A5 License for a Small Primary School?

[password1234]

Hi

 

Anyone running Microsoft 365 A5 Licenses for a very small primary school?

 

We got one school on A1 at the moment, redoing their entire network infrastructure spoke to a few MS licesning providers some saying go for A3 and had one saying for for A5 Instead

 

Its a very small school around 14 total staff including Teachers/TAs/Head/Few admin staff, and there are a few govenors that uses email access only and around 70 pupils only (non 365 users they just use local accounts to login/surft the net and print thats all)

 

I'm liking A5 because of the extra security features that comes with it Anti Phishing and all sorts and Cyber security is somethign we are really pushing, but not sure if A5 is a bit OTT (it does come at a cost though) or stick with A3

 

We looking to implement intune and all that aswell thus why we are moving away from A1

[CrootUK]

Would highly recommend A5.

[MYK-IT]

You don't need to upgrade (if you decide to) to the full Microsoft 365 A5 licences (that includes compliance) - you can just upgrade the required users to Microsoft 365 A5 Security

 

https://m365maps.com/files/Microsoft-365-Education-A5.htm

[mjhardisty]

I would evaluate as @MYK-IT has recommended what elements of the A5 you need. The cost is quite considerable for features that will never be used.

 

Options are Defender for Office 365 https://m365maps.com/files/Microsoft-Defender-for-Office-365.htm - that gives security elements outside of the A5 security package. These could be purchased for staff that need the protection and do come with student-use benefit.

 

To move to InTune you can add EMS.