Live at Vale Swim Academy — 350 customers, zero spreadsheets

Swim school software,
built for UK swim schools.

ClassBase is swim school software built for UK swim schools — scheduling, bookings, GoCardless payments, swimmer progress and parent communication in one calm system. Private pool hire included.

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✓ 14-day free trial ✓ Free SwimBiz migration ✓ Setup in a day

No setup fees · No per-student charges · Cancel anytime. See the full feature breakdown for UK swim schools.

ClassBase weekly class schedule for a UK swim school, colour-coded by teacher

Swim England Learn to Swim stage progress tracker in ClassBase

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2 Mar – 8 Mar 2026

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£186 collected

Direct Debit · automatic

The all-in-one platform

Most swim schools juggle multiple systems.

ClassBase replaces them all with one simple platform — no more switching between spreadsheets, booking apps and accounting tools.

Lesson bookings

Wix, website forms, or phone calls

Parent communication

Email, texts, Facebook, WhatsApp

Progress tracking

Excel, paper registers, clipboards

Payments & invoices

GoCardless dashboard, bank transfers

Private pool hire

Separate diary, double bookings

✓

All of it — ClassBase

One login. One calendar. One bill.

Built for UK swim schools

Everything your swim school needs

Swim school management software that covers scheduling, progress, payments and private hire — all connected.

Lesson scheduling

Manage classes, instructors and swimmer groups from a visual timetable. Automatic session generation from term dates.

Progress tracking

Record skills and stages poolside on any device. Swim England Learn to Swim framework built in — parents see badges, not vague updates.

Parent portal

Parents view bookings, progress and messages without emailing you. Self-service registration and waiting list.

Automated payments

Termly or monthly rolling billing via GoCardless Direct Debit. Mandates managed in the parent portal.

Private pool hire

Run facility bookings alongside lessons in the same calendar. Public booking page, live availability, automated invoicing.

Online bookings & waiting list

Parents register, choose classes and join the waiting list — all self-service, with automatic Direct Debit setup when a place is offered.

Manage lessons and private pool hire from one calendar

Schedule swim lessons and open slots for private pool hire from a single calendar. Customers view live availability and book directly from your website.

✓ Real-time availability for parents and hirers
✓ Lessons and private hire on a unified calendar
✓ No double bookings, ever

ClassBase public booking calendar showing pool availability and private hire products

Track swimmer progress

Teachers record skill achievements poolside on any device. Parents see their child's progress in real time through the portal.

✓ Swim England Learn to Swim framework built in
✓ Quick-mark skills from phone or tablet
✓ Parents see progress without asking

ClassBase skill progress grid showing Swim England stages with achievement levels

Give parents a better experience

A clean parent portal for bookings, progress, messages and Direct Debit setup — so your inbox stays quiet and parents stay informed.

✓ Self-service registration and class booking
✓ In-app messaging instead of email chains
✓ Self-service GoCardless mandate setup

ClassBase parent portal inbox and booking experience

Switching from SwimBiz?

Move your school across — we'll guide every step.

Most platforms say "contact support". We built a productised migration tool that walks you through exporting from SwimBiz, setting up ClassBase and importing your data — with checklists, progress tracking and automatic SwimBiz CSV detection.

✓ Step-by-step export from SwimBiz
✓ Auto-detect SwimBiz CSV format
✓ Customers, classes, attendance and waiting lists
✓ Live progress — no black-box surprises

See the SwimBiz migration guide →

ClassBase SwimBiz migration guide with step-by-step progress tracker

The ClassBase difference

Only ClassBase has…

Features no other UK swim school platform offers.

Private pool hire in the same calendar

No competitor manages lessons and pool hire together. ClassBase shows both on one calendar, prevents double-booking, and takes Stripe payments — no second system needed.

Monthly rolling Direct Debit billing

Termly billing creates feast-and-famine cashflow. ClassBase is the only platform that lets you choose — termly invoices or monthly rolling DD, per school or per class.

Free SwimBiz migration in under an hour

Export from SwimBiz, upload the CSVs, and ClassBase imports customers, students, classes, attendance and waiting lists automatically. Most schools are live in under an hour.

Built by swim school owners

Real software, written by someone who runs a real swim school.

I'm Jason. In 2018 I built a pool and started a swim school with 15 students and a diary. When the spreadsheets broke, every "swim school software" assumed I had 100+ students and enterprise budget. So I built ClassBase. Whether you teach 5 students or 500, you get the full platform — £25/month +VAT, no feature gating.

Jason Hearse, founder of ClassBase, poolside at Vale Swim Academy in Nottingham

Built by swim school owners

The majority of that admin is now automated. It's taken a huge amount of work off our hands and made it far easier to stay on top of follow-ups. Everything just flows much more smoothly.

Rachel

Owner, Vale Swim Academy · ~200 students

★★★★★

Young swimmer in a cap and goggles smiling at the poolside

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Simple, honest pricing

All features included. Pricing scales by school size, not functionality.

No setup fees. No per-student charges. No surprises. All prices exclude VAT.

How ClassBase compares at scale

Students

Soakly

ClassBase

125

£50/mo

£25/mo

300

£110/mo

£49/mo

500

£200/mo

£49/mo

800

£320/mo

£79/mo

Soakly: £50/mo base + 40p per swimmer above 125. ClassBase: flat tier — costs don't grow with your school.

Starter

For small swim schools

£25/mo+VAT

✓ Up to 150 students
✓ 1 teacher
✓ 1 venue
✓ All ClassBase features included

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Frequently asked questions

Is ClassBase a good alternative to SwimBiz?

Yes. ClassBase is a cloud-based alternative to SwimBiz with GoCardless Direct Debit, a full parent portal, and private pool hire management — features SwimBiz does not offer. Your data migrates in under an hour using the built-in SwimBiz import tool.

Does ClassBase support GoCardless Direct Debit?

Yes. ClassBase has native GoCardless integration — not a third-party bolt-on. Collect termly fees via Direct Debit, manage parent mandates through the portal, and automatically trigger DD setup when a waiting list place is offered.

Does ClassBase support private pool hire booking?

Yes. ClassBase is the only UK swim school platform with built-in private pool hire management. Customers browse live availability on a public calendar and create an account to book — all alongside your swim lessons in one system. Payments are handled via Stripe.

Can I migrate my data from SwimBiz to ClassBase?

Yes. ClassBase includes a built-in migration wizard with a SwimBiz-specific import template pre-loaded. Export your data from SwimBiz, upload the CSV files, and ClassBase automatically imports customers, students, classes, enrolments, attendance history and waiting lists. Most schools are running in under an hour.

Is there a free trial for ClassBase?

Yes. Start a free trial with no credit card required. Full platform access, generous student limits, all modules included.

Is ClassBase built for UK swim schools?

Yes. ClassBase is built around the UK term model, uses GBP pricing, integrates natively with GoCardless, and supports Swim England and STA frameworks. It is used daily at Vale Swim Academy in the UK.

How does ClassBase pricing work?

ClassBase starts at £25/month +VAT for up to 150 students. All plans include every feature — there are no locked features or upgrade paywalls. Pricing scales by school size, not functionality. No per-student charges.