What is SchooliP?
SchooliP is a dedicated school improvement solution that offers a comprehensive range of tools to help schools, multi-institutional organisations, and other educational centres manage whole-school and staff development, ensuring full alignment with strategic priorities, policies, and long-term vision.
Designed with flexibility in mind, SchooliP supports the entire improvement cycle. Far beyond the limits of traditional performance management systems, it is purpose-built as the central nervous system of school improvement, seamlessly connecting appraisal, CPD, quality assurance, and strategic planning in one intuitive platform.
With customisable workflows, real-time analytics, and built-in evidence tracking, SchooliP helps transform fragmented initiatives into a unified, data-driven improvement strategy. From classroom walkthroughs to boardroom reporting, every feature is designed to bring clarity, accountability, and momentum to your journey of educational excellence.
In short, SchooliP isn’t just software, it’s your partner in purposeful progress.
Recommended Usage
1 hour per week
Educational Impact
Additional evidence
Feb 2025
Amity International School, Abu Dhabi
Jan 2025
John Taylor Multi-Academy Trust, Staffordshire
Nov 2024
Tudor Hall School, Banbury, UK
Aug 2024
Billing Brook School, Northampton, UK
Sep 2024
The BRIT School, Croydon, UK
Jul 2024
International School of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Jun 2024
Sheikh Zayed Private Academy For Girls, Abu Dhabi, UAE
May 2024
Bleak Hill Primary School, Saint Helens, UK
Mar 2024
Babington House School, Chislehurst, UK
Nov 2023
Crossgates Primary School, Rochdale, UK
Awards
The EdTech Impact Awards are based on independent, verified customer feedback, and recognise the top 10 solutions across each of our 13 impact metrics.
Top School Processes-improving Tool
2025
Top School Data Management Tool
2025
 Company | Business Name: Derventio Education HQ Location: United Kingdom Founded: 2009 |
| Age Range | 0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+ |
 Features | All Staff Appraisals (teachers And Non Teaching Staff)Performance ManagementSchool DevelopmentSchool ImprovementProfessional LearningProfessional DevelopmentCpdQuality AssuranceCoachingMentoringStrategic DevelopmentCollaborationLesson ObservationLearning WalkWork ScrutinyObjectivesTrust DashboardSupport For All Standards (including Teachers' Standards)Staff DevelopmentSefSelf-evaluation FrameworkDashboard Displays/reportsVideo Lesson ObservationsSurveys E.g. Pupil VoiceMobile App (apple And Android)Real-time ReportingAction PlanningStrategic PlansBloggingEvidence TrailVideo AnnotationsSharing Feed E.g. Sharing Best PracticeOfstedIsiPoliciesAuditsSafeguardingQuality AssuranceSustainabilityPolicy Management |
 Languages | English, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, Norwegian |
 Accessibility | Moderate features |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy PolicyGDPR |
 Requirements | Internet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookDesktop - LinuxMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - Android SchooliP supports single sign-on and incorporates integration with all the major School Management Information Systems (MIS) including Capita SIMS, Arbor, iSAMS, WCBS, ScholarPack and many more . SchooliP is cloud based and may be accessed through any browser. |
 Set Up | At SchooliP, we don’t wait to get started. As soon as your school signs up, our team begins configuring your system, even before your first meeting. Using your school’s branding (including colours and logo, typically taken from your website), we pre-install a customised version of SchooliP that’s already aligned with your identity. By the time we meet for your initial one-hour setup session, your system is already branded, structured, and ready to go. During the session, we: • Tailor key elements to your processes (e.g. lesson observation forms, QA templates) • Schedule your key cycles, check-in points, and calendar dates • Align the platform with your strategic goals and desired outcomes Most schools are fully operational the same day. After this, we continue working with you based on your preferred pace, whether rolling out all features at once or focusing on individual areas in stages. |
