About the book

In 2023, when we released the first edition of this report, there had been no net growth in school spending per pupil for the previous 14 years.

A year later, funding per pupil is still 9% lower in real terms than in 2009-2010 as a result of cuts throughout the 2000s. Plus, many schools are still working through the knock-on effects of the cost-of-living crisis, ongoing budget cuts and the Covid-19 pandemic. This has put even more pressure on schools to divert their resources to where it matters most.

We’ve put together this ROI report to demonstrate how investing in the right Management Information System (MIS) can and should save your school or trust money and time. We’ll be looking at these savings not only through the lens of direct cost comparison with other providers, but also through: 

• Auditing and consolidating systems
• Eliminating unnecessary maintenance of servers
• Saving time per staff member by removing the burden of admin
• Driving operational efficiency through the quality and depth of your MIS’ features
• Reducing workload, positively impacting wellbeing and therefore retention