Case Study: Millfields Primary School recovers stolen laptops quickly with Absolute Software

Absolute helps primary school quickly recover from major laptop theft

Millfields Primary School, a state-funded primary school, faced a major disruption to its curriculum after its shared student laptops were stolen three times in a single year. Despite having insurance, the process of replacing the laptops was lengthy, leaving students without the devices for nearly half a term each time. The school needed a way to quickly recover stolen assets to minimize educational disruption.

Absolute Software provided its solution, which was installed on the laptops. After a third theft, the Absolute Investigations team tracked the devices to a local shop within two weeks, leading to their recovery by police. This resulted in significant time and cost savings for the school by avoiding a £1,500 insurance excess and eliminating the need for IT to set up replacements. The school was so impressed with the results that it extended the use of Absolute to its staff laptops.

Millfield

Anita Sparrow

School Business Manager