 Training | In PersonLive OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos At SchooliP, we believe every member of school staff deserves expert support, not just at the start, but throughout your journey. That’s why we provide free, unlimited online training and support to all users, from classroom teachers to senior leaders. Whether you're just getting started or looking to deepen your use of SchooliP, our training is available whenever and as often as you need it; at no extra cost. Our training is led by our Chief Customer Success Manager, a former headteacher who understands the realities of school life. His insight ensures every session is grounded in real-world school improvement, making our guidance both practical and impactful. To support ongoing development, SchooliP also includes a comprehensive library of resources, including step-by-step guides and video tutorials, all accessible directly within the platform. With SchooliP, you’re never on your own. We’re here to support your success, every step of the way. |
 Support | EmailFAQs/ForumKnowledge BasePhone Support24/7 Live Rep Free online and telephone support is available 8am - 5pm, Mon - Fri (excluding public and Bank Holidays) |
| Home Learning | School must create the account. |
 Tags | Appraisalmonitoringlesson observationwork scrutinylearning walkteachers' standardsCPDevidenceprofessional dialoguepay progressionsuccession plannningdevelopment planSEFself-evaluationpoliciesauditsPerformance managementprofessional developmentteacherssupport staff |
AIAI usage This product does not use AI. | |
SchooliP PricingPricing Plans Free TrialPaid Subscription SchooliP pricing starts from £595 / year Our pricing is designed to be fair, flexible, and scalable to suit schools of all sizes.
We also offer multi-year agreements with additional discounts, providing even better value for long-term planning. For multi-school organisations, trusts, or group pricing, please get in touch to discuss bespoke packages tailored to your needs.  Optimised for a quick response | |
 Special Offer | We offer an additional 10% discount to Edtech Impact schools. SchooliP is available free of charge to MAT central teams! We also offer free live trials - get started now! |
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SchooliP Reviews
from 137 Verified Reviews
User rating
Country
Oct 2025
It is very good, once you understand the quirks of the configurations and functionality. It is not very intuitive to staff and so has a high training need. I feel that we have only begun to access the deeper potential of School IP to support our school improvement journey.
Liam Wilkinson found SchooliP:
- Improves school processes“We are using the monitoring process to support teacher feedback which links in to the teacher portfolio to drive appraisal. We are beginning to use the reports function more frequently to capture progress trends. We are also able to record coaching records and appraisal all in one place.”
- Provides school data“The reports from the monitoring give data on the development of the key teaching techniques we are seeking to impriove as a school.”
- Reduces teacher workload“As teachers become more confident in using School IP, this is helping to consolidate their development records in one place. We have not done this coherently previously, so this feels like an increase in workload temporarily, but will improve in time. SLT analysis of progress is much faster because of School IP.”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“Staff receiving regular positive feedback through School IP has helped to improve confidence and self-efficacy. The use of School IP has inspired a more rigorous approach to line management which means that all staff are having more regular developmental and supportive conversations.”
- Saves school money“We use School IP for several functions we did not do (well) previously, hence this is an additional cost overall, but as explained elsewhere, an important one.”
Cobus Steyn
Administrator
Used SchooliP weekly for 1-2 years
Aug 2025
I rated SchooliP 10/10 because it has transformed the way we manage school improvement, teacher KPIs, annual reviews and accreditation evidence. The platform is reliable, intuitive and saves significant time by removing duplication of work, which directly reduces teacher workload. What sets it apart is not just the functionality but also the support we receive. Andy, our account manager, has been outstanding – he knows our context, responds quickly, and always provides practical solutions rather than generic advice. His guidance has helped us get the most out of the system and embed it effectively across the school. The combination of a strong product and excellent support makes SchooliP an essential part of our operations, and fully deserving of a top score.
