Coombe Dean School became an Academy on the 1st April 2011 and moved to Bishop Fleming for payroll services. I am delighted to say thatBishop Fleming has lived up to expectations in every way: the service we receive is efficient, timely and above all accurate. Staff are incredibly helpful and have been extremely patient during the stressful period of transition toacademy status. Payroll has been one of the key indicators of thesuccess of our academy transfer and I am pleased to say it went so smoothly that most staff did not realise that anything had changed! I have no hesitation in recommending Bishop Fleming to colleagues and wish them every success in a growing market.
Lindsey James, School Business Manager
Coombe Dean Academy
Prior to converting to an Academy we looked carefully at several different accountants and payroll providers. After the due diligence exercise we appointed Bishop Fleming to provide accountancy support in budget setting, software set up and training, management reporting, the production of accounts and to deliver the monthly payroll for the new Academy. They have offered a very comprehensive and competitive package of support and service level. They were much more cost effective than remaining with the Local Authority for our payroll and as a fully accredited BACS Bureau we have had complete confidence in their Payroll team to deliver an efficient and responsive payroll service. They have always responded to our needs quickly and have made the migration away from the Local Authority as smooth as possible. We use them to deliver Salary Sacrifice schemes such as Child Care vouchers for staff and they have supported us in managing the Teachers’ Pay Scales. I would recommend Bishop Fleming Payroll Services to any school considering the transition.
Jonathan Bishop, Head Teacher
Broadclyst Primary School
We converted to Academy status on 1st April 2011 and were looking for an alternative payroll provider. We chose Bishop Fleming because of the new exciting package that they could offer us. We felt that Bishop Fleming had a genuine interest in the Academy sector which meant that we did not have to worry about confusing and complex legislation issues. The main concern for me as a finance officer was to ensure that we received a smooth transition from our existing provider to allow me to spend more time to focus on the development of the Academy. We receive professional support for all payroll related matters, our employees are paid accurately and on time, if there are any queries or concerns there is always support at the end of the phone. Bishop Fleming take care of all third party payments, prepare and send monthly salary sheets via both email and post in plenty of time so if there are any queries they are dealt with straight away. We are very happy and would like to recommend the payroll services of Bishop Fleming to any school who is thinking about converting or has already converted to Academy status.
Lisa Stacey, Bursar
Weare Academy First School
Kingsmead School became an Academy on 1st April 2011. Governors agreed to purchase a payroll service from Bishop Fleming. We have been delighted with the service provided. The staff are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. They understand the anomalies of education staff pay. I was rather worried the first month until all staff had been paid the correct amount and on time. I didn’t need to worry as it went very smoothly. We have found it very useful to have the payroll data to check well before pay day. We can identify any issues and they can be resolved before staff are paid. I highly recommend Bishop Fleming Payroll Services to any school.
Liz Pow, School Business Manager
Kingsmead School
Hayes School we became an academy on 1st April 2011, we chose Bishop Fleming for our payroll provision – this was after considering whether to stay with our then current provision with the local council. Bishop Fleming have proved to be a good choice always acting in a professional, knowledgeable and courteous manner. Any queries are problems are dealt with swiftly and timely. We would have no problem recommending their payroll service to any other academy that is considering changing their payroll provision.
Sean Hindle, School Business Manager
Hayes School
After an eventful conversion process, Trinity C of E Primary School became an academy on 1st June 2011. After careful review and consideration, we chose Bishop Fleming for our payroll provision. We have been extremely pleased with the choice we have made. We have been very impressed with the professional, knowledgeable and friendly manner of their staff, with all queries and requests being dealt with promptly. We would recommend their payroll service to any other academy that is considering changing their payroll provision.
Elaine Selby, School Business Manager
Trinity Church of England Academy