchasing, with DfE-compliant reporting and a live financial picture, built for your setting from a single school to a whole trust. Independent schools use Lightyear for purchasing and accounts payable.
HR, managed payroll, absence, recruitment and the Single Central Record, with reporting, compliance and staff self-service for payslips and leave.
GCSEPod gives students curriculum-mapped learning and revision from KS3 to GCSE, online and through the student app, across 30+ subjects and all exam boards. Students using it regularly achieve, on average, 1.5 grades higher than non-users. Teachers can use AI tools to plan lessons, mark work and set assignments, while staying in control of the final decisions.
My School Portal gives parents one app for messages, payments, bookings and forms, helping schools keep families informed and connected. Everyday communication is easier for parents, while school offices spend less time chasing information and answering routine queries.
Access Evo is the connected platform that underpins every Access Education product, with one login across them all.
It moves your software from holding your data to acting on it: taking on repetitive admin, flagging the decisions that need your judgement and answering questions from your own data. Your people start the day knowing what needs them, and the final call stays with them. Your data stays private and secure, and is never used to train external AI models.
The admin is handled. The decisions are yours.
Our education software bundles bring the products your school or trust needs together on one contract, at a single per-school price that works out better value than buying separately.
Access Education is built for schools and shaped by educators. Here’s why schools and trusts choose us.
Software that fits your work, your regulatory requirements, and the way schools run.
Built around the security, data protection and safeguarding duties schools and trusts have to meet.
Support from people who understand schools and trusts, from first setup to everyday questions.
More than 10,000 schools, academies and trusts already run on Access Education.
As your trust grows, so does the complexity. Bring finance, people and curriculum together for one trust-wide view, consistency across every school, and the visibility to make more informed decisions.
Support all your maintained schools from one connected platform, and get better value by buying together. We can run the annual budget build and CFR returns centrally, so your schools aren’t each working it out alone.
Parent expectations are increasing, at a time when recent budget changes have meant tighter margins. Give families a better experience through connected communication and payments, while your office spends less time on financial admin.
Access Education replaces manual admin and disconnected systems with measurable results, giving schools and trusts time back for teaching, leadership and making informed decisions.
less time on finance audit preparation
One local authority customer cut audit prep across its schools by moving to one connected system with Access Education Finance.
hours a week saved on recruitment admin
Schools using Access Education’s recruitment software save hours of admin and cut their cost per hire by 20%.
grades higher on average
Students who use GCSEPod consistently achieve better results compared with non-users.
a year saved on parent communications
Brentwood School consolidated parent communication into one app with My School Portal.
Paul Drew
Chief Operating Officer
Paul Drew
Chief Operating Officer
"Access Evo is like having a personal assistant who is there, every minute of every day. I can ask this member of staff to do anything. They go away, they do it within minutes. It will give you a report. It will tell you things that you could potentially look at or review or, identify where your risks are. We're now moving from reactive working to proactive management."
Michelle Williams
Chief Finance and Operations Officer
Michelle Williams
Chief Finance and Operations Officer
We are dedicated to providing our customers with award-winning implementation and support to help them get the most out of their education software solutions.
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6,332 reviews
Julie Roberts was a pleasure to work with. She demonstrated exceptional knowledge of Access Finance and was always available to answer questions and …
We are still relatively early in our implementation journey with Access Finance and have experienced a number of challenges over the last few months.…
Julie Roberts did an outstanding job building our finance database. She was incredibly knowledgeable and demonstrated a clear understanding of our re…
Julie Roberts was fantastic in her explanations and knowledge regarding details and specifics about the system. It was a very helpful training sessio…
I requested a bespoke training session, one on one to go through some queries & guidance for Access Education Finance. I wanted to better understand …
We started a large migration process some time ago which wrapped up over the year end of 26/27. Our situation was a particularly messy one. It would …
Julie Roberts is outstanding (A*)! She really knows the system and resolved my issue in under an hour. I had been waiting for this to be sorted since…
I was given a thorough introduction to the Access Finance system by Julie, who is clearly not just knowledgeable about the system itself, but has a v…
Stay ahead of the funding pressures, policy changes and AI developments shaping schools and trusts, with practical guidance from the Access Education team on what they mean for you.
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