Case Study: St Peter in Eastgate Church of England Infant School achieves time savings and confident budget control with Access Group's Access Education Finance

St Peter in Eastgate Church of England Infant School - Customer Case Study

St Peter in Eastgate Church of England Infant School in Lincoln, which operates with a high degree of independence from Lincolnshire County Council, struggled with an ineffective finance system (SAP and Business1On from Serco) that made reporting difficult and required different processes for each transaction. School Business Manager Louise Gardiner lacked clear visibility of budgets and found routine transactions hard to manage, putting pressure on financial accuracy and day-to-day administration.

Access Group implemented Access Education Finance, delivering a consistent, user-friendly interface that makes transactions and searches straightforward. The school can now view budgets individually and collectively, produce ledger- and budget-holder reports required by the local authority, and quickly set up codes, suppliers and customers (tasks that previously took weeks). According to Louise, Access Group’s solution saves a huge amount of time, enables remote working for year-end and VAT tasks, and was backed by responsive implementation support.

St Peter in Eastgate Church of England Infant School

Louise Gardiner

School Business Manager