CIPP Payroll Service Provider of the Year 2024

Specialist Education Payroll Services

Chat with us about your payroll for education

Driven by extensive experience with colleges, schools, academies, and MATs, Cintra’s specialist software and services are built to simplify the complexities of running HR and payroll for education. 

Trusted by education ​

We work with hundreds of education customers across the UK spanning colleges, schools, academies, and MATs. They trust us with their requirements, and so can you.

Built for your needs

We’ve built education specific functionality across both education payroll software and outsourced services—from position management to reporting to pensions—so you always have everything you need.

Personalised, holistic support

Our support team aren't just real people, but real payroller's. They understand how payroll works, and they understand your challenges, so they can offer holistic, human support.

Total control of your payroll

If we could describe our education payroll services in one word, it would be robust. Packed with advanced functionality, there are no limitations to your spine points, pensions, and everything else.

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“Cintra provides its clients with exceptional service, from consultation, to implementation, support and beyond. Every single employee, whether it be from support, the bureau, reception, implementation, training, or project team, could not be more friendly, supportive or helpful if they tried. You will not find a better organisation to help, assist, support and facilitate in all your Payroll or HR software needs.”

HR Manager
Long Road Sixth Form College

Fully secure and accredited HR and payroll systems for education

HR and payroll services for the education sector

Whether you’re looking for new payroll software or an outsourced service, our payroll solutions are built with your complexities in mind. Together, we’ll transform your complicated payroll into a smooth, flexible, and compliant experience for you and your teams—from educators to maintenance to admin. Our solutions spanning HR and payroll for education are: 

Tailored

From position management to FE workforce data to pensions, it’s fully tailored to your industry’s needs.

HMRC compliant

We’re HMRC compliant, keeping you up to date with legislative changes to help ease your compliance burden.

Cloud-based

Whether you’re accessing payroll or employees are self-serving, our cloud-based solutions are easily accessible.

Fully secure

We’re proud to be ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified, along with our BACS and CIPP PAS accreditations.

Date-driven

Enable easy maintenance of TPA and LGPS banded contributions and accurately backdate pay, tax, NI, and pensions.

Fully integrated

To not just sync your back-office systems, but to enable transformational HR change that's backed by solid payroll engine.

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PAYROLL FOR EDUCATION BROCHURE

Find out more about Cintra's HR and payroll services for the education sector, tailor-made for your unique needs.

Manage pay structures and spine points with ease

Multiple roles? Multiple pay structures? Multiple pensions? Our education payroll software has post-specific features allowing you to manage multiple spine points, roles and salaries on a per-employee basis with ease—ensuring accuracy, consistency and compliance. 

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Powerful reporting, total education compliance

Easily run every essential report you need in Cintra. Our HR and payroll systems for education come with pre-built reports that automate your compulsory reporting and provide additional insights, including: 

Once we made the change to Cintra, they promised to hold our hands until we were ready to let go… they honoured their promise, and we continued to pay staff correctly and on time. It is an integrated system for both HR and Payroll.

Payroll Officer
Oldham Sixth Form College

Ease your pension admin burden

We know how difficult it can be keeping on top of pension requirements, especially in education. Alongside your education payroll services, our full pension administration service is here to ease your burden across both education and private pensions, including: 

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