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The transition to Compass, from our previous MIS, has been seamless thanks to the amazing support from the onboarding team. Their dedication and enthusiasm to making sure everything went smoothly was very reassuring and filled not only myself but our whole team with confidence. Their dedicated support and service has enabled our school to create new working systems to reduce workload and improve many areas of our business.”
Matthew Parslow-Williams
Headteacher
Hethersett Primary School
Compass has transformed the way we operate – streamlining tasks, improving communication, and giving us more time to focus on what truly matters: our students.”
Nina Milik
Office Coordinator
ILM Schools, Cardiff
Staffing is our most expensive resource, we need to make sure our staff are happy, well-balanced, and ready to work. When we put Compass in place, we enabled our staff to be the happiest they could be. And when staff are happy, they can give their best to our pupils.”
Matthew Parslow-Williams
Headteacher
Hethersett Primary School
Running the Census in Compass has been extremely straightforward and the structure is extremely intuitive. Even the first time using the Census area it was so easy to navigate and it is extremely user friendly. The ability to run csv files that can be manipulated to check and verify the data with colleagues is a game changer. Being able to filter data and then make bulk changes via the census to the data in Compass saves a significant amount of time. The data entry of “snapshot” data used for individual census reports is very straight forward.
I have been using SIMS for Census Returns for the last 15 years and after using Compass once I actually look forward to using the Statutory Returns area of Compass for the Summer and Autumn Term Census returns. The Census on Compass is a real game changer.”
Graham Swindells
Finance and Operations Director
Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School
It was always an easy decision, and one of the best decisions I’ve made because it has improved the wellbeing of my staff.”
Matthew Parslow-Williams
Headteacher
Hethersett Primary School
My absolute fav features and modules in Compass are the conference module for parents evening, the school reports module and the news feed. The Conference module has simplified and reduced the workload for parents evening by weeks!! The set up of parents evening is now a simple straight forward task, the management of it is simple to use and the parents have found it so helpful. The parents find the booking system easy to use, it has reduced errors in booking as it does not allow for double booking ensuring smooth and accurate timing for the parents to meet with their child teachers.”
Kelly Burns
MIS Lead/Attendance Officer
Southall School
Compass is a great system. It improves the wellbeing for staff. It enables pupils to know where they are with their learning and parents stay informed through effective communication.”
Matthew Parslow-Williams
Headteacher
Hethersett Primary School
Tasks that once took far too long are now quick and straightforward, making daily operations much more transparent and efficient. Compass has reduced duplication across our admin processes by more than half.”
Angie Selle,
Business Manager
Queensgate Foundation Primary
Compass MIS has been transformational for our school, streamlining our systems, enhancing efficiency, and significantly reducing staff workload, thereby improving overall wellbeing. Our commitment to innovation ensures we stay ahead of the curve, continuously developing our school systems to meet evolving educational reporting requirements and regulatory changes. We have worked closely with Compass MIS to stay up to date with the latest updates, ensuring our processes remain optimised and compliant.”
Matthew Parslow-Williams
Headteacher
Hethersett Primary School
Compass stood out as the ideal solution to meet our needs and support the school community better.”
Nina Milik
Office Coordinator
ILM Schools, Cardiff
Compass will improve interactions and community engagement across our trust, reducing workload and helping us to improve systems that support numerous aspects of school life.”
Chris Williams
Chief Operating Officer
Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
We chose Compass due to its wide range of integrated modules including comms package that links to a parent app.
Its clear, user-friendly interface has enabled staff to learn new procedures and processes quickly.
We have been particularly impressed with the dedicated support offered by the team.”
Nigel Watson
Deputy Headteacher
Coldean Primary School
Compass has enabled us to reduce costs while improving everyday communication with our school community. Features like the class newsfeed and the parent app have enhanced how we share information and support our families. For a small school, these improvements make a big difference.”
Lesley Athorn-Mico,
School Office Administrator
St Peter & St Paul School
The app is brilliant for parents, and the newsfeed has made a real difference. Our staff are developing their use of Compass’ wide range of communication options.”
