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The UK’s most popular MIS and school management software
With Arbor, over 11,500 schools and trusts reclaim hours every week, see the data that matters clearly, and support their staff with the tools, time and insight to work at their best.
School MIS
Bring your whole school together
Arbor’s School MIS is the heart of operations and data for schools of all sizes and phases. Find out why more schools are switching to Arbor than any other cloud MIS.
MAT MIS
Your MAT’s mission control
More than just a dashboard, Arbor MAT MIS gives you the tools you need to improve the way you run your trust, grow sustainably, and work as one organisation rather than many schools.
Schools save time, money and more with Arbor
Read the full report on Arbor’s ROI in schools and trusts
117+
minutes saved per staff member per week
81%
agree Arbor has improved how they use data
74%
agree Arbor has improved their working life
92%
agree Arbor has transformed the way they work
“I liken Arbor to when I got my last car — you could tell the person who designed it probably wanted to drive it.”
Thierry Brunier
Data Manager, Ralph Thoresby School
“There was relief from staff when [Arbor] was implemented and they could see what they could do. There’s this feeling like the sky’s the limit for us now.”
Lynette Clapham
Headteacher, Rawdon St. Peter’s CoFE Primary School
“I love Arbor because the MIS and team helped us gain the GOOD rating that we so desperately deserved after a tough few years!”
Kate Kinney
Data Systems Analyst, Baxter College
“If you’re looking for an MIS which does everything, there’s no other option really. When we met Arbor, you could just tell this was a different way of doing things.”
Martyn Essery
Headteacher, The Reach Free School
“We’re saving time, we’re joining up our processes. Jobs that I allocated an hour to in our old cloud MIS are taking me minutes in Arbor, we’re no longer held back by our MIS”
David Pendlebury
Assistant Principal, Hinchingbrooke School
“[Now] I even love working with data and assessments – which I hated in the past. I can honestly say Arbor is the best thing that has happened to me at work in a very long time.”
Penny Harrison
School Administrator, The Westbrook Trust
“In terms of what we can do at a trust level having MAT MIS has been game-changing. I couldn’t do my job without it.”
Rob Wall
Data and MIS Lead, Danes Educational Trust
“We love it! There is nothing more to say – it’s great!”
Claire Lindsay
Former Administrator, Kettering Park Infant Academy
“It’s been one big huge win! Since we moved from our old MIS, we have never looked back.”
Damon Murphy
IT Lead, Plantation Primary School
“I’m conscious that I have scored Arbor 10s across the board, but the reality is I couldn’t recommend it enough.”
Nick Doy
Head of Data Quality, Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
More than an MIS
Introducing the Arbor School Management Suite
Arbor now brings together top-rated, specialist systems that work together to streamline tasks and join up data across your whole school
Top-rated accounting software for LA schools
The UK’s fastest-growing education HR system
The UK’s leading TimeTabling software
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Great software is just the start. When you join Arbor, you join a whole community of schools who want to work better.
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