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Installer for CASPA 2026

The installer for CASPA 2026 can be downloaded using the details provided below. 

Please read and carefully follow all of the guidance below, as well as that supplied on-screen by the CASPA installer, in order that you make the appropriate selections during the installation process.

Installing CASPA 2026

The CASPA 2026 installer can install either a School Module or, where the required licence has been purchased, a Local Authority (or Group) Module.  The installer wizard will prompt you to choose which Module you require during installation.

Before installing CASPA, we strongly recommend that you take a few minutes to read and consider the pre-installation guidance, available by clicking here, which covers the following topics:

• Key information about CASPA
• Recommendations for installation of CASPA
• System requirements
• Installation considerations
• Privileges required to install and operate CASPA
• Errors or warnings during installation
• Making CASPA accessible on additional workstations or for other network users

The document is aimed at the person who will carry out the installation of CASPA, and therefore is written for a technical audience.  Additional information is available via the CASPA website and Resource Centre.

In order to download the installer for CASPA 2026 please click here, and save the download file, Caspa2026Setup.exe, to a convenient location. 

To install CASPA 2026, run the saved file.  The CASPA installer wizard will guide you through the installation process.

The first time CASPA is run you will be required to create a CASPA System Manager account.  For Help in this process please press the F1 key from the ’Create System Manager user account’ dialog. 

Post-installation information

Please refer to our post-installation guidance by clicking here, which covers the following topics:

• Making CASPA accessible on additional workstations or for other network users
• Privileges required to operate CASPA
• GCSE grades D-U and A*-C
• How to move a CASPA installation
• Transfer of basic pupil data to CASPA from a centrally-hosted installation of SIMS .net

Getting started

CASPA includes guidance notes on a wide range of topics, which can be found via Help | Guidance notes.  Please refer initially to the guidance note 'Getting started with CASPA'.

When using CASPA, Help is always available by pressing the F1 key to access CASPA’s extensive context-sensitive Help system.

In addition, visit our website for a wide range of resources.

If you require further assistance

Schools using CASPA under the terms of a Local Authority or Group licence, depending on the terms agreed, will obtain CASPA support either directly from RSE Insight Ltd or from their LA or Group support team(s); Please refer to Help | Support within CASPA for the contact details of your correct support provider.

Schools who have purchased a Single School licence for CASPA directly from RSE Insight Ltd or SGA Systems Ltd may obtain support as follows:

• Email: support@rseinsight.co.uk
• Telephone: 01308 455736