eGOV Cloud — API Service
Accurate, real-time data to improve attendance and outcomes across every vulnerable cohort.
More than 15,400 schools across 86% of local authorities rely on eGOV Cloud™ to monitor their most vulnerable children. Our automated API collection delivers same-day attendance and attainment data — so you can intervene before problems escalate.
How We Collect Data
Our Triangulation System
No single method guarantees 100% coverage. Our three-layer triangulation model ensures every child's data is captured — regardless of how the school connects.
eGOV Solutions — Attendance Collection
Daily Data from 15,400+ Schools
Directly collected. Independently verified. Fully supported.
Primary — Wonde / SIMS / Bromcom / Arbor
Automatic MIS Attendance Collection
Secure, direct API integration with the school's Management Information System pulls attendance marks automatically each morning. Zero manual input from schools — data flows straight into eGOV Cloud™.
Secondary — eGOV Verification Layer
Independent Attendance API
Our own independent API cross-checks and validates data from the primary MIS feed — detecting missing marks, anomalies and inconsistencies before they reach your dashboard and filling gaps automatically.
Tertiary — Dedicated Relationship Team
Telephone & School Liaison
For schools not yet connected electronically, our dedicated team calls daily to collect missing data. More importantly, they build lasting relationships — identifying barriers, guiding schools through MIS setup, and bringing every school onto the automated system.
98.5%
Avg Collection Rate
The combination of all three layers delivers an industry-leading collection rate across 86% of local authorities — ensuring no child falls through the gap, regardless of how tech-enabled their school is.
Why switch to eGOV Cloud?
Significant cost savings compared to traditional attendance providers
Enhanced attendance quality and accuracy with our tri-layer collection system
Free trial running alongside your existing provider — switch when you're satisfied
Primary MIS API Integration
Wonde / SIMS / Bromcom / Arbor
Our first and primary collection method uses direct, secure API integration with the school's Management Information System (MIS) via Wonde and other leading MIS providers. Attendance marks are pulled automatically each morning — zero manual input from schools. This method typically covers the majority of schools in any given authority.
Fully automated — no school action required
Compatible with all major MIS: SIMS, Bromcom, Arbor, Civica
Marks pulled directly into eGOV Cloud same day
Independent Verification API
eGOV Cloud Secondary Layer
Our own independent API layer cross-checks and validates data from the primary MIS feed — identifying missing marks, anomalies, or inconsistencies before they reach the dashboard. Where a school's MIS data is incomplete or unavailable, this secondary API queries alternative data pathways to fill the gaps automatically.
Validates and cross-references primary MIS data
Detects missing marks before they become a safeguarding risk
Fills gaps via alternative automated data pathways
Telephone & Relationship-Based Collection
Dedicated School Liaison Team
For schools that cannot or will not connect electronically, our dedicated team steps in. We make direct calls to collect missing data, but more importantly, we build lasting relationships — understanding why a school is not yet connected and guiding them through every step of the setup process to bring them onto the automated system.
Daily calls to collect missing marks manually
Identifies and resolves barriers to electronic connection
Supports schools through MIS setup and Wonde authorisation
Ongoing relationship management — not just a phone call
98.5%
Average Collection Rate
The combination of all three layers delivers an industry-leading 98.5% average attendance collection rate across 86% of local authorities — ensuring no child falls through the gap regardless of how tech-enabled their school is.
Full Coverage
Virtual Schools to monitor every vulnerable child's attendance and attainment.
Since the DfE expanded the remit of Virtual Schools to cover all children with a social worker, we've invested heavily in our API infrastructure to meet the challenge — and go further, extending data collection to include attainment results across all cohorts.
Children Looked After (CLA) — in and out of authority
Children in Need (CiN)
Children on Child Protection Plans (CP)
Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC)
Children Missing Education (CME)
Care Leavers (Post-16 and Post-18)
Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP / SEN)
Pupils in Alternative Provision & PRUs
Kinship Care
Youth Justice
Pupil Premium
Early Years to Post-18
Attainment Results — Extended Scope
Our API now collects KS1, KS2, GCSE and Post-16 attainment results directly from school MIS systems — automatically mapped to flight paths, Pupil Premium accountability and safeguarding plans within eGOV Cloud™.
Once Connected
Monitor. Then Act.
With reliable data flowing in from all three layers, eGOV Cloud™ puts your Virtual School in control.
Live Dashboards
Access real-time dashboards showing attendance, attainment, exclusions and cohort transitions — filterable by school, setting, cohort or individual child.
Automated Alerts
Set custom thresholds and receive instant alerts when absence patterns or attainment dips trigger concern — for any cohort, school group, or individual.
Why eGOV Cloud
The eGOV Cloud Difference
Trusted by 86% of Local Authorities, our service helps you stay compliant, improve safeguarding and target interventions more effectively.
Daily attendance and exclusions for all cohorts (CLA, CiN, CP, UASC, CME, Post-16)
Attainment results collected via API across all key stages — KS1, KS2, GCSE, Post-16
Tri-method collection: MIS API, independent verification, and direct school calls
Cohort transition tracking including step-ups and step-downs
Attainment linked directly to Pupil Premium spend and safeguarding plans
Customisable alert thresholds per cohort or individual child
Real-time dashboards and reporting tools for strategic and operational use
98.5% average attendance collection rate across 86% of local authorities
Full onboarding and ongoing UK-based support
The most popular choice for data-driven Virtual Schools
Virtual School Heads
Monitor CLA, CiN, CP, and Post-16 learners every day — not just at PEP reviews.
Attendance & Inclusion Teams
Identify trends and tackle persistent absence and attainment dips early.
Children's Social Care
See how care plan changes align with school engagement and results.
Safeguarding & Strategic Leads
Use high-quality data to inform board-level decisions and inspections.
Directors of Children's Services
Support with statutory returns and accountability to DfE and Ofsted.
SENCO & SEN Teams
Track attainment outcomes and attendance for EHCP and SEN cohorts in one place.
In Partnership with Wonde
Our collection service is powered in partnership with Wonde — the UK's leading school data integration platform — enabling direct, secure API access to MIS data from over 15,400 schools. Combined with our independent verification layer and dedicated call team, this gives eGOV Cloud the most comprehensive and accurate data collection available.
Want to see it in action?
Whether you're looking to modernise your data collection or want to see how our API service can support attendance and attainment monitoring across all cohorts — we'd be happy to show you.