Bromcom

Name

Bromcom

Legal name

Bromcom Computers Plc

Website

https://bromcom.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

School Management Information Systems

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Information Systems (SIS) & Master Data Management (EDAJAHAA)

Keywords

• School management software
• Cloud MIS platform
• Education administration software
• Student information systems
• School finance software

Headquarters

HQ city

Bromley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based MIS Licensing: Per-pupil subscription pricing model for cloud-based MIS software. Pricing varies by establishment type and selected package tier (Standard, Plus, One-Stop Shop).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bromcom provides a cloud-based Management Information System (MIS) for UK schools, Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), and Local Authorities, built on Microsoft Azure. Its One-Stop Shop platform integrates pupil management (attendance, behaviour, assessment, safeguarding, exams, timetabling, clubs/trips), finance, and parental engagement into a single product suite. Bromcom AI — the UK's first AI-powered MIS — adds content generation, multi-lingual translation, and natural language data querying via OpenAI integration.

Product overview

Bromcom offers a cloud-based school Management Information System (MIS) built on a One-Stop-Shop platform architecture. The core Bromcom MIS serves as the backbone, with integrated modules including Bromcom Finance (for both MATs and maintained schools), Vision (central analytics hub for MATs and LAs), Bromcom AI (UK's first AI-powered MIS assistant), Virtual School (partnership solution), and Cloud wTimeTable (advanced timetabling). Additional offerings include MyChildAtSchool parent/student portal, Training and Support services, Procurement Frameworks, Buy Back program, TCO Calculator, and Centre of Excellence partner program. The platform serves Primary, Secondary, All-through, SEND schools, Multi Academy Trusts, and Local Authorities across the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bromcom MIS Cloud-based Management Information System serving as the backbone for UK schools, covering attendance, behaviour, assessment, safeguarding, communications, parent engagement, exams, timetabling, and clubs and trips management. Offered in segment-specific configurations for Primary, Secondary, All-through, SEND, MAT, and LA establishments.
• Bromcom AI AI co-pilot integrated into the MIS providing content generation (emails, lesson plans, quizzes, homework), multi-lingual translation, natural language data querying via OpenAI integration, and trend identification across attendance, behaviour, assessment, and safeguarding data.
• Bromcom Finance (MAT) Cloud-based accounting system for Multi Academy Trusts, fully integrated with Bromcom MIS. Includes budgeting, trust overviews, drill-down capabilities, in-built management accounts, procurement processing, and EFSA reporting.
• Bromcom Finance (Maintained / LA) Cloud-based accounting system for maintained schools and Local Authorities, fully integrated with Bromcom MIS. Features live data feeds, online payment mapping, budgeting dashboards, staff contracts integration, and statutory returns including Consistent Finance Reporting (CFR).
• Vision Central data hub for MATs and Local Authorities providing online portal for analysing and collating data from multiple schools. Features drill-down capability, central configuration deployment, trust-wide policy implementation, integrated Power BI Viewer, and KPI tracking.
• MyChildAtSchool (MCAS) Parent and student portal and mobile app enabling parents to view attendance, behaviour, school messages, trips, clubs, homework, and make online payments. Available free on Apple App Store and Google Play.
• Cloud wTimeTable Advanced web-based timetabling solution that automatically creates timetables based on user-defined rules, criteria and relationships. Includes AI-enabled features for timetable queries and automatic detection of clashes and blank sessions.
• Virtual School Cloud-based solution enabling multiple schools to form partnerships and share services for shared sixth forms. Allows student data transfer, combined curriculum timetabling, and centralised assessment management across partner schools.
• Training and Support Self-training via video library and quizzes, group training, webinar training, and onsite training. Ongoing support via Help Desk, BromCommunity forum with 10,000+ members, and user groups.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% of MATs could save by switching to Bromcom
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ScomiscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2025Scomis, with over 40 years of experience, is the UK's very first Bromcom Centre of Excellence. They provide highly respected support services and are a key strategic partner delivering regional support to schools.
• School ICTcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2025School ICT is a leading provider of ICT and MIS services to Local Authorities, Schools and Academies throughout the UK from their Yorkshire base, providing services to over 800 establishments. They are a Centre of Excellence partner.
• Cygnet IT ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2025Cygnet IT Services are experienced MIS experts and support over 120 schools and Multi Academy Trusts in the UK with their MIS, including training and consultancy. They are an accredited Bromcom support partner.
• The Education SpacecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2025The Education Space partners with clients to innovate within education, transform the future of learning and operate. They deliver forward-thinking innovative products and are a Centre of Excellence partner.
• West Sussex County CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWest Sussex County Council partnered with Bromcom for MIS & Finance solution to over 200 schools. They represent one of the largest LA implementations, projected to save £2m per annum.
• Coventry City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoventry City Council selected Bromcom through a robust procurement process, migrating 45 of 60 schools from SIMS. This was one of the largest projects of its kind in the UK.
• Brighton & Hove City CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Authority partner working with Bromcom for their maintained schools.
• Leicestershire County CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Authority partner working with Bromcom for their maintained schools.
• Somerset County CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Authority partner working with Bromcom for their maintained schools.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationBromcom MIS and free apps are hosted on Microsoft Azure, making them secure and accessible from online devices. Bromcom AI harnesses features offered by Microsoft Azure.
• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationBromcom AI harnesses AI features offered by Microsoft Azure and OpenAI to provide secure access to AI models for the MIS copilot functionality.
• Power BIcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegrated Power BI viewer allowing querying of the entire database via secure automated feed, powering dashboards embedded in Vision or School MIS.
• Education Authority Northern IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation Authority Northern Ireland selected Bromcom as the new school management system across Northern Ireland for all schools.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arbor Education: UK cloud-native school MIS provider serving MATs, primary and secondary schools with a similar modular SaaS model. A direct competitor with overlapping customer base and switching case studies (e.g., Corinium Education Trust migrated from Arbor to Bromcom).
• ScholarPack: Cloud-based UK school MIS focused on primary schools and small MATs. Competes directly with Bromcom's Primary School MIS offering on similar per-pupil subscription pricing.