Cobus Steyn found SchooliP:
- Improves school processes“SchooliP has streamlined our teacher KPI and school development processes by bringing everything into one place. For teacher KPIs, we now use a standardised framework aligned with the School Development Plan, which ensures individual objectives cascade directly from whole-school priorities. Progress is tracked live on dashboards, with evidence from lesson observations, learning walks and work scrutiny attached to objectives, making reviews more focused and transparent. Mid-cycle and end-of-year reviews are structured through built-in templates, with automated reminders reducing the admin load. CPD is also linked to individual KPIs, so professional development activities are tied to measurable impact rather than box-ticking. On the school development side, the SDP, SEF evidence and monitoring events are integrated, giving us clear audit-ready reports for leadership and governors. This means off-track priorities are flagged early, allowing us to redirect support quickly. Overall, SchooliP has reduced time spent on fragmented spreadsheets and paperwork, improved accountability by making ownership and timelines clear, and strengthened professional conversations by keeping the focus on impact and next steps rather than administration.”
- Provides school data“SchooliP has centralised the way we collect, store and present school data, which has been especially valuable for accreditation and inspection frameworks. Evidence from lesson observations, CPD impact reviews, learner outcomes and quality assurance activities are all captured within the platform and linked directly to our School Development Plan. This means we can generate clear, audit-ready reports for frameworks such as Cognia and CIS, showing not just compliance but the ongoing cycle of improvement. The ability to attach documents, notes and quantitative measures to objectives creates a single evidence base that leadership, governors and accreditation teams can access quickly. By consolidating everything into one system, we have reduced duplication across spreadsheets and documents, while strengthening the reliability and consistency of the data we present externally. Ultimately, this has made our school improvement processes more transparent and defensible, with a clear line of sight from classroom practice to whole-school outcomes.”
- Reduces teacher workload“SchooliP has reduced teacher workload by cutting down the paperwork involved in school improvement, accreditation and annual reviews. Instead of filling in separate documents or chasing evidence across different platforms, teachers record everything in one place. Objectives, lesson observation notes, and CPD reflections are automatically linked to school development priorities and accreditation domains, so staff no longer have to repackage their work for multiple purposes. For annual reviews, the system pulls together evidence and progress updates into a ready-made template, saving hours of preparation time. During accreditation cycles, staff are not burdened with extra reporting because the evidence is already collated and mapped to the required frameworks. This has allowed teachers to focus their time on teaching and professional growth, rather than repetitive admin tasks.”
- Improves teacher wellbeing
- Saves school money
Feb 2025
It's a system that has much more to offer than we currently use and can help to monitor a wide range of different aspects of school life such as policy documents, training requests etc.
Michael Watson found SchooliP:
- Improves school processes“The tracking of training, tracking improvements and keeping aims in view. We use it for our appraisal system.”
- Provides school data“We are working on this but so far it has been great for checking on CPD engagement and we're working towards getting data about teaching quality.”
- Reduces teacher workload“At the moment teachers are getting used to the system and this increases time spent on it BUT as I keep stating, it keeps all information about CPD and improvement in one place. I have now asked all meetings to involve making notes on SIP in order to get people more proficient with the system.”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“Tough one. It depends mostly on the teacher using it but it is hoped that it will.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Development points and tracking improvement is easy as it's all there.”
Feb 2025
The system is very good and we get a lot of support using it. However, it is not merged with other college systems e.g. iTrent, so all new starters need to be imported manually.
Claudia Boerescu found SchooliP:
- Improves school processes“Monitoring of teaching and learning”
- Provides school data“Monitoring of teaching and learning for quality monitoring processes”
- Reduces teacher workload“it exports excel spreadsheets to communicate data”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“n/a”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Based on data, we can develop meaningful cpd”
Feb 2025
School IP is a great platform for school improvement because it provides data-driven insights into teaching quality and staff development enabling targeted interventions. By streamlining performance management and professional learning, it helps create a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring that both teachers and students achieve their full potential.
Tom Bithell found SchooliP:
- Improves school processes“School IP helps our wider leadership team in our quality assurance processes ensuring that all colleagues are being consistent in their approach in delivering high-quality teaching and learning.”
- Provides school data“School IP enables data-driven discussions in performance management reviews which proves to be incredibly useful for evaluating departmental effectiveness.”
