PAGS rocket logoPAGS vs B Squared

Connecting Steps tracks small-step attainment.
‍PAGS adds the assessment, AI, and EHCP evidence on top.

B Squared's Connecting Steps tracks attainment against small-step frameworks. It doesn't include a developmental assessment, AI, or EHCP automation, and SEND frameworks are priced separately. PAGS assesses across 4 developmental domains and carries that data through targets, provision mapping and a self-building EHCP Application Pack, for one flat fee.

↗PAGS isn't just another attainment tracker. It's the assessment, targets, provision mapping and EHCP evidence layered on top.
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Five questions schools ask when comparing

Why schools choose PAGS over B Squared.

Connecting Steps tracks small-step attainment well. Here's what it doesn't cover, and how PAGS fills the gap.

01

What does it actually assess?

B Squared: small-step attainment against a framework (Primary Steps, Early Steps).

PAGS adds: full developmental assessment across 4 domains, not just attainment steps.

02

What does the first year cost?

B Squared: £2,375 for 250 pupils, plus £350/£175 per SEND framework added.

PAGS adds: one flat fee from £1,300/yr, every assessment and framework included.

03

What happens after year one?

B Squared: £875/yr hosting, with further framework add-ons priced separately.

PAGS adds: the same flat fee every year, no per-framework costs.

04

Does it help with EHCPs?

B Squared: not built in.

PAGS adds: an EHCP Application Pack generated automatically from assessment and intervention evidence.

05

Does it use AI?

B Squared: no AI features.

PAGS adds: AI-suggested targets and EHCP document extraction.

The full comparison

Feature by feature: PAGS vs B Squared.

Feature
B Squared
P
What PAGS adds
Purpose
Small-step attainment tracking against frameworks
Full assessment across 4 developmental domains
First-year cost
£2,375 (250 pupils) + £350/£175 per SEND framework
Flat fee from £1,300/yr, all frameworks and assessments included
Ongoing cost
£875/yr hosting, plus framework add-ons
Flat fee, no per-framework add-ons
EHCP evidence
Not built in
EHCP Application Pack generated automatically
Target-setting
Framework-based small steps
AI-suggested and custom targets, linked to interventions
Provision mapping & costing
Not included
Full provision mapping with cost-vs-progress reporting
MIS integration
Limited
Included, no extra cost
What PAGS adds on top of B Squared

Two products. One clear winner on value.

Connecting Steps tracks small-step attainment well.
PAGS adds the assessment, AI, and EHCP automation it doesn't cover.

B Squared

Tracks small-step attainment.

  • Attainment tracking against SEND frameworks
  • Frameworks priced separately, per school
  • £2,375 first year, £875/yr hosting after
  • No EHCP or provision-mapping support
  • No AI features

Solid at attainment tracking. No developmental assessment, no AI, no EHCP automation.

PAGS adds

Assesses, plans, and proves it, for one flat fee.

  • UCL-validated assessment across all 4 domains
  • AI-suggested targets, matched to results
  • Provision mapping with cost-vs-progress tracking
  • EHCP application packs that build themselves
  • All frameworks and assessments included, no add-ons

One flat fee from £1,300/yr primary, £1,700/yr secondary. No per-framework costs, ever.

In practice

What schools see when they switch from B Squared.

Instead of seeing three children a day because of all the different hurdles we used to go through, I can now see up to five students a day. Before, interventions were not being recorded. Now the whole school is doing them.

Michelle Bramhall · SEND Lead, Stone Soup Academy

Ofsted Outstanding (June 2025), third consecutive

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UCL validated · 4 countries · From £1,450/year · GDPR compliant