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Website design and development in Sheffield

Fast, accessible websites you can edit yourself, for schools, charities, councils and businesses. Built to load in under two seconds on a phone and pass an accessibility check. For schools, we check against the statutory information list before launch.

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Fixed quotes. Purchase orders welcome. You own the code.

What we build

  • You edit it yourself.

    Change the words and pictures without calling us. We write a plain-English guide for whoever will do it.

  • Quick on a phone.

    Built to load in under two seconds on a phone.

  • Accessible.

    Built to pass an accessibility check before it goes live.

  • Features that do a job.

    Booking calendars, menus with allergen filters, property search with a map, class timetables. Try the demos below.

  • Schools: the statutory list.

    We check a new school site against what schools must publish before launch. Our health check does the same for the site you already have.

  • Reviews of the site you have.

    A fixed-price look at your current website, with a written report in order of what matters most. From £195.

Something we've built

Working demos you can try

Prices

A fixed quote before any work starts.

School website health check

£195

Statutory information and Ofsted-readiness checklist, accessibility scan, mobile and speed check. A written report with the fixes in order.

Full website review

£395

For schools, organisations and businesses. The health check, plus a walk through the tasks your visitors come to do, search basics, security and cookie checks, and a 30-minute call on the findings.

A website or a single tool

£1,500 to £4,000

A website you can edit yourself, a booking form with an admin view, a desktop utility, a set of automations. Publisher Converter is this size.

Hosting and upkeep

£40 to £60 a month

Hosting, security certificates, backups, updates and uptime monitoring. The price depends on the size of the build.

Supported

£95 to £150 a month

Hosting and upkeep, plus content changes and small fixes, up to about two hours a month.

Purchase orders welcome.We're not VAT registered, so these are the prices you pay.All prices

How a project runs

We build quickly and put working software in front of you early. Decisions get made on something real, not a document.

  1. 01

    A conversation, then a fixed quote.

    We talk through what you need, then send a written scope and a fixed price. Purchase orders are fine.

  2. 02

    Something you can use, early.

    A working prototype at a real web address, so you react to software you can click, not a specification.

  3. 03

    Built in short rounds.

    You see progress as it happens and can change direction while it's still cheap to.

  4. 04

    Launch and handover.

    You own the code, the domain and the accounts. We write the guide for whoever will use it.

  5. 05

    Support, if you want it.

    A monthly plan covers hosting, updates and small changes. Or we hand over and step back.

Where we work

A software studio in Sheffield.

We're based in Sheffield. We meet in person across Sheffield and South Yorkshire, and work by video call with clients anywhere in the UK. You deal with the same person from the first call to launch, and after it.

About usenquiries@forgeclass.co.uk07825 030128

Questions people ask

Who owns what you build?
You do. The code, the domain and the hosting accounts are in your name, and you can take them to another developer whenever you like.
Do you take purchase orders?
Yes. Most of our school and council work is paid by purchase order on 30-day terms.
What if we only need something small?
Small jobs are welcome. Plenty of useful tools cost less than a laptop.
Can we update the website ourselves?
Yes. You edit the words and pictures yourself, and we write a plain-English guide for whoever will do it.
Can you fix the website we already have?
Yes. Start with a review: £195 for a school website health check or £395 for a full review, with a written report of what to fix first. If you want the fixes done, we quote for them separately.

Other services

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Tell us what you're trying to do.

A few lines is plenty. We reply within one working day, and the first call is free.

Prefer email or a call?enquiries@forgeclass.co.uk07825 030128Forge Class Software Ltd, Sheffield