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Financial management for Birmingham schools
Make confident decisions with Access Education’s all-in-one financial management software.
Whether you’re managing a single school or supporting a trust, Access Education helps you stay in control of your budget, ensure compliance, and reduce admin time. Our cloud-based finance and budgeting solutions are already supporting thousands of schools across the UK, including many in Birmingham who have recently adopted Access Education HR & Payroll.
Now’s the perfect time to bring your finance systems in line too.
The trusted choice of education software solutions
Why Birmingham schools are choosing Access Education?
Built for schools
From budgeting to purchasing, reporting and reconciliation – everything is designed to be simple for school finance teams and easy for non-finance staff too.
End-to-end financial management
Our finance software works hand-in-hand with budgeting, procurement and HR. You can purchase it as a standalone tool or as part of a complete suite.
Fully cloud-based
Log in securely anywhere, anytime – from your desktop or mobile – with automatic updates and full support.
Compliant and future-ready
Supports DfE/ESFA requirements, including the standard chart of accounts, CFR/SOFA reporting and LA submissions.
Seamless migration from other systems
We’ll manage the switch from FMS or other platforms with minimal disruption to your team.
Customisable reports
Generate local authority-aligned and trust-level reports in just a few clicks.
Save time, reduce risk
Electronic bank reconciliation, integrated purchasing and reduced manual processes help you spend more time on what matters.
Finance and budgeting tools that work better together
Hear from schools like yours
Access Education Finance saves me a huge amount of time and I feel empowered to carry out my role successfully and confidently. The ease of use and the familiar layout of each page is fantastic.
Being able to generate reports easily saves us many hours of trying to piece together information from different spreadsheets.
Unlock financial efficiency for Birmingham schools
Over 200 Birmingham schools already trust Access Education for smarter budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Now you can discover how to reduce duplication, improve accuracy, and simplify processes—all from one platform.
Bring your systems together and make life easier
If you've recently moved to Access Education HR & Payroll, bringing finance under the same roof is a natural next step. Many Birmingham schools are doing just that to improve visibility and reduce duplication.
If you’re not yet using HR & Payroll, now could be the perfect time to explore our full suite – bringing finance, budgeting, HR, payroll and MIS together for complete visibility across your school or trust.
Get pricing for your school
With Access Education, financial management is simpler, smarter, and more predictable. Our bundles bring together everything you need to run your school’s finances (and more) — all for one, per-school price.
Want to know more?
Whether you're exploring for the first time or expanding what you already use, we're here to help.