- Reduces teacher workload“School IP reduces teacher workload by streamlining performance management, lesson observations, and CPD tracking in one centralised system, eliminating the need for excessive paperwork. It also simplifies appraisal processes by automating evidence collection and providing easy access to past reviews, making performance reviews more efficient.”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“School IP supports teacher well-being by providing a transparent and structured system for appraisals, reducing stress around performance management and professional development. It allows colleagues to collate evidence easily and efficiently.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“School IP improves teacher efficiency by streamlining appraisal processes, lesson observations, and CPD tracking, reducing time spent on administrative tasks. It also provides clear data insights on performance and development needs, allowing teachers to focus on targeted improvements that enhance their teaching effectiveness.”
Feb 2025
Well supported in set up and development tailoring the system to our needs. Excellent joining together of processes for smart working :)
Jonathan Budd found SchooliP:
- Improves school processes“Monitoring has been made simple and has excellent outputs. The links between SEF, SDP & Staff Development make the cycle of improvement clear and well documented.”
- Provides school data“Impact of improvements through monitoring data. To target CPD against teacher standards.”
- Reduces teacher workload“Reduced work, not duplicating information when working on school or subject improvement as well as appraisals.”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“Encourages positive and well structured professional conversations making them feel valued. Blogs to have informal discussions. A place to celebrate success.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Linking together processes: staff development, appraisals, school development and evaluation.”
Nov 2024
It aligns and simplifies a lot of your education tasks as a leadership team. The support is outstanding no the phone (in particular Steve no problem too big or too small). Training offered is excellent and makes you reflect on what you are trying to achieve (trainers have a school background which really helps)
Michelle found SchooliP:
- Reduces teacher workload“Easy access to systems and processes over a multi-site school which does impact on workload. How things link to PM etc Distributing objectives massively reduces my workload. The management of everything is much easier and quick.”
- Provides school data“Teacher performance”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Focused areas for development for improving quality of teaching”
- Improves teacher wellbeing
- Improves school processes“As previously mentioned and the tracking of CPD and evaluations is much easier and readily accessible”
Phillip Morris
Principal
Used SchooliP daily for 3-4 years
Oct 2024
Phillip Morris found SchooliP:
- Reduces teacher workload“Their personal targets, cpd record and development plans are all interlinked and electronic. Staff can link multiple tasks into single actions and easily track their own progress.”
- Provides school data
- Improves teaching efficiency
- Improves teacher wellbeing“Reduced workload and fair and equal reviews of lessons using preset forms”
- Improves school processes
Oct 2024
Amy found SchooliP:
- Reduces teacher workload
- Provides school data
- Improves teaching efficiency
- Improves teacher wellbeing
- Improves school processes
Jul 2024
The intuitive portal and the wrap around support from experienced consultants leaves no room for inconsistencies or inefficiencies in process or flexible practices.
Kelli Horner found SchooliP:
- Reduces teacher workload“A single portal to hold competency based evidence such as targets being met and CPD planning and reflections.”
- Provides school data“Compliance reports such as review meeting, target settings and more qualitative reports such as themes of areas for development.”
- Improves teaching efficiency
- Improves teacher wellbeing“Reliable and transparent records of support received and access to targets and CPD opportunities.”
- Improves school processes“The use of a single portal that is established and can be individualised to meet the College's needs.”
Jun 2024
It's an incredibly sophisticated system with a lot of capabilities. At times, it can be tricky to navigate, especially when an element of the system hasn't been used for a while. The date ranges can sometimes cause issues with rolling-over targets or closing off objectives. The support School IP offers through Andy and Steve is really good - if we are in doubt, we know we can call to ask.
Gemma Day found SchooliP:
- Reduces teacher workload“It is a good space to keep school improvement evidence together. School IP allows all members of SLT to access information that adds to our understanding of SIP progress and to identify next steps.”
