SchoolCloud

What SchoolCloud does

SchoolCloud (legal entity: School Cloud Systems Ltd, registered in Scotland No. SC366647) is a UK-based SaaS company founded in 2006 by Marcus Fields and Robbie Beattie, then 15-year-old students who developed a room booking system in response to a school challenge and received £100 as their first payment. The company sells three core products to schools: Parents' Meetings (online scheduling for parents' evenings supporting virtual, face-to-face, and hybrid formats), Clubs and Events (extracurricular management including payments, attendance, and preference-based club allocation), and Room Booking (timetable-synced room and resource management). All three products integrate with more than a dozen UK school management information systems (SIMS, iSAMS, Arbor, Bromcom, WCBS, SEEMiS, RM Integris, PupilAsset, ScholarPack, Facility, Progresso, Managebac) and support single sign-on via ADFS, Azure AD, G Suite, LDAP, Firefly, and Foldr.

The company operates a B2B SaaS subscription model with quote-based pricing (not publicly disclosed) and uses a direct-to-consumer go-to-market motion supplemented by a partner/reseller program and free trial offers. SchoolCloud's software is trusted by 8,000+ schools worldwide across primary, secondary, academy trusts, independent, and international segments. The firm is owned by Tes Global Ltd and distributes its products both under the SchoolCloud brand and as Tes sub-brands (Tes Parents' Meetings, Tes Clubs and Events, Tes Room Booking). The company has won three Bett Awards (2014, 2017, 2021) and remains a focused niche player in UK and international K-12 school operations software, with 11-50 employees and a registered office in Sheffield, England.

Name

SchoolCloud

Legal name

School Cloud Systems Ltd

Website

https://schoolcloud.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SchoolCloud is a UK-based SaaS company founded in 2006 that provides parents' evening scheduling, clubs/events management, and room booking software to 8,000+ primary, secondary, and international schools, integrating with major UK school management information systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

School Management Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Parent/Student Portals, Communications & Consent Management (EDAFAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Information Systems (SIS) & School Administration Platforms (EDAJAMAB), K–12 SIS & District Administration Platforms (EDAFAEAA), Classroom Communication & Messaging Platforms (EDAFAGAA)

Keywords

• School management software
• Parents evening scheduling
• Clubs and events platform
• Room booking system
• Education technology SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: SchoolCloud operates as a B2B SaaS company selling to educational institutions. The company is owned by Tes (Teacher's Media Ltd) and generates revenue through software subscriptions for schools. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SchoolCloud provides cloud-based SaaS software for schools and educational institutions covering three core products: Parents' Meetings (online parents' evening appointment booking supporting virtual, face-to-face, and hybrid formats), Clubs and Events (extracurricular and event management including online payments and attendance registers), and Room Booking (room and resource management synced automatically from the school's timetable). The platform is differentiated by deep integration with 12+ UK and international school management information systems and is sold directly and via parent company Tes Global's for-schools platform.

Product overview

SchoolCloud is an award-winning EdTech company (founded 2006) providing a suite of three core software products for schools: Parents' Meetings (online appointment scheduling for parents' evenings supporting virtual, face-to-face, and hybrid formats), Clubs and Events (extracurricular management platform for clubs, trips, plays, and events including payments and attendance tracking), and Room Booking (room and resource management syncing with school timetables). These products are sold both under the SchoolCloud brand and as Tes-branded products (Tes Clubs and Events, Tes Parents' Meetings, Tes Room Booking) as SchoolCloud is owned by Tes Global. The products integrate with multiple school management systems including SIMS, iSAMS, RM Integris, Arbor, Bromcom, Pupil Asset, ScholarPack, WCBS, and SEEMiS, and support single sign-on via Firefly, ADFS, Azure, G Suite, and LDAP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parents' Meetings Online parents' evening scheduling system for schools that lets parents book appointments online, supports virtual video meetings, face-to-face, and hybrid meeting formats, and includes real-time appointment management and email confirmations. Designed for primary schools, secondary schools, academy trusts, independent schools, and international schools.
• Clubs and Events Extracurricular and event management platform for schools covering clubs, trips, plays, and events, including online payments, booking limits, attendance registers, preference-based fair club allocation, waiting lists, and customisable booking questions. Sold to primary, secondary, academy trust, independent, and international schools.
• Room Booking Room and resource management system designed for schools (and businesses) that automatically syncs timetables from the school management system to manage room availability during and after the school day. The original SchoolCloud product from 2006.

