School finance software

Yes, Access provides a range of standard and customised reports to meet all your MAT/academy’s needs. Read more about finance for MATs.

Yes, as part of the project our consultants work with you to ensure the implementation covers all training your requirements. We’d be happy to talk to you about these, please do get in touch.

It depends on your size, structure, and reporting needs. The DfE’s latest comparison matrix lists the systems that support automation and the academies Chart of Accounts (CoA).

We’ve broken this down in detail in our Best financial software for schools and trusts guide.

Access provides telephone support, account management and online support. You can pick up the phone and speak with a member of our team when you need assistance.

We can build you a new Chart of Accounts structure, copy/amend your current structure, or work with you to establish a uniform CoA structure which can be rolled out to all academies.

School finance software helps schools, academies and trusts track and report on the financial status of their educational establishment. The school’s financial management system is in place to increase visibility across the site as well as reduce administration.

Finance and accounting software for education is solution that helps people within local authorities or academy trusts conduct various accounting and bookkeeping tasks. More commonly known as school finance software, the terms ‘accounting software for education’ and ‘finance software for education’ all refer to the same kind of software packages used to manage a school or trust’s finances.

The software tends to be suitable for use by those without a formal accounting background, such as school business managers and headteachers who manage school’s finances alongside their other responsibilities.

School accounting software helps to simplify and streamline finance process in schools and Trusts. Often integrated with other software, it allows schools to become scalable and grow in a more efficient manner due to the ability to centralise resources.

Providing detailed insights in a secure manner, school accounting software can also help schools in their mission to become paperless and provides remote, easy access to real time data and reporting in line with school requirements. The primary benefit schools see when implementing school accounting software is time savings. Take a look at some comparisons of accounting software for schools, academies & MATs.

There are many providers of accounting systems to schools, including but not limited to Iris, Orovia, IMP, Sage and more – as well as Access Education Finance. Providers offer a range of packages for schools and trusts with different functionality suiting your unique requirements. When investing in a new accounting system it is important for schools and trusts to consider a range of factors including price, compliance, flexibility and more. Take a look at guide to choosing the right financial system for your school or trust.

Schools using Access Education Finance typically report measurable time and cost savings.

On average, schools process month-end accounts 45% faster, save up to £12,000 per year in administrative costs, and experience 60% fewer reporting errors across their trusts.

Most customers tell us the software pays for itself within the first year.

Access works with over 3,000 UK schools and trusts, giving us unique insight into how finance teams operate across the education sector.

This real-world experience shapes every update we make — from DfE and ESFA compliance tools to multi-academy trust reporting features.

We build specifically for education, not as a generic accounting add-on.

Want to see how we compare to IMP? Click here.

According to the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), reliability and compliance are the top two priorities for school finance teams.

In independent feedback, Access Education Finance scores above the industry average for user satisfaction and support quality, supported by our Trustpilot rating of 4.5/5.