Empowering Schools with affordable solutions
For over 35 years, our team has designed, built and supported school library software across the UK. Our mission is clear: create affordable, intuitive software accessible to all schools through a straightforward pricing model.
Bookshelf
Reading Diary
Everything your school needs to create confident, enthusiastic readers.
Bookshelf is ReadByte's all-in-one solution for primary and secondary school libraries. Designed to support library management, promote reading, and track progress. Supporting staffed and self-issue libraries, offering comprehensive features that make library management simple and efficient.
ReadByte's Reading Diary comes built-in, seamlessly linking library activity with reading records, streamlining processes and reducing costs.
Increase home reading by giving teachers and parents one shared view of every child's reading progress.
ReadByte Reading Diary provides schools with a powerful way to follow pupils reading development while building stronger connections between home and school. Recording valuable insights such as how often pupils read, the level and challenge of books chosen, reading pace, and personal reflections. Parents play an active role through quick and easy home entries, encouraging collaboration for every child's reading progress.
Teachers and parents can use this information to spot difficulties early and adapt support.
Why Choose ReadByte?
Bookshelf
Library Management
Transform your school library into the heart of reading.
Spend less time managing books and more time inspiring readers.
Book Catalogue
Issue & Return
Reports & Analytics
Reading Recommendations
Self-Service
Multi-Academy Support
Help every pupil find their next great book in seconds.
Make borrowing books quick, simple and hassle-free for staff and pupils.
Connect every child with books they'll love, encouraging a lifelong reading habit.
See who's reading, who isn't, and where to focus support—all from one dashboard.
Give pupils the independence to borrow and return books while freeing up valuable staff time.
Manage every school library across your trust from one central platform.
Incredibly Simple Joining Process
Request a Demo
See how ReadByte can help your school deliver better results.
Book a personalised demo with one of our specialists and we’ll walk you through the platform, answer your questions, and show you how it fits your organisation’s needs.
What to Expect
A tailored walkthrough based on your goals
Real examples of how teams use the platform
Answers to your technical and operational questions
Clear next steps with no pressure or obligation
Multi Academy Trusts
ReadByte enables MATs to link their school libraries and reading diaries together enabling inter school resource loaning, top level analytics across all schools driving data-driven decisions.
Packed with features to manage, promote, and record reading
Exceptional value — ReadByte software is packed with features designed to make library management effortless, with every feature included as standard.
Let ReadByte help you make your library the centre of pupil reading, and parental engagement.
Setting up your library takes less than 15 minutes.
Coming from another system, we can convert your data into ReadByte.
Library Management
Everything you need to effectively manage your school library.
Reading Diaries
Track classroom and home reading with built-in Reading Diaries.
Reading Promotion
Reading promotion through awards and curated reading lists.