Nigel Watson
Deputy Headteacher
Coldean Primary School
The newsfeed feature has been a useful tool to communicate with parents, we use it to send out new LA guidance, update parents on upcoming events, save the dates and sporting celebrations are just a few to name.
Parents have now been actively reacting with our school posts with the new emoji feature which can be really insightful on how the parents are receiving the news updates and their thoughts on it.
We even have a little fun now and again with our Christmas elf, which went down a storm with the children and parents, showing Compass can not only be used for the important side of schooling, safeguarding and data but also to engage in a fun way with parents and show schools are not all rules and curriculum but fun and nurturing to students imaginations.”
Kelly Burns
MIS Lead/Attendance Officer
Southall School
Teachers and support staff now have far better access to the information they need, which helps everyone stay in the loop and aligns with the strong sense of community we pride ourselves on.”
Angie Selle,
Business Manager
Queensgate Foundation Primary
We’ve found the parent portal and conference tools particularly beneficial. Parents’ evening bookings are now incredibly easy to manage, and even the small part of the portal we’re using has made a noticeable improvement. It’s helping us streamline our communication with families.”
Lesley Athorn-Mico,
School Office Administrator
St Peter & St Paul School
Compass is a child-centred system that contextualises data to give us a complete picture of each student’s journey, but also provides exceptional, personalised support and this is unique in the realm of educational management systems. Implementing a new management system can be complex, however the Compass team have built connections with our staff and have ensured that the system aligns with our needs as a school.”
Lisa Peirce
Assistant Headteacher &
Director of Digital Strategy
The Holy Cross School
We are delighted to be working with Compass across our multi-academy trust. We’re really excited about the opportunity our schools will have, working with an integrated and dynamic system that provides holistic access to functionality that is integral to the smooth and safe operations of our trust.”
Chris Williams
Chief Operating Officer
Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
Having the ability to Chronicle each individual student’s welfare and wellbeing needs has been a revelation in relation to the collaboration and sharing of information with teachers, care teams, year heads and management regarding students amongst our learning community. Chronicles allows input from all the various elements of our community. The system ensures that students’ care needs information is flagged, informed, updated and is at our fingertips.”
John Gallagher
Principal
Cashel Community School
Pulse reporting with Compass has transformed how we work. The ability to create personalised reports using the information that we chose to collect (via Chronicle) has transformed reporting and communication within the school. Information now cascades through the organisation rather than needing management time to collate, filter, send and share with staff, governors or external agencies.”
Bernard Cassidy
Headteacher
St George’s Primary School
My absolute fav features and modules in Compass are the conference module for parents evening, the school reports module and the news feed. The Conference module has simplified and reduced the workload for parents evening by weeks!! The set up of parents evening is now a simple straight forward task, the management of it is simple to use and the parents have found it so helpful. The parents find the booking system easy to use, it has reduced errors in booking as it does not allow for double booking ensuring smooth and accurate timing for the parents to meet with their child teachers.”
Kelly Burns
MIS Lead/Attendance Officer
Southall School
Submitting the Summer Census process in Compass went very well… The way in which the reports were all collated into the appropriate census tile before starting the census was very useful too. All in all, my first census experience was made much easier than expected by the training, the personal appointment and the way in which the census data was presented in Compass.”
Angelyn Moss
School Office Manager
St Thomas’ CE Primary School
Moving enrolments online has removed the need for hundreds of printed pages each year, cutting both cost and admin time.”
Angie Selle,
Business Manager
Queensgate Foundation Primary
By partnering with our MIS provider, we’ve streamlined operations and reduced paper waste, significantly contributing to our Net Zero strategy. The transition to digital tools has not only improved efficiency but also helped us reduce our carbon footprint, aligning with our environmental goals. As an Eco-School, this supports our sustainability messaging for students, teaching them the importance of a greener future.”
Matthew Parslow-Williams,
Headteacher
Hethersett Primary School
What I love about Daily Org is how simple and easy to navigate that part of the system is. Changes for cover are easy to use and action. The report element is really useful when providing HR data for SLT.”
