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Arbor School MIS
London, United Kingdom
What it is
Arbor School MIS is a cloud-based system for managing school information and operations. It brings together attendance, exams, SEN tracking, documents, admissions, payments, and communications. Staff can use visual interactive dashboards, compare results with DfE and Ofsted benchmarks, and view live benchmarks against other Arbor schools. Arbor AI tools include Ask Arbor, student summaries, drafted emails, letters and SMS, and formula suggestions. The system offers API integrations with services such as ParentPay, CPOMS, Groupcall, and Wonde. Schools can review what data an API app may access; read integrations retrieve data, while approved write integrations can make changes in Arbor. Arbor says its data is hosted in London, stored in the UK, and encrypted in transit and at rest using AES-256. Staff access controls include role-based permissions, password controls, and two-factor authentication. The MIS is paid, with pricing based on a school-phase base fee and per-pupil fee; schools can request package details. Platforms listed include Android, iOS, web, and API.
For and against
For
- Covers attendance, exams, admissions, payments, and communications.
- Dashboards include DfE, Ofsted, and live Arbor benchmarks.
- API permissions distinguish data retrieval from approved edits.
- Parent App is available for Android and iOS.
- Staff accounts can use role-based access and two-factor authentication.
Against
- Pricing is available on request.
- Parents and students must contact their school for account support.
- Parent Portal and app require the school to enable the service.
The verdict
Arbor School MIS combines core school administration with reporting, integrations, and AI tools. Schools should request pricing and confirm which services and mobile access are enabled for their community.
Who it suits
Arbor says schools of all sizes use the system, including primary, secondary, special schools, APs, and PRUs. It may suit schools seeking one system for administration, reporting, and family access through a Parent Portal or app.
Plans and prices
Comms 2027
Everything in Core · Parent Portal and Parent App · meal management · payments
Read 11 Oct 2026 · arbor-education.com
Core 2027
Student profiles · attendance · behaviour and interventions · assessments
Read 11 Oct 2026 · arbor-education.com
Perform 2027
Everything in Comms · My Classroom · assignments · admissions
Read 11 Oct 2026 · arbor-education.com
On the record
- Access controls
- Arbor describes role-based permissions, password controls and two-factor authentication for staff MIS accounts.support.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- AI
- Arbor AI features include Ask Arbor, student summaries, drafted emails, letters and SMS, and formula suggestions.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Arbor says schools of all sizes use the product, including primary, secondary, special schools, APs and PRUs.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Arbor states that it complies with GDPR and that its information security management system is audited annually against ISO standards.support.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Features
- Listed features include attendance, exams, SEN tracking, document management, admissions, payments and communications.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integration permissions
- Schools can review the data an API app can access; read integrations retrieve data, while approved write integrations can edit data in Arbor.support.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Arbor provides API integrations with services including Wonde, Groupcall, ParentPay, CPOMS, LGFL, OTrack, Cunninghams, Classcharts, Studybugs and Scopay.support.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- The Parent Portal is available in a web browser, and the Parent App is available for Android and iOS; the school must use Arbor MIS and enable the service.support.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The MIS licence is priced using a school-phase base fee and a per-pupil fee; the product page invites schools to book a demo for package details.support.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Arbor School MIS is a cloud-based management information system for schools.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- The MIS offers visual interactive dashboards, comparisons against DfE and Ofsted benchmarks, and live benchmarking against Arbor schools.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- Arbor says MIS data is hosted on AWS London servers, stored in the UK, and encrypted in transit and at rest using AES-256.support.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Arbor support is available on weekdays from 8:00 to 17:00, excluding public and bank holidays; the Help Centre and Arbor Bot are available around the clock.support.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support limitation
- Parents and students should contact their school directly for support with their accounts.support.arbor-education.com · read 11 Oct 2026
