Case Study - Marlborough College

As well as Marlborough College being one of the top education establishments in the country they are also in the enviable position of being blue level's longest standing client and all through a simple personal recommendation 8 years ago when we were tasked to create a site that would make the College proud.

After initally being developed as a static brochure-ware HTML site in 2000 it was then expanded to an interactive, simply content managed ASP site in 2003.

In 2005 we were asked to pitch to retain the contract for a major new development that was to integrate and consolidate the various aspects of the College's life. We were delighted to retain the account after an in-depth competitive pitching process.

As well as significant cosmetic changes and the creation of a central portal system to encompass the various facets of the College, the site underwent a series of substantial integrations with their back-office systems.

Not just an online School prospectus, the main College "site" now incorporates a fully featured staff, pupil and parent extranet. This offers fully dynamic student timetables, exam and test results, and parent appointment listings. This information is delivered in real-time and offers parents fully secured access to keep fully in touch with their child's academic progress.

The other side to the "College" is the Old Marlburian Club, and the site includes full integration with the Club's office-based fundraising database system, BlackBaud's The Raiser's Edge. This offers full local office and web update functionality and is aimed at simplifying the main office database administration as well as providing the Club members with a valuable tool in being able to keep in touch with other fellow OM’s and keep their own details up to date.

With frequent enhancements already made to the various sites, including a Form Building tool and a bespoke query-based mailing system and more currently being scoped and developed, including Facebook integrations and Web2.0 features, this is a site that is truly evolving as developments in the web world do.