Kelly Burns
MIS Lead/Attendance Officer
Southall School
I would highly recommend Compass to any school looking for a reliable, user-friendly, and comprehensive MIS. It has streamlined our operations, improved communication, and saved us valuable time. Compass is more than just a tool – it’s a game-changer for schools wanting to enhance efficiency and engagement.”
Nina Milik
Office Coordinator
ILM Schools, Cardiff
Setting up assessment templates in Compass is much less labour intensive than in SIMs. There is a formula bank available, and the ability to completely clone or partially edit master assessments is readily available. This set up has definitely simplified the process compared to setting up in SIMs.”
Aine Parize
Data Manager
Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School
The school reports module is by far the most user-friendly way of doing school reports I have worked with from an MIS lead point of view, and I have had the same feedback from the teachers who use it. They love how easy to access it is, how it’s laid out, that you can go from one student to the other all by one click. The comment bank feature is genius, our staff utilise this to the fullest (where applicable of course). Once the reports are finished the ability to email them out straight out of Compass so useful and not only that, but it’s also super cost effective”
Kelly Burns
MIS Lead/Attendance Officer
Southall School
At St Boniface’s we chose Compass because it offers a modern MIS solution which aligns with our vision for a more efficient and modern school environment. Despite being locked into a three-year contract with SIMS, Compass has allowed a seamless migration now, with no payments required until our existing contract ends. The Compass team have been professional, friendly, and incredibly supportive, making the whole transition process smooth and reassuring.”
Sam Bland
School Business Manager
St Boniface RC Primary School
Our Island SBM group came together to explore alternatives to our previous provider, inviting several companies to present their MIS solutions. Each school made its own decision, but for us, Compass stood out straightaway. It offered everything in one place — no more juggling multiple systems for different tasks — and the simplicity of one product and one cost was a real financial benefit.”
Angie Selle,
Business Manager
Queensgate Foundation Primary
Working with Compass has been transformational for our school. Their vision for what an MIS can offer aligned with an outstanding customer-orientated support culture is allowing us to improve our administration and communication tools whilst becoming more efficient. Their ‘single platform’ aim is welcomed by parents and staff. Frustrations are transforming into possibilities.”
Bernard Cassidy
Headteacher
St George’s Primary School
Compass offered the special touch. We felt heard, supported, and like we were on the journey together.”
Nigel Watson
Deputy Headteacher
Coldean Primary School
Since our first introduction to Compass we have had amazing friendly and knowledgeable service from the team. The product has a full suite of user-friendly functionality and the training is clear and concise. A great start to a new journey with a new MIS.”
Michelle Holden
Deeping St James C.P.School
I just wanted to pass on a massive thank you to all of the team for all the support and help to get us to our Go Live position today. I know we are still tweaking things here and there but we had a successful start of term with staff and students able to access everything they needed to start and get through the first day, which has only been possible because of the superb support we have received.”
Kathrin Williams
School Business Manager
Christ the King College
The implementation process was smooth and well-supported. The Compass team provided excellent customer service, guiding us through each step of the setup and addressing our queries promptly.”
Nina Milik
Office Coordinator
ILM Schools, Cardiff
We chose Compass because of its price, product flexibility and the support it offers. But more than the product, it was the people – the team. There’s a stage in life where you become more about the people you know rather than the things they can give you and we felt safe around the Compass team. It’s also the empowerment that Compass has given us: as the first independent school with Compass UK we feel valued to give suggestions and trust that discussions will be had to find solutions and move forward with our ideas.”
Abdullah Patel
Deputy Headteacher
Al-Ashraf Primary School & Nursery
We looked at a number of providers before we decided to ‘put our faith’ into Compass, but for us the decision was quite easy. We felt that Compass was offering the best option for our MIS, in terms of its functionality, but also, and perhaps mainly, because of its flexibility and Compass’ approach and focus on customer service. It was important to us that we are not just ‘a small fish in a big pond’ for our MIS provider and to have a close working relationship where we are able to discuss our needs and get an MIS that is fit for purpose and able to respond to our needs and change in requirements, and we felt that Compass were offering exactly that. The Compass team have been amazing and we are looking forward to our full launch of our new MIS system with them in September.”