Broad incumbents

• ParentPay Group (SIMS): Owns SIMS, the dominant UK school MIS with the largest installed base across maintained schools, MATs, and LAs. Represents the primary incumbent Bromcom displaces in most migration case studies (e.g., Coventry CC, Reading School).
• RM plc: UK-based education technology provider offering MIS, IT infrastructure, and managed services to schools and LAs. A broader incumbent overlapping with Bromcom in MIS and managed IT services.

Emerging players

• CPOMS: UK safeguarding software used by schools and MATs. Often integrated with or sold alongside MIS platforms like Bromcom's; competes for adjacent budget (safeguarding module) rather than core MIS.
• Groupcall: UK provider of school data management, messaging, and parent communication tools. Overlaps with Bromcom's MCAS parent portal and messaging functionality for the same UK school customer base.
• ClassCharts: UK school behaviour management and seating planning software. Competes with Bromcom's behaviour management modules within the same UK secondary school procurement decisions.
• Wonde: UK school data integration and sync platform enabling third-party apps to connect to school MIS systems (including Bromcom). Adjacent infrastructure provider in the UK school data ecosystem.
• Satchel One (formerly Show My Homework): UK homework, behaviour, and classroom management platform for schools. Sells into the same UK secondary school procurement budgets as Bromcom's behaviour, homework, and timetable modules.

Regional players

• Scomis: UK Centre of Excellence partner for Bromcom and a regional ICT/MIS support provider to schools and LAs. Operates both as Bromcom delivery partner and competing MIS support provider to overlapping customers in its regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bromcom
• Facebookfacebook.com/bromcomcomputers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bromcom

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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