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ICFP.school combines curriculum, staffing and finance in one software workspace so leadership teams can model options, surface risk and explain decisions with confidence.
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About ICFP.school
Bring curriculum, staffing and expenditure into the same conversation. Explore the tools in Premium that help you investigate your results, make relevant comparisons and plan across schools.
Aggregated dashboard
See results across your trust or local authority, then identify the schools and metrics that need a closer look.
Use the overview to focus conversations with school leaders. Explore the differences in curriculum, staffing and pupil context behind each result before agreeing an action.
Complete metric analysis
Read expenditure alongside curriculum metrics such as average teacher cost, pupil teacher ratio and teacher contact ratio.
Comparison averages and ratings help you investigate the pattern. An indicated opportunity starts a discussion about what is feasible in your school; it is not a guaranteed saving.
Bespoke comparison datasets
Choose comparison schools by phase, region, local authority, pupil profile and school type.
Compare your results with a relevant group and consider why they differ. The averages give you context for a planning question, rather than a target every school should meet.
Explore your analysis with SBL Chat
Ask questions in plain language about your current ICFP context, expenditure metrics and benchmarks.
Use the AI assistant to explore an unfamiliar metric or prepare a question for colleagues. Apply professional judgement to its responses. Premium also includes appointments with ICFP experts.
The questions behind the plan
Start with a decision you need to make.
ICFP is useful when it helps you understand a choice. Explore how curriculum and financial information can inform three common planning conversations.
These are examples of a planning approach, not calculated results or recommendations for your school.
How ICFP goes beyond benchmarking01What if pupil numbers change?
A smaller intake can change income before your staffing commitments change. Looking at the budget alone can miss what that means for class organisation and curriculum provision.
What to explore in ICFP.school
Review pupil numbers alongside the pupil teacher ratio, average class size and your financial forecast. Check which assumptions are changing and which costs are likely to stay in place.
Pupil teacher ratio · Average class size · Forecast
The conversation it supports
Use the results to discuss whether the planned curriculum remains affordable, what needs closer investigation and when a staffing decision may be needed.
02Why are staffing costs under pressure?
A higher staffing bill could reflect pay, the experience of your team, deployment, supply cover or a combination of these. Each calls for a different conversation.
What to explore in ICFP.school
Read staff expenditure as a share of income alongside average teacher cost and teacher contact ratio. ICFP.school brings expenditure and curriculum metrics together so you can investigate the pattern.
Staff expenditure · Average teacher cost · Teacher contact ratio
The conversation it supports
Discuss the reasons with curriculum and finance colleagues before deciding on an action. A metric can identify a question; your knowledge of provision and staff explains the answer.
03Why do schools in our trust look different?
The same financial result can have very different causes in schools with different phases, pupil profiles and curriculum models. A trust average is only a starting point.
What to explore in ICFP.school
Premium combines an overview across schools with detailed metrics and bespoke comparison datasets. Look at the variation, then select relevant comparators and explore the context of each school.
Premium: trust overview · Relevant comparators · Detailed metrics
The conversation it supports
Use that evidence to focus conversations with school leaders, agree where support would help and prepare a clearer explanation for trustees. PDF and Excel exports are included in Premium.
Pricing
Select the licence model that matches how you deploy and manage planning across schools.
Dataset
Just the data to power your own tools
£50
Billed annually, excl VAT
- Filter by school characteristics, pupil demographics and top performing school
- Automatically sent new datasets when new data published by DfE
Example:
Secondary phase Academies
in the South East
with around 1000 pupils
* Only include schools with Positive Progress 8
Core
Basic and fast ICFP results
£12.50/month per school
Billed annually, excl VAT
- 1 Login
- 16 Core metrics
- 4 Comparison dataset choices
- 5 year forecast
- Priority analysis
- Savings opportunity indication
- Instant access -> register and checkout
Premium
Full ICFP guidance, no additional workload
£41.58/month per school
Billed annually, excl VAT
- Flexible logins
- Custom KPIs
- Bespoke comparison datasets
- Aggregated trust/LA dashboards
- PDF & Excel exports
- Integrated SBL Chat ICFP AI helper
- Full expenditure budget forecast generation
- Metric detail dashboards
- Custom upload templates
- We upload your data for you
- Appointments with ICFP experts
Bring greater confidence to your ICFP decisions.
See how ICFP.school helps your team connect curriculum, staffing and finance assumptions into clear, defensible plans.