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Student Radar comparison

Considering CPOMS?

Compare the safeguarding record and what sits around it.

CPOMS StudentSafe is a dedicated safeguarding and pastoral record: concerns logged from desktop, mobile or QR code, chronologies, severity alerts and follow-up actions. Student Radar records safeguarding concerns, DSL actions and chronology in the same system as attendance, behaviour, SEND and health information. In both, the DSL decides the response and the school’s statutory safeguarding procedures still apply.

Comparison checked against public product information on . Student Radar coverage is self-reported and should be tested in a demo.

Likely fit

Who each platform may suit

01 / CPOMS StudentSafe

Specialist or platform fit

CPOMS StudentSafe may suit a school or trust looking for a dedicated safeguarding record with established DSL routines, configurable alerts, follow-up actions, trust-wide reporting and a long list of MIS and partner integrations.

Public positioning is strongest around safeguarding, pastoral and wellbeing records. Behaviour and health context arrives through partner integrations, such as Behaviour Smart and Medical Tracker, rather than StudentSafe workflows; SEND provision, assessment and classroom tools are not part of the public proposition.

02 / Student Radar

Connected pupil-support fit

Student Radar may suit a school where the DSL often needs attendance, behaviour, SEND and health context before deciding what happens next, and where follow-up actions cross pastoral, SEND and attendance teams.

Student Radar is not an MIS replacement. Core statutory roll, census, finance, and timetable administration should still sit in the school MIS.

This page does not suggest CPOMS StudentSafe is weak at safeguarding. Its dedicated record, established DSL routines, trust reporting and integration list are why a school may choose it. Neither system makes safeguarding decisions: the DSL keeps that responsibility, and statutory guidance such as Keeping Children Safe in Education and local safeguarding partnership procedures still apply. This page makes no claim that Student Radar can import CPOMS records.

At a glance

Compare the areas that affect the decision

These labels describe public product positioning, not certified functional equivalence. “Partial” can include an integration, adjacent module or a narrower workflow.

Safeguarding

Concern logging, chronology, triage, actions, and case oversight.

CPOMS StudentSafe
Prominently marketed
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Attendance

Attendance signals, pattern spotting, prioritisation, and intervention workflows.

CPOMS StudentSafe
Partial or adjacent coverage
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Behaviour

Behaviour events, patterns, rewards, sanctions, and reporting.

CPOMS StudentSafe
Partial or adjacent coverage
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Provision mapping

SEND register, provision mapping, support coverage, cost, or delivery evidence.

CPOMS StudentSafe
Not identified in reviewed public product information
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Support plans & reviews

Learning plans, annual reviews, interventions, outcomes, and impact review.

CPOMS StudentSafe
Not identified in reviewed public product information
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Health

First aid, medication, medical needs, care plans, IHCPs, PEEPs, or allergy workflows.

CPOMS StudentSafe
Partial or adjacent coverage
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Operational communications

Parent/carer messaging, portals, apps, consent workflows, and staff and family communication loops.

CPOMS StudentSafe
Not identified in reviewed public product information
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Integrations

Visible sync, partner, MIS, SIS, or ecosystem integration story.

CPOMS StudentSafe
Prominently marketed
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Group view

Multi-school reporting, group dashboards, trust oversight, or local-authority analytics.

CPOMS StudentSafe
Prominently marketed
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

How the workflow differs

When a concern arrives alongside other changes

  1. A member of staff records a low-level concern.
  2. Attendance has dropped over the same weeks.
  3. Behaviour incidents have been logged in several lessons.
  4. The pupil has SEND support or a healthcare plan in place.

CPOMS StudentSafe public path

CPOMS StudentSafe records the concern, alerts the relevant staff by severity, and keeps the chronology and follow-up actions. CPOMS publicly lists MIS integrations and partners such as Medical Tracker, which describes sharing its recorded incidents into CPOMS so DSLs are informed.

Student Radar operating path

  1. Record the concern in Student Radar’s safeguarding workflow.
  2. The DSL reviews it alongside the attendance, behaviour, SEND and health information their role can see.
  3. The DSL decides the response under the school’s child protection policy and statutory guidance.
  4. Assign follow-up actions with owners and keep them in the chronology.

Stack and price

Compare what each price covers

CPOMS sells StudentSafe alongside separate products and add-ons, including StaffSafe and Cases and Forms, and does not publish a StudentSafe price. Student Radar’s per-pupil price includes safeguarding with attendance, behaviour, SEND, health and assessment. Ask both suppliers for a written quote covering the same scope.

Calculate Student Radar pricing

CPOMS StudentSafe

Price on application for StudentSafe

vendor page, October 2026

CPOMS publishes no StudentSafe price; its pricing page asks schools to request a quote. The £200-a-licence G-Cloud 14 figure is for CPOMS Engage, a separate data-sharing product, so it is not used here.

CPOMS pricing

Student Radar

£4.25 / pupil / year before volume discounts

published, 2026

£4.25 per pupil per year before volume discounts of 5% from 300 pupils, 10% from 500, 15% from 800 and 20% from 1,500. £250 annual minimum, excluding VAT. The platform price includes every standard product area, with no setup fee. SMS remains a pass-through usage cost. The written quote confirms pupil counts, discounts and VAT against the published calculator.

Student Radar pricing
“Having all the information I need in one place has been so helpful. From office staff responding to parent requests to supply staff, having it in one place means support isn’t missed. We’ve managed to save hours per week.”
SENCo, Pilot primary school. Customer-reported pilot evidence; approved for campaign use and not independently verified.

Sources and method

Trace the comparison

Competitor statements are based on the public pages below. Absence from those pages is not proof that a capability does not exist. Student Radar coverage is self-reported. Product scope can change, so confirm material requirements in both supplier demos.

The practical questions

Questions about Student Radar and CPOMS StudentSafe

Is Student Radar an alternative to CPOMS?

Student Radar includes its own safeguarding concern, DSL action and chronology workflow, so a school can evaluate it alongside CPOMS StudentSafe. This is not a blanket replacement claim. A school with settled DSL routines, trust reporting and integrations built around CPOMS may have good reasons to keep it.

Can Student Radar import our CPOMS records?

This page makes no import or migration claim. Student Radar has not published a verified scope for moving safeguarding records from another system. Before considering any change, plan how your school would keep access to its existing CPOMS records, and ask in the demo how historic safeguarding information would be handled.

Who decides what happens after a concern is recorded?

The DSL or a deputy DSL, in either system. Student Radar shows the concern, the chronology and related context to the staff your school permits to see them; it does not decide whether a threshold is met or whether to make a referral. Your child protection policy, Keeping Children Safe in Education and local safeguarding partnership procedures still apply.

Does Student Radar replace every school system?

No. Student Radar is not an MIS replacement. Core roll, census, finance and timetable administration should remain in the school MIS, and a specialist product may stay where it is the best authority for a particular job.

How much does Student Radar cost?

£4.25 per pupil per year before volume discounts of 5% from 300 pupils, 10% from 500, 15% from 800 and 20% from 1,500. £250 annual minimum, excluding VAT. The annual platform price includes every standard product area. CPOMS does not publish a StudentSafe price; its pricing page asks schools to request a quote.

Can we see Student Radar before purchasing?

Yes. Book a 30-minute walkthrough. Bring an invented concern and we will show how it is recorded, who can see it, and how actions and the chronology are kept, so your DSL can test the workflow without sharing real pupil information.

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