- Provides school data“By changing the status of targets, we can see visually how well we are progressing towards our intended aims and can adjust our plans accordingly if needed.”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Before we used School IP to record information from lesson observations, we simply used Word documents. This meant having to open them individually to gain a full picture of each teacher's effectiveness. Since we have been using the 'strengths' and 'next steps' feature, this is easier to find in one place, although we still need to refine how we are using this to ensure it is even clearer.”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“Some teachers like the fact that they can record their evidence on the portfolio so they can show the work they have been doing to develop themselves and their practice over the year. Other teachers find using the system difficult which can add to their workload when they need to find time to meet with someone to help them to do this. As a line manager, I personally find the evidence base very useful for performance management discussions and to identify ways to further support each staff member. This impacts positively on my wellbeing as I know I can be prepared for upcoming meetings by reading uploaded documentation and evidence. Since we have been using the grading system against the teaching standards, there has been some additional pressure felt by some teachers as they struggle with making a decision about where they feel their practice best fits.”
- Improves school processes“SIP being a live document with progress monitored. Observations linked to teacher portfolios makes feedback easy to access. Good way to record CPD. Performance management is a two-way process.”
May 2024
Penny found SchooliP:
- Reduces teacher workload“CPD requests and workflow”
- Provides school data“Quality assurance / CPD data”
- Improves teaching efficiency“Areas of development/tracking of strengths etc”
- Improves teacher wellbeing
- Improves school processes“SDP, SEF and CPD functions”
Sadie
Director of Co-Curriculum and Operations
Used SchooliP daily for 7–12 months
May 2024
The ongoing customer support is excellent, I enjoy the 1-1 meetings with Andy which help to get to know the system more, and really build a system that works for our school.
Sadie found SchooliP:
- Saves school money
- Reduces teacher workload“All of the forms are automatically populated on SchoolIP therefore there is no need to find the form, complete it and upload it.”
- Provides school data“We are just getting to grips with this as we are approaching the end of the first year. It is proving useful to see areas of strengths and areas that require development. Seeing all the questions and trends from questions is really useful in ascertaining whether we are meeting our SDP targets.”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“This allows staff to share their work with their line manager, thus meaning they feel valued and noticed for their contributions.”
- Improves school processes“The process of Appraisal is now much simpler, everything is accessible in one central place which saves time, meaning more time can be spent on other areas of school life.”
Louis
Assistant Headteacher
Used SchooliP weekly for 1-2 years
May 2024
Linked to above comments surrounding the streamlining of processes and excellent support when required.
Louis found SchooliP:
- Saves school money“N/A”
- Reduces teacher workload“Recording or QA processes on pre-set templates. 1 location for many aspects of performance enhancement and QA Monitoring of performance in 1 place”
- Provides school data“QA processes”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“N/A”
- Improves school processes“QA processes streamlined Performance enhancement linked to QA processes and school development plans”
May 2024
The team are helpful, the system is easy to use and the help available in particular suggests that the development of the software is obtainable.
Kelly Day found SchooliP:
- Saves school money“It saves time as lots of things are located centrally.”
- Reduces teacher workload“Allows staff to review observation, teaching & learning, and other teaching standards in one place.”
- Provides school data“Reporting on performance, reporting on exceptions, and multiple cross-departmental sharing and access.”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“There is more transparency of developmental aspects of teaching & learning as previously this was not shared directly with the teacher, therefore, indirectly affecting teacher wellbeing.”
- Improves school processes“All staff have live visibility of in-year objectives. Are able to record evidence in support of achievement of said objectives.”
May 2024
very easy system to use, helpdesk are only a call away and always so friendly and helpfu
Chloe Smith found SchooliP:
- Saves school money“very cost efficient”
- Reduces teacher workload“creates a space Teachers can use to record notes etc”
- Provides school data“easy to identify data when needed”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“easy system to use, never any issues”
- Improves school processes“makes processes easier”
May 2024
Excellent support service and flexibility to individualise use. User friendly software.
Kelli Horner found SchooliP:
- Saves school money“Less paperwork!”
