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Independent Schools Management Information System
Independent Schools can deliver tailored learning experiences and journeys for pupils thanks to a high degree of autonomy, shaped by tradition, ethos, or distinctive educational values. But that independence often brings administrative challenges.
Many schools find themselves adapting generic MIS software that doesn’t fit their objectives. Mainstream systems can be over-complicated and overpriced, while simpler tools lack the flexibility to reflect how the school truly works. This often leads to a patchwork of spreadsheets, paper records, and digital forms that are hard to maintain and difficult to secure.
IRIS Adapt offers a better way to manage information. Instead of asking you to change your systems, we shape ours around yours. From safeguarding logs and attendance registers to pastoral notes and academic records, every element is configurable to your school’s structure and expectations. Whether you’re a small preparatory setting or a through-school with boarding provision, IRIS Adapt supports your routines without compromise.
Schools can track what matters most to them, academic progress, behaviour, co-curricular activity, or residential care, with intuitive tools and personalised forms. The result is a unified system where staff across roles can work from the same page, improving consistency and reducing duplication.
Independent schools often seek to support the whole child, not just academic results. IRIS Adapt reflects that, giving you tools to capture wellbeing, development, and support strategies in a way that feels natural to your setting. Reports for governors, inspectors, or internal use are clear, consistent, and instantly accessible.
Why use IRIS Adapt as my Independent School MIS?
Paper-based systems and digital workarounds may feel manageable in the short term, but they limit insight and increase risk. IRIS Adapt brings everything into one secure, cloud-based platform. Staff can access the system wherever they are, and robust permissions ensure sensitive data stays protected. There’s no need to search through disconnected folders or spreadsheets to find key information.
How it works for Navigators AP
Navigators is an organisation running both an Independent Specialist College and an Alternative Education & Nurture Provision supporting young people across Greater Manchester. Navigators use IRIS Adapt as their full management information system (MIS).
Features include Attendance Register, weekly Timetable Planner, Student Daily Log, Safeguarding Concern Log, Accident and Injury Log, Risk Assessment Forms, Student and Staff Details Forms, Termly Reports amongst many others. The system is configured to automatically email referring schools with daily attendance reports as well as allowing referring schools direct access to their own student’s daily logs.
Contact us today
We start with a conversation, listening to what you need before building a system that reflects your values and vision. Since 2008, we’ve supported schools with flexible, purpose-built data tools that simplify the complicated. Contact us today to arrange a personalised demo and discover how IRIS Adapt can support your independent school.
Book a short demo to see how IRIS Adapt can work for you.