What problems is 3CX solving and how is that benefiting you?
Before moving to 3CX, our telephony setup was fragmented, inconsistent, and—frankly—expensive. Each school had its own legacy phone system, with varying suppliers, support contracts, and no way to centrally manage anything. The secondary schools alone were each paying upwards of £10k a year just to keep outdated systems alive.
3CX brought everything under one roof. We now have a fully integrated, centrally managed phone system across 20 sites, with unified extension dialling, remote capability, and SIP-based flexibility. Every staff member—whether based at a school or working remotely—has their own extension, which has vastly improved internal comms, safeguarding follow-ups, and emergency coordination.
It’s also saving us a huge amount of money. What used to cost tens of thousands across various schools is now under £10k a year total, including SIP lines. That’s a serious budget win for a Trust of our size.
But it’s more than just cost-saving. The ability to make and receive calls from laptops or mobiles, especially during lockdowns or school closures, has been invaluable. Our MIS system integrates beautifully with 3CX’s click-to-call, so when you're chasing parental contacts, it’s smooth and fast—no more scribbling numbers or navigating phone trees.
Overall, 3CX has helped us move away from outdated telephony towards a cloud-first, modern, and scalable solution that meets the real-world needs of schools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.