Education software that connects your entire school or trust
Access Education is the connected education software solution transforming how schools, academies, trusts, and local authorities operate. Our software for schools unites finance, people, curriculum, and parental engagement in one seamless platform – reducing admin burden by up to 80%, strengthening governance, and giving you the clarity and control to focus on what matters: exceptional education.
Trusted by 9,000+ educational establishments
Where work just flows
Connecting people, process and data in one intelligent platform
This isn't just educational software – it's a new way of working.
Access Education transforms fragmented systems into friction-free workflows through Access Evo, our intelligent software platform. Your finance, people operations and teaching unite in this powerful ecosystem, where data moves effortlessly, decisions happen faster, and complexity dissolves into clarity.
Each solution delivers impact on its own. Together, they're unstoppable.
Software built for education, designed to connect
Financial Management
From fragmented finance to friction-free control at scale
Take command of your finances with real-time visibility that grows with you. Access Education's financial management solutions connect budgeting, forecasting, procurement, and compliance in one powerful platform – transforming month-end processing from days to hours and reducing manual effort by up to 80%. Move from reactive reporting to proactive planning with the only solution linking curriculum needs directly to budget reality.
- Access Education Budgets: Supports 5-year planning and scenario modelling to keep schools financially sustainable and focused on learning.
- Access Education Finance: Provides real-time financial visibility and automated compliance reporting, cutting month-end from days to hours.
- Access Education Budgets ICFP: Aligns curriculum plans with budget reality so schools can deliver the best education within their means.
- Access Education Purchasing: Automates procurement and invoice processing, saving up to 80% of admin time and enabling smarter buying.
- Access Digital Tax: Automates VAT submissions directly from finance systems for seamless HMRC compliance.
Education that flows
From the morning register to exam results, Access Education is there every step of the way. Parents can pay for lunches in a couple of taps, teachers have their timetables and resources ready to go, and finance teams can balance the books without late nights.
Why customers love our education solutions
- "We didn’t want a patchwork of systems; we wanted a one-stop shop. Access Education offered a unified platform, and a team that feels like an extension of our own."
- "Access Education has completely changed the way we manage our finances and HR."
- "It has noticeably streamlined lesson preparation, allowing teachers to focus more on delivery and support."
Access Education at a glance
- 5,340+ learning institutions
- 30% of academies
- 20% of schools
- 119+ international
More than just great education software
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.
Education software FAQs: What schools and trusts ask us most
What is education software?
Education software refers to different solutions that help streamline operational processes and reduce manual administrative burdens in primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions such as colleges and universities. This education software can include functionality such as attendance reporting, financial performance monitoring and HR & payroll calculations which support school administrative teams, revision software for pupils, and software to help support lesson planning for teachers.
Why use education software?
Educational establishments should use education-specific software to reduce workload, enhance learning, engage students and make an evidence-based positive impact on your learners’ outcomes while improving the working life of your educators.
What education software is best for my educational establishment?
Software that is specific to the education sector will be best suited to help meet the needs and demands of your learning institution. Your education software needs will be different depending on whether you are a school, academy, college or local authority, but no matter which category you fall under, we guarantee we can help. Browse our education software solutions offering to find out more.