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Playground supporter hamper
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For state schools, academies and school groups
Online auctions for school fundraising
Run a straightforward online fundraising auction for your school or PTA. Add donated prizes, invite your community to bid from any device and raise money for projects, trips and equipment.
- Free option for smaller auctions
- No Aucly commission
- Mobile-friendly bidding
£2,265 raised in one school auction — 44 lots and 1,074 bids. Read the Furzedown case study.
A practical fit for school fundraisers
Help more people take part
Aucly works alongside Christmas fairs, summer fairs, quiz nights, PTA fundraising events, auctions of promises and other school events. Parents, carers, staff and local supporters can browse and bid remotely, even when they cannot attend on the day.
Aucly is school auction software: your fundraising money never passes through Aucly, winning bidders pay your organisation directly, and you can start creating an auction immediately. Review the full flow in How It Works.
- Open bidding to parents, carers, staff and local supporters who cannot attend in person.
- Give donated prizes a clear, shareable online listing.
- Keep bids, prize details and winner follow-up in one place.
- Let proxy bidding keep supporters involved when they are busy.
School fundraiser
School fundraising use cases
Built for the ways schools fundraise
Turn donated prizes into a simple online auction and raise money for the things your school community cares about. If you are fundraising for a foundation or alumni campaign, see online auctions for independent schools.
Playground projects
Raise money for new equipment, safer surfaces or outdoor play spaces.
School trips
Help subsidise residentials, theatre trips or big year-group experiences.
Building repairs
Support sensory gardens, forest school projects, classroom refreshes and practical site improvements.
New equipment
Fund computing equipment, sports kit, music equipment, library books and classroom resources.
Sensory gardens and wellbeing
Fund sensory gardens, wellbeing initiatives and calm outdoor spaces.
PTA and school fairs
Add an online auction before, during or after an existing fundraiser.
Built for school organisers
Simple tools for school fundraising auctions
Aucly gives schools, PTAs and parent groups straightforward school fundraising software to build before committing, share one clear auction page and keep supporters bidding on mobile.
Build first
Set up safely before launch
Build for free, add prizes and preview your auction before choosing a plan.
Preview before paying
Choose a plan when ready
Share one link
Send one auction page to parents, carers, staff and local supporters.
Bid from any device
Supporters can browse prizes and bid from their phone, tablet or computer.
Keep supporters engaged
Proxy bidding and outbid emails help interested bidders stay involved.
Spend less time chasing bids
Keep bids, winners and follow-up in one place instead of juggling spreadsheets and messages.
Stay in control of payments
Aucly takes no commission. For external payments, winning bidders pay your organisation directly; if you enable Stripe card payments, funds go to your own Stripe account and Stripe’s standard processing fees apply.
How Aucly works
A simple five-step auction flow
Create the auction, add prizes, invite supporters, let people bid online, then follow up winners.
- Create your auctionSet up the page and add the basic details.
- Add your prizesGive each donated item its own listing, photos and description.
- Invite supportersSend it to parents, carers, staff and local supporters.
- Let people bid onlineSupporters can bid from their phone, with proxy bidding and outbid emails.
- Follow up winnersSee who won, track payments and arrange collection or delivery.
Primary school case study
Case study: Furzedown Primary School PTA raised £2,265 for Project Playground
Furzedown Primary School PTA used Aucly for its Spring Auction 2026, raising £2,265 towards playground refurbishment and Project Playground.
The PTA listed 44 lots, attracted 63 unique bidders and received 1,074 bids from supporters.
Read the Furzedown case study
Spring Auction 2026
- 44
- lots
- 63
- unique bidders
- 1,074
- bids
- £2,265
- raised
FAQ
School auction questions
Answers for school organisers planning an online auction around donated prizes and school fundraising.
Yes. Aucly works well alongside Christmas fairs, summer fairs, quiz nights, PTA fundraising events, auctions of promises and other school events. People can browse and bid online, so they can still take part even if they cannot be there on the day.
You choose how widely to share the auction link. Many schools share it with parents, carers, staff, local supporters and people attending a school event.
Restaurant vouchers, local business vouchers, family days out, children’s activities, hampers, sports coaching, music lessons, teacher experiences and auction-of-promises donations can all work well.
Yes. Schools can use Aucly for charity auctions that support playground projects, school trips, classroom resources, computing equipment, sports equipment, music programmes, sensory gardens, forest school projects and wellbeing initiatives.
No. Organisers can start building an auction for free, add prizes and preview it before deciding whether they need a paid plan. Smaller auctions with up to 15 items may qualify for Aucly’s free tier; if a paid plan is needed, Aucly prompts before scheduling the auction to go live. That makes Aucly a practical online auction platform for schools that want to test prize ideas first.
Ready to run your school auction online?
Start building your auction for free. Add prizes, preview the page and send the auction to your school community. Smaller auctions with up to 15 items may remain free; paid auctions use a flat platform fee with no commission on funds raised.