Structured governance assurance for UK school governing boards.

Pricing

One price per school. Everything included.

One annual price per school, with every member tool included. No feature tiers and no add-ons.

SGAF is the Governance Operating System for UK schools and academy trusts. The full governance quality and assurance system, in one connected place.

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Membership

£229

per primary or nursery school, per year

£329 per secondary or FE school, per year

  • Every member tool included, no feature tiers
  • Invoice and purchase order accepted
  • Annual billing
  • Data processing agreement ready to sign
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External Validation

£295

per stage

Independent verification of the Quality Standard, one stage at a time.

  • Reviewed by an independent practitioner
  • Verifies each stage of the Quality Standard
  • Meeting-based, not a form to fill
  • Sits outside membership
See how validation works

Trusts

Per school

central oversight included

Per-school pricing across the trust, with the shared oversight view built in.

  • Per-school pricing across the estate
  • Trust Command Centre included
  • Risk rollup and completion grid for central teams
  • We agree the detail on a short call
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Invoice and purchase order accepted, billed once a year. A data processing agreement is ready to sign before any pupil or governor data is entered.

What's included

Every member tool, grouped by the loop

Audit findings become risks, risks become actions, actions become the annual statement. Membership includes every tool in that loop and the quality side that grades it.

Audit

Run the audits

  • Audit Hub
  • Automated Website Compliance
  • School Summary

Risk

Own the risks

  • Risk Register

Action

Track the actions

  • Governor Assurance Plan
  • School Improvement
  • Statutory and Core
  • CES and SIAMS Assurance
  • Meeting Agendas

Statement

Sign the statement

  • Governance Statement
  • Board Intelligence
  • Headteacher Report
  • Board Challenge Review

Oversight

See every school

  • Trust Command Centre
  • Completion grid
  • Risk rollup

Quality

Prove the standard

  • Quality Standard
  • External Validation

Before you buy

How schools buy

The practical detail for governing boards and trust central teams.

How do schools pay?

By invoice or purchase order, billed once a year. We raise an invoice when your board is ready to start and you settle it by bank transfer.

Is a data processing agreement available?

Yes. A data processing agreement is ready to sign before any pupil or governor data is entered. You can read it in full on our data processing agreement page.

What does onboarding look like?

A short walkthrough sets up your school, brings your governors in from the national record and points the board at its first audits. Nothing here is a template you fill from scratch: the visit plans are built from your school's priorities.

When does External Validation make sense?

When your board has worked through a stage of the Quality Standard and wants an independent practitioner to verify it. Validation is booked per stage at £295 and sits outside membership. See External Validation for how it works.

What is the difference between the free checks and membership?

The free checks each answer one question. Membership runs the whole governance year as one connected system, from £229 per school. See what each one runs →

Not ready to talk? See where your board stands first.

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Get started

One twenty-minute call. No commitment.

See the whole system with your own school's data in front of you, then decide.

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