ParentPay – St Andrew’s new online payment service

We are pleased to announce that we now accept payments online for items such as dinner money, school trips, clubs and music lessons. Using a secure website called ParentPay you can pay online using your credit or debit card. ParentPay will be our preferred method of making payments to school.

What are the benefits to parents and pupils?

• ParentPay is easy-to-use and offers you the freedom to make online payments whenever and wherever you like, 24/7
• The technology used is of the highest internet security available ensuring that your money will reach school safely – offering you peace of mind
• Payments can be made by credit/debit card or also through PayPoint
• Full payment histories and statements are available to you securely online at anytime
• Your children will not have to worry about losing money at school
• Parents can choose to be alerted when their balances are low via email and/or SMS text

What are the benefits to our school?

• You can help us reduce workloads for all staff as no more counting cash, chasing debt and stop cash collection services.
• Creates more time to lend to educational support and the smooth running of the school.
• Using ParentPay also ensures that all financial transactions are safe and secure – helping us to remove costs associated with us having to manage cash securely on the school premises.
• The more parents that use ParentPay, the greater the benefit is to our school.

How to get started with ParentPay?
For new pupil in 2017/18, letters will be sent home, with information on how to set up your account and make payments.
There is additional information on the ParentPay page of the school website.
Click on the link above to access this page. The FAQ links are at the bottom.