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Student Radar comparison

Considering Medical Tracker?

Test both on the same medication round.

Medical Tracker is dedicated school health software for first aid, medication, healthcare plans, parent approval and staff training records. Student Radar records medical needs, first aid, medication and healthcare plans in the same system as SEND, attendance, safeguarding and behaviour. Student Radar is not a clinical system: plans follow what parents and healthcare professionals agree, and trained staff carry them out.

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 / Medical Tracker

Specialist or platform fit

Medical Tracker may suit a school or trust that wants dedicated health depth: first-aid incidents with witness accounts and RIDDOR flags, a digital MAR with stock control and expiry warnings, IHCPs, online parent approval, staff first-aid training records and prebuilt reports.

A dedicated health product. It is not publicly positioned as a pastoral, SEND, behaviour, attendance or safeguarding case-management system; it shares incidents with CPOMS so DSLs are informed.

02 / Student Radar

Connected pupil-support fit

Student Radar may suit a school where a pupil’s medical needs, IHCP and medication sit beside SEND, attendance and safeguarding support, so the medical lead, SENCo and pastoral staff work from one pupil record within their permissions.

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 Medical Tracker is weak at school health. Its first-aid, medication, care-plan and parent-approval depth is why a school may choose it. Student Radar is not a clinical system and gives no medical advice: it records what the school has agreed with parents and healthcare professionals, and staff follow the school’s policy under the statutory guidance on supporting pupils with medical conditions. This page makes no claim that Student Radar can import Medical Tracker 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.

Health

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

Medical Tracker
Prominently marketed
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Operational communications

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

Medical Tracker
Partial or adjacent coverage
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Support plans & reviews

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

Medical Tracker
Partial or adjacent coverage
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Safeguarding

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

Medical Tracker
Partial or adjacent coverage
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Attendance

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

Medical Tracker
Not identified in reviewed public product information
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Behaviour

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

Medical Tracker
Not identified in reviewed public product information
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Integrations

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

Medical Tracker
Prominently marketed
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

Group view

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

Medical Tracker
Prominently marketed
Student Radar
Prominently marketedStudent Radar self-assessment

How the workflow differs

When a health need affects the school day

  1. A pupil’s IHCP is due for review.
  2. First-aid visits have increased this half term.
  3. Attendance has dipped on the same days.
  4. The SENCo is preparing the pupil’s annual review.

Medical Tracker public path

Medical Tracker records first-aid incidents, medication against a digital MAR and IHCPs, alerts assigned staff when an EHCP is due for review, and can share incidents with CPOMS so DSLs are informed. It is positioned as a health product rather than an attendance, behaviour or SEND provision tool.

Student Radar operating path

  1. Record first aid and medication against the pupil’s health record.
  2. Review the IHCP when it falls due, and agree any changes with the family.
  3. See the attendance, SEND and safeguarding context the role is permitted to view.
  4. Agree any follow-up with an owner, and pass safeguarding concerns to the DSL.

Same tasks, both demos

Test both on the same health tasks

Medical Tracker offers a dedicated school health product. Student Radar brings Health into the wider pupil-support platform. Use the same medication and care-plan tasks to assess both.

Pupil health information

Medical Tracker
Medical Tracker describes a student profile combining conditions, medication, incidents and care plans. Check the source
Student Radar
Medical-needs, first-aid, medication and individual healthcare-plan workflows, held in the same pupil record as SEND, attendance and safeguarding information.

Ask both suppliers: Can the medical lead and classroom staff each find the current information they are authorised to use?

Medication administration

Medical Tracker
Medical Tracker documents a Medication Use panel for recording medicines administered on the school site. Check the source
Student Radar
The medication workspace displays schedules, consent and expiry information, with MAR and export controls. Inspect a completed round and its output in your walkthrough.

Ask both suppliers: How are a given dose, non-administration, correction and stock movement recorded and reviewed?

Healthcare plans and consent

Medical Tracker
Medical Tracker documents online parent/carer approval for healthcare plans and prescribed medication. Check the source
Student Radar
The IHCP list separates active or draft plans from review dates. Confirm the exact approval, consent and family-access process for your setting.

Ask both suppliers: What happens after a plan changes, who approves it, and how can staff see that approval is current?

Stack and price

Price the health tool and what sits around it

Medical Tracker publishes a starting price of £389 a year for primary, secondary and boarding schools, with trust pricing on application. Student Radar includes Health in its per-pupil price alongside SEND, safeguarding, attendance and behaviour. Compare against your roll and the other systems you would keep.

Calculate Student Radar pricing

Medical Tracker

From £389 / year

vendor page, October 2026

Published starting price for primary, secondary and boarding schools. The page does not state the unit basis or VAT treatment; trust pricing is on application.

Medical Tracker 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 Medical Tracker

Is Student Radar an alternative to Medical Tracker?

For some schools. Student Radar includes medical-needs, first-aid, medication and healthcare-plan workflows, so a school can compare it with Medical Tracker on the same tasks. This is not a blanket replacement claim: a school that relies on Medical Tracker’s health depth, parent approval or trust reporting may have good reasons to keep it.

Is Student Radar a clinical system?

No. Student Radar records the school’s information about medical needs, first aid, medication and healthcare plans. It does not diagnose, give medical advice or replace a healthcare professional. Plans are agreed with parents and healthcare professionals, and trained staff follow them under the school’s policy for supporting pupils with medical conditions.

How should we compare the two on medication?

Use the same tasks in both demos: a dose given, a dose not given, a correction and a stock movement. Ask each supplier to show who recorded it, how it appears on the MAR and how the medical lead reviews it.

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. Medical Tracker publishes a starting price of £389 a year for primary, secondary and boarding schools, with trust pricing on application.

Can we see Student Radar before purchasing?

Yes. Book a 30-minute walkthrough. We will follow a medication round, a first-aid record and an IHCP review using invented pupil data, so your medical lead can compare them with the same tasks in Medical Tracker.

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