Arbor App and Payments

Arbor is a digital school management platform and mobile app designed to help parents stay connected with their child’s education. It acts a s a central hub where parents can view attendance, book parents’ evenings, manage meal or trip payments, and receive school messages.

How to get started (New Parents)

To begin using Arbor, your child’s school must first enable your access. Once they do, you can access the system on your computer or phone:

login link https://the-polesworth-school.uk.arbor.sc
Set a password: Click the link in the email to visit the Arbor Portal and create your password.
Get the App: After creating your account, search for the Arbor Parent App in the App Store or Google play Store.
Log In: Open the app or web portal and log in using the email registered with your school and newly created password.

Key features to explore

Arbor provides a personalised Dashboard where you can see live information at a glance. Key features include:

Student Profile: View and update your child’s personal and medical information, and check that emergency contact details are correct.
Attendance: Check live attendance and statistics.
Notifications about behaviour, achievements
School trips and Details notifications
Key dates, events, and the school calendar
Payments and bookings: Conveniently top up balances for school meals, pay for trips or clubs, and book time slots for parents’ evenings.
Communications: Receive instant in-app messages and notifications directly from the school staff.
Access school reports as soon as they are published

If you are a parent of multiple children, you can easily switch between their profiles in the top-left corner of your dashboard or via the profile menu in the app.

Arbor help pages:

Logging into the Parent Portal: Click here for help

Payments, School Shop, Meals, Clubs and Trips: Click here for help

Reporting a Pupil absence: Click here for help