You can use the Reports area in the portal to display students’ reports to parents, guardians, and students. This involves two main steps:
Creating a Reports content page in Content Manager.
Setting up one or more Report Cycles so the right reports are visible in the portal.
Add A Reports Page In Content Manager
Add A Reports Page In Content Manager
If your portal already has a content page with Page Type = Reports, you can skip this section and go straight to Set Up Report Cycles.
Log in to the portal as an Admin user.
Click Content (or the Content drop-down), then click Content Manager.
Next to the relevant Section heading, click Add new page (purple rectangle with a white cross).
In the Page Type menu, select Report.
In the Content section, complete:
Section – If different from step 3, select the section where you want the page to appear (for example, “Parents” or “Students”).
Page Name – Enter a clear name for the page (for example, “Student Reports” or “Academic Reports”).
Tags – Tags are predefined; use them only if your configuration requires it.
Content – Optionally add a short introduction, such as how often reports are published or who to contact with questions.Set permissions
In the Permissions section, complete:
Page enabled? – Tick this box to make the page visible to users immediately after saving.
Section visible to all users? –
Leave ticked if everyone who can access this section should see the page.
Clear this checkbox if you want to control visibility by School, Year Group, and/or specific User permissions.
Click Save.
Your Reports page is now created. Next, configure Report Cycles so the portal knows which reports to show.
Set Up Report Cycles
From the Admin Control Panel, look at the sidebar.
Click Student Data, then click Report Cycles.
Select the report cycle you want to set up from the list.
When you are happy with the configuration, click Save Changes.
For the selected report cycle, complete the following fields:
Basic details
Display Name
Enter the name you want users to see on the report in the portal (for example, “Autumn 2025 Progress Report”).
Year
Enter the academic year that this report cycle relates to (for example,
2025/2026).
Visibility and engagement options
Show This Report To Users?
Tick this box to make the report cycle visible on the portal for users.
Leave it unticked if you are still setting it up or do not want it visible yet.
Request Read Confirmation From Users?
Tick this box if you want users (for example, guardians) to confirm they have read the report.
This adds a confirmation step in the portal.
Request Feedback From Users?
Tick this box to enable feedback on reports (for example, parental comments).
Leave unticked if no feedback is required.
Grade settings
Grade Names
Use this section to edit the Display Name of grades shown on the report (for example, changing “A1” to “Excellent”).
For each grade, you can:
Update the Display Name used in the portal.
Control visibility using Show Grade:
Tick Show Grade to include the grade in this report cycle.
Clear Show Grade to hide that grade for this cycle.
Comments and additional content
Show All Comments
Tick this box to display comments on reports to parents/guardians.
Clear this box if you want to hide comments for this report cycle.
Content
Use this field to add any general information that should appear on reports (for example, notes about grading scales, attendance information, or explanatory text).
Previewing reports
Report Preview
Use this option to preview reports before making them live:
In the preview area, choose a student from the drop-down list.
View the report preview in the Admin Tools area to confirm that grades, comments, and layout appear correctly.
When you are happy with the configuration, click Save Changes.
Once saved and Show This Report To Users? is ticked, the report cycle becomes visible on the Reports page for users with the appropriate permissions.