Case Study: Solihull School

The Problem

Solihull School is a leading independent day school in the West Midlands, known for its commitment to excellence. Its finance team previously managed fee collection and payments through a completely manual process; every payment came in as a bank transfer that had to be manually reconciled into the school’s finance system.

The team wanted to modernise this process to save time, improve security, and give parents a smoother payment experience.

From manual to modern payments

Before partnering with esenda, Solihull’s finance operations relied heavily on manual reconciliation. This approach was:

• Time consuming for staff, leaving less time for what really matters
• Prone to human error and delayed visibility of payments
• Inconvenient for parents due to limited payment options

The Solution

Solihull School implemented esenda to manage card and open banking payments, as well as outbound payroll and supplier payments, completing the integration in just a couple of weeks.

The platform immediately brought transactions into one place, improving visibility and waving goodbye to the need for manual intervention.