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esenda Partners with SchoolGrid

April 21, 2026

We’re excited to announce a new partnership with SchoolGrid.

SchoolGrid makes school catering efficient, helping schools manage meals and reporting, all in one platform. Now, with esenda powering payments, parents at over 1000 schools already using SchoolGrid, can pay for meals and catering services quickly, securely, and seamlessly.

Together, we’re helping school catering teams:

  • Streamline meal payments and reduce admin
  • Give parents a simple, one-stop experience
  • Improve visibility and control over collections
  • Strengthen security and compliance for every transaction
  • Remove cash from school sites

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More than Termly Fees

This partnership highlights how esenda helps with more than just termly fees. From catering and trips to admissions and extras, our goal is clear: bring every school payment into one clear dashboard to give schools better visibility and easier money management.

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From SchoolGrid Founder and CEO Dugald Curtis:

“Working with esenda means our catering clients can offer parents smooth, secure recurring payments, while giving schools and their caterers greater visibility and control. Our focus has always been making the process more convenient for schools and families, so we’re pleased to have esenda on board.”

From esenda CEO, Stephen Bilboe:

“We’re thrilled to power payments for SchoolGrid clients. SchoolGrid is an exciting and innovative business, sharing our values of simplifying payments for schools.  Catering is a daily touchpoint between schools and families and so we’re proud to power payments in SchoolGrid, and to continue delivering a unified payment ecosystem for schools.”

About SchoolGrid

SchoolGrid provides a cloud-based platform for schools to manage catering, meal selections, and related admin, helping parents, pupils, and school teams work together.

About esenda

esenda provides a secure, unified payments platform for schools worldwide, simplifying collections, improving cashflow visibility, and delivering a consistent experience for parents and finance teams.

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