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Pay with a Payment ID

Find an eligible bill without signing in to a Parent Portal account.

2 min readReviewed 26 October 2026

Before you begin

  • The Payment ID supplied by the school.
  • An eligible outstanding bill and online payments enabled by that school.
On this page

Find the bill

  1. Step 1. Open the school’s School Fees pay link.
  2. Step 2. Enter the Payment ID supplied by the school and select Find my bill.
  3. Step 3. Check the pupil and school shown. Stop and contact the school if either is wrong.
  4. Step 4. Choose the eligible bill and review its remaining amount.
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Find the bill

Desktop app view · Example data

Choose and confirm the amount

Pay the full balance or part of it using the amount field. Review Where this goes; the automatic split clears older debt before the current term’s fees. Use Edit split if you need to allocate within the eligible remaining items. Confirm the sum before proceeding to the provider checkout.

Check the outcome

Keep the payment reference and follow the return status. Pending, failed and cancelled results are different from a successfully applied payment. If you are unsure whether a debit succeeded, ask the school to check the transaction before trying again.

What this view shows

The public payment page is for bill lookup and payment. It does not expose the complete private per-payment ledger or guardian contact details. Use the signed-in Parent Portal for linked-child history. An admission number or another pupil’s ID should not be substituted for the Payment ID issued for this purpose.

Still need help? Open Support in School Fees or email Warmkeys.