Kathrin Williams
School Business Manager
Christ the King College
As a specialist school, we use a MIS in a different way to a mainstream school and after a few years with a very rigid system, we had concerns when we started searching for an improved replacement. However, we could not be happier with the flexibility of such a customisable system which means that it is able to cope with the majority of our niche requirements. The main plus point however has to be the support received from the responsive and friendly team who happily answer every problem, no matter how complex, almost always the very same day. From the point you start onboarding, you become part of the Compass family. They go out of their way to try and make something work and are always looking for ways to develop the system based on customer feedback. We would recommend you don’t hesitate to try them”
Adele Jones
PA to Headteacher and Office Manager
Alderwasley Hall School
We’re delighted to have selected Compass as our new MIS provider. As a small school, we felt that Compass would offer us exactly what we needed; we will benefit for a more personal support ‘offer’ as well as hands on assistance with our migration. To support juggling our school budget and existing MIS contract, we’ve been able to make use of the ‘Compass Choice Commitment’ to ensure we can move now but not double up on charges.”
Dawn Eagle
Deeping St James C.P.School
The ‘sandpit’ period was incredibly helpful — we could learn the new system while still referring back to the old one until we felt comfortable.”
Angie Selle,
Business Manager
Queensgate Foundation Primary
The support from Compass has been consistently efficient. In addition to the knowledgeable team, having Terry, the AI bot, on hand as well is genuinely helpful when we need quick reminders or guidance. It gives us confidence knowing there’s always accessible support when we need it.”
Lesley Athorn-Mico,
School Office Administrator
St Peter & St Paul School
It’s a partnership which works. You get to know the staff, they get to know you, and you work together to make your school a better place.”
Matthew Parslow-Williams
Headteacher
Hethersett Primary School
Once you get on the Compass train you won’t want to get off. Just take your time embedding all the brilliance that Compass offers.”
Dermot Healy
Principal
Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine Kenmare
With Compass, we are developing a new approach that aligns with our current needs and future plans. We are being expertly supported by professional, dedicated, and responsive teams, across development, migration, and technical support – all working seamlessly together to meet our needs.”
Chris Williams
Chief Operating Officer
Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
Griddle is different but really good. Its scheduling algorithm is excellent – it delivers good balanced timetable solutions where other packages demand compromises that are unacceptable to the school or fail altogether.
The software includes a sophisticated package for managing Option Choices using on-line selection of subjects by students, and the generation of Option Blocks takes into account timetable structures that already exist.
The software is “young” and new and improved features are being generated all the time. Support is excellent, focussed and personal. Griddle is now my preferred software solution for secondary school timetabling.”
Richard Bloodworth
Independent Timetable Consultant
We’re on a journey with Compass and are looking forward to seeing what’s next – it feels like Compass really listens and will grow alongside us”
Nigel Watson
Deputy Headteacher
Coldean Primary School
My advice to other schools is simple: look closely at what your current MIS is doing for you. Is it evolving with the demands of school life? If not, talk to Compass. Tell them what you need — they listen, they adapt, and they do everything they can to support you. If Compass can do more than your current system, then the choice is clear. Don’t settle for second best.”
Angie Selle,
Business Manager
Queensgate Foundation Primary
Compass offered us a modern, affordable MIS that genuinely meets the needs of a small independent school. We first discovered Compass MIS at a business fair, and it immediately stood out for its fresh approach and pricing that actually makes sense for schools like ours. It’s refreshing to work with a provider that listens and delivers real value without stretching our budget.”
Lesley Athorn-Mico,
School Office Administrator
St Peter & St Paul School
At hi-impact our job is to find the best technologies for our schools, where we can’t provide the technology we like to find partners who can. When we came across Compass, we realised that it was the right solution for our schools; it has everything that they need. One of the things that is really special about Compass is their openness to adapt to change, truly listening to schools and their needs.”
Alan Thompson
Founder and CEO
hi-impact
