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XfE

By XfE
5 out of 5 stars
XfE has been specifically developed with the needs of schools in mind, bringing the beautiful simplicity of Xero to the education market. It allows more granular access to budget holders, connect to the DfE and enables education specific reporting, making managing your finances easier.
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5.0
out of 5
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6
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Key functions
Reporting
Other
Key industries
Education
Not for profit

Overview

XfE was developed through our work as academy auditors in our sister company Thorne Widgery and designed in partnership with leading software provider Xero. We understand the challenges that schools face when dealing with their accounts across a Multi Academy Trusts so developed XfE to give visibility over their finances. We recognised the need for a user friendly, cloud based and cost effective system that would allow schools and academies to take control of their finances.

We now have 1,200+ active users across 400+ schools and 150+ trusts.

Key features and capabilities include:

  • Powerful, accurate reporting
  • Secure multi-user access
  • Live link to DfE for AAR submission
  • Regular updates
  • VAT126 reports

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Darren Cooper
Posted 25 Jun 2025
5 out of 5 stars

Great App, Fantastic Support

We transitioned to XfE just over two years ago from a highly subscribed school financial management system. The transition was seamless. The combination of Xero's ease of use and XfE support to schools has not only saved us money, but saved a massive amount of time over the two years. Thank you XfE.
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Sara Thorpe
Posted 24 Jun 2025
5 out of 5 stars

Great Support

The XfE VAT consolidation report has been a game changer - very easy to use and has saved us a lot of time. Our experience of the XfE team is very positive - excellent customer service, quick response times and friendly and knowledgeable staff.
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Joe Tewley
Posted 3 Jun 2025
5 out of 5 stars

Great finance tool

We’ve been using Xero for Education (XfE) for a while now, and honestly, it’s made a big difference. Managing budgets across multiple schools used to be a bit of a juggling act, but this tool has helped simplify a lot of that. The way it connects with Xero works really well, an help school users really understand where they are in real time with their finance. Support has been solid too, quick replies and they actually understand how schools work. If your trust is using Xero and you want something that brings it all together, I’d definitely recommend giving XfE a look.

Additional info

Shared data

Xero
XfE
Budgetsshared from Xero to XfE
Accountsshared from Xero to XfE
Tracking Categoriesshared from Xero to XfE
Purchase Ordersshared from Xero to XfE
Manual Journalsshared from Xero to XfE
Journalsshared from Xero to XfE
Invoicesshared from Xero to XfE
Credit Notesshared from Xero to XfE
Contactsshared from Xero to XfE
Bank Transactionsshared from Xero to XfE

Functions

ReportingOther

Industries

EducationNot for profit

App details

By XfE

Countries

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Support

Setup walkthroughContact supportinfo@xfeonline.co.uk

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