If you’re new to the world of school data, welcome to the world of version control issues, formulas that mysteriously break themselves, and Friday afternoons spent wondering which spreadsheet really has the right numbers.

Whether you’re the new Data Manager at a school or part of a Trust-level team wrangling multiple systems, the pressure is the same: help everyone make better decisions using clearer data. Simple in theory, less so when half the information lives in siloed mark sheets and the other half is stored in the collective memory of one very stressed Head of Department.

That’s where Pupil Progress steps in. But before we explain what we do, let’s be clear about what we don’t.

Pupil Progress is not a mark book in disguise. It’s not another spreadsheet template. And it’s definitely not your MIS with a fancy new coat of paint.

We’re not here to help you store more data. We’re here to help you use it, accurately, clearly, and consistently, across your school or trust.

We’ve spoken with too many data managers who’ve inherited set-ups that rely on one person’s knowledge of nested IF formulas and a strict colour-coding system no one dares question. These setups often become a bottleneck, relying on heroic effort just to keep things moving.

And that’s a problem, not just for you, but for every teacher or leader trying to understand where students really are in their learning journey.

Pupil Progress is built to replace that guesswork and graft with clarity and confidence. It’s specialist software designed specifically for tracking real-time pupil progress, aligned to exam board specifications, and quality assured so you’re never left wondering if “grade 5” means what it’s supposed to.

Because it’s prebuilt, but customisable, the setup is fast without sacrificing flexibility; you don’t need to start from a blank sheet. And unlike spreadsheets or manual MIS mark sheets, Pupil Progress offers live, collaborative insight. That means no more chasing down the latest version or decoding someone else’s system.

Instead, everyone from HoDs and classroom teachers to SLT and trust leads is looking at the same data, in the same place, in real time.

Crucially, Pupil Progress doesn’t just make your job easier; it helps you lead. When you’re not trapped in double data entry or firefighting formulas, you’re free to focus on what really matters: turning assessment data into action.

You become the one who brings transparency and clarity to the table. The one who shifts data conversations from “What’s gone wrong here?” to “What can we do next?”. You stop being the person who runs the numbers and start being the person who enables trust-wide consistency and improvement.

We’re not suggesting you overhaul your entire tech stack. Pupil Progress can work alongside your MIS. Think of us as the specialist tool that takes raw data and turns it into something meaningful, without the manual effort or margin for error. Features like Individual Student Reporting enable personalisation for every student across the whole year at the click of a button.

In short: we don’t just add more tech, we subtract unnecessary manual admin.

And if that means no more Friday panics or late-night spreadsheet fixes, we think that’s a win worth tracking.