- Reduces teacher workload“Clear tracking of decisions”
- Provides school data“Monitoring audits”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“Can access records to reflect on practice or actions”
- Improves school processes“All records stored centrally”
Apr 2024
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Tony McCoy found SchooliP:
- Saves school money“A relatively expensive resource”
- Reduces teacher workload“centralises what we already have and makes it easier to access”
- Provides school data“Reports can be generated for governor meetings.”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“no examples”
- Improves school processes“Streamlined our previous systems into one place and therefore easier and quicker to access”
Laura Knapper
School Business Manager
Used SchooliP weekly for 0–3 months
Apr 2024
Simple friendly system and exceptional support staff.
Laura Knapper found SchooliP:
- Saves school money“Combines a number of systems saving money on various subscriptions.”
- Reduces teacher workload“It combines a number of systems to streamline workload.”
- Provides school data“Provides data in a simple format that is easily accessed and utilised.”
- Improves teacher wellbeing
- Improves school processes“information in one place helps when producing information and documents for staff, governors and the LA”
Trudie
Principal
Used SchooliP occasionally for 3-4 years
Apr 2024
It is a comprehensive system that serves a purpose
Trudie found SchooliP:
- Saves school money“None”
- Reduces teacher workload“Less paperwork”
- Provides school data“Observations and KPIs”
- Improves teacher wellbeing
- Improves school processes“easy to manage appraisals”
Mar 2024
I am yet to take full advantage of all the features on SchoolIP but will gladly recommend for the features I have used.
Ismail Lawal found SchooliP:
- Saves school money
- Reduces teacher workload“SchoolIP allows teachers organise their evidences online saving tons of paperwork which would have been additonal burden to teachers workload”
- Provides school data“A quick look at SchoolIP helps the school to know staff members that have not completed mandatory trainings.”
- Improves teacher wellbeing
- Improves school processes“The process of Performance Management has been gretaly enhanced and made transparent. Everybody plays their part in the process.”
Mar 2024
The system is so easy to use, it has been set up to mirror our performance management process, it aligns with our policies and the support team are incredibly helpful.
Vicki found SchooliP:
- Saves school money“It saves us having a costly system to process our appraisals”
- Reduces teacher workload“All lesson observations are done within Schoolip, so there is less duplication. The forms have been imported into the system so it supports the performance management process of the school. Both the team leader and the teacher can see the details.”
- Provides school data“School data reports are excellent, I can track the progress of probations, performance management and the outcome of lesson observations”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“The benefits of having tools all within one area, makes life considerably easier and is appreciated by the team”
- Improves school processes“The system has streamlined our probation, performance management and lesson observation processes.”
Christina Beadle
Head of Business Operations, Compliance and Data Protection Officer
Used SchooliP daily for 3-4 years
Feb 2024
Customer Service are ready to help with any question. The platform is overall very easy to use and navigate through.
Christina Beadle found SchooliP:
- Saves school money
- Reduces teacher workload“teachers are able to upload schemes of work/planning for clubs etc on the platform for others to use”
- Provides school data“SDP completion and appraisal targets”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“ease of finding relevant documents other system created anxiety”
- Improves school processes“all staff know where to go to get process documents. These are reviewed regularly and staff will always have the most current document”
Jan 2024
Carrie Cain found SchooliP:
- Saves school money
- Reduces teacher workload“Online learning evaluation forms. Avoids need for paper copies.”
- Provides school data“Reports following QA”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“Reduction in workload due to report facility.”
- Improves school processes
Sadie
Director of Co-Curriculum and Operations
Used SchooliP daily for 7–12 months
Jan 2024
It keeps information in one central place, it saves time, helps with quality assurance and means that everyone is working towards the school priorities.
Sadie found SchooliP:
- Saves school money“No”
- Reduces teacher workload“Pre-populated forms, forms all in one place, no need for double data entry.”
- Provides school data“How many targets link to SDP and school priorities.”
- Improves teacher wellbeing“Makes the staff feel valued, and engaged in their development. It alleviates stress as they are in control of appraisal process”
- Improves school processes“The appraisal process is much simpler, with all forms and data in one centralised place. Making it easier for quality control and succession planning.”