Quantifiable outcome

• Parental attendance at parents' evenings improved from ~70% to 85-90%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration19 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• SIMS (Capita)coreTechnology or IntegrationSIMS is one of the most widely used school management information systems in the UK. SchoolCloud integrates with SIMS using the SIMS Extract Tool to sync students, parents, teachers, and classes. The integration requires specific SIMS permissions (School Administrator, Personnel Assistant, Third Party Reporter).
• iSAMScoreTechnology or IntegrationiSAMS is a school management system used primarily by independent schools. SchoolCloud integrates via iSAMS API to sync students, parents, teachers, classes, and groups.
• ArborcoreTechnology or IntegrationArbor is a cloud-based school management system. SchoolCloud integrates with Arbor through API connection, syncing student and parent data.
• BromcomcoreTechnology or IntegrationBromcom is a UK school management information system. SchoolCloud integrates with Bromcom via API to sync students, parents, teachers, and classes.
• WCBScoreTechnology or IntegrationWCBS is a school management system. SchoolCloud integrates with WCBS via API (v1 or v2) to sync school data including students, parents, and teachers.
• SEEMiScoreTechnology or IntegrationSEEMiS is the school management information system used in Scottish schools. SchoolCloud integrates via CSV file imports with custom group support.
• RM IntegriscoreTechnology or IntegrationRM Integris is a school management system. SchoolCloud integrates via RM Integris Datashare API to sync students, contacts, teachers, and classes.
• Pupil AssetcoreTechnology or IntegrationPupil Asset is a school management system. SchoolCloud integrates to sync students, parents, teachers, and classes.
• ScholarPackcoreTechnology or IntegrationScholarPack is a cloud-based school management system. SchoolCloud integrates via ScholarPack API to sync students, contacts, and teachers.
• FacilitycoreTechnology or IntegrationFacility is a school management system. SchoolCloud integrates via Facility Connect API to sync school data.
• Progresso (Advanced Learning)coreTechnology or IntegrationProgresso is a school management platform. SchoolCloud integrates via Progresso Web API V2 to sync student and parent data.
• Faria ManagebaccoreTechnology or IntegrationManagebac is an IB school management platform. SchoolCloud integrates with Managebac for international school data sync.
• Tes GlobalflagshipTechnology or IntegrationSchoolCloud is owned by Tes Global (Teacher's Media Ltd) and distributes products through the Tes for-schools platform. Tes provides corporate backing, brand recognition, and distribution channel for SchoolCloud products.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Teachers2Parents (T2P): Teachers2Parents provides UK schools with SMS, email, and app-based parent communication. It overlaps with SchoolCloud's parent-facing communication components for clubs, events, and parents' evening reminders.
• Schoolcomms: Schoolcomms is a UK parent communication and payments platform serving primary and secondary schools. It directly competes with SchoolCloud's clubs, events, and parent engagement features through messaging, payments, and parental engagement tools.
• ParentMail (IRIS Software Group): ParentMail is a UK school-to-home communication and payment platform now part of IRIS Software Group. It overlaps with SchoolCloud in parent engagement, payments for clubs/events, and parental communication workflows.
• Weduc: Weduc is a UK school communication and payments app for parents. It competes with SchoolCloud in parent communication, school payments, and event/club notifications across primary and secondary schools.
• SchoolGateway (Bromcom): SchoolGateway is Bromcom's parent communication and payment app bundled with its MIS. It competes with SchoolCloud in parent engagement and payment workflows, particularly for Bromcom-using schools.

Broad incumbents

• Bromcom: Bromcom is a UK cloud MIS serving primary, secondary, and MATs. It is an integration partner but its SchoolGateway product competes with SchoolCloud in parent communication and payments.
• SIMS (Capita): SIMS is the most widely used school MIS in the UK. It is a core integration partner for SchoolCloud but could potentially bundle competing parents' evening and event management functionality within its broader estate.
• iSAMS: iSAMS is a school MIS used primarily by UK independent schools. It is a strategic integration partner but as a broader operational platform, overlaps with several SchoolCloud use cases including parent communications and resource management.
• Arbor MIS: Arbor is a UK cloud-based school management information system covering admissions, attendance, and communications. It integrates with SchoolCloud but also offers overlapping communication and parent engagement capabilities as part of its broader MIS suite.

Others

• Tes Global (Parent Company): Tes Global is SchoolCloud's parent company and the distribution channel through which SchoolCloud products are marketed to schools. It is comparable as the corporate context and distribution backbone, while also selling adjacent EdTech products in the same UK school segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/schoolcloudsys
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/school-cloud

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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