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Postal address, telephone number, the name of the member of staff dealing with parent and public queries, the headteacher's name, and the name of the chair of trustees (if applicable). For the chair of trustees and the SENCO, it is sufficient to name the person and provide a route to contact them via the school office (the school's main phone number and address, or a clerk/company secretary email); a personal direct phone number or email is not required. Mainstream academies must also name the SENCO. Verdict rule: the SENCO's name and contact route may appear on ANY published page of the school website (eg on the SEND information report or SEND policy, linked from the main navigation). It does not have to appear on the Communications/Contact page itself. If the SENCO is named and contactable anywhere on the site, treat this element as met.

A statement setting out the school's ethos and values, helping prospective pupils, parents, and the wider community understand the school's educational aims and culture.

The official start and end times of the compulsory school day, and the total hours per week including breaks but excluding optional after-school activities.

Maintained schools must publish on the website: postal address, telephone number, the name of the member of staff dealing with parent and public queries, the headteacher's name, and the name of the chair of governors. For the chair and the SENCO, naming the person and providing a route to contact them via the school office is sufficient (a direct personal phone or email is not required). The maintained-schools hub treats these contact items as Must publish.

Current admission arrangements for each relevant age group: how applications are considered, the published admission number (PAN), how places are allocated when oversubscribed, in-year admissions process, and the appeals timetable. Must be updated annually by the statutory deadlines in the School Admissions Code.

Admission arrangements for the sixth form, including open day information, application procedures, and any priority policies for existing Year 11 pupils. The School Admissions Code does not apply to sixth form entry, so publication is recommended rather than required.

Determined admission arrangements for each relevant age group, including the published admission number (PAN), how oversubscription is decided, in-year admissions, and the appeals timetable. Welsh maintained schools determine admissions under the Welsh Government's School Admissions Code. The publication duty rests on the School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011, which require the school prospectus to include admissions arrangements; the determination procedure itself sits under the Education (Admissions Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2000 (which is the procedural framework, not a publication clause).

Welsh Independent schools must provide to parents particulars of the school's policy on and arrangements for admissions, discipline and exclusions. Required under Paragraph 28(2)(e) of the Schedule to the Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2024 (WSI 2024/27). The duty is to provide the information to parents; in 2026 practice this is via the school's website. The policy should set out selection criteria, oversubscription arrangements, and the school's stance on equal opportunities in admissions.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, application and admission numbers for the current and previous two school years. Schools that select on academic ability must include the additional admissions data required by the regulation (per-test grade breakdowns). The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 6 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Schools that select on academic ability must publish their admissions criteria, including the transfer test used (typically the AQE Common Entrance Assessment or the GL Assessment), how the test result is weighted against other criteria, and the appeals process. The publication duty on selective grammar schools derives from Article 17(3) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, which requires the Board of Governors of every grant-aided school to publish such information as may be required by regulations. The Authority's parallel duty under Article 17(2)(d) (re-substituted on 1 April 2015 to 'The Authority') is to publish the criteria on EA's general schools-admissions portal; the school-level publication on the school's own website is the route ETI expects and that grammar schools follow as universal practice. Applies post-2008, when the regulated transfer test was abolished and grammar schools moved to unregulated tests.

A policy statement complying with section 42B of the Education Act 1997, setting out the circumstances in which providers of technical education qualifications and apprenticeships will be given access to pupils in Years 8 to 13.

Information about how careers guidance is delivered to Years 7 to 13, including: the name and contact details of the careers lead; a summary of the careers programme and how students, parents, teachers, and employers can access it; how the school measures the programme's impact; and the date by which this information will be reviewed. DfE statutory guidance lists this as a Must for all state-funded secondary schools.

Maintained secondary schools must publish information about how they deliver careers guidance to Years 7 to 13: the name and contact details of the careers lead; a summary of the careers programme; how the programme's impact is measured; and the review date. The maintained-schools hub treats this as Must publish.

Published policy on relationships education and relationships and sex education (RSE), developed in consultation with pupils, parents, and carers, and reflecting the needs of the community the academy serves.

The content of the curriculum in each academic year for every subject, including religious education even when taught under a different name, and information for parents on how to find out more about curriculum provision. DfE statutory guidance lists this as a Must for both academies and maintained schools.

Information making parents and carers aware that they have the right to withdraw their child from all or part of religious education. Typically published as a short notice on the RE or curriculum page and may also sit alongside the RSE policy.

Information about the courses and GCSE qualifications available to pupils at key stage 4, enabling prospective and current pupils and their parents to understand the options offered.

A list of the qualifications offered in the sixth form at key stage 5, including A levels, T Levels, vocational qualifications, and any other 16-19 programmes available to students.

Information about how the sixth form curriculum meets the 16 to 19 study programme requirements, covering English and maths conditions of funding, work experience, and non-qualification activity where applicable.

A summary of the school's music development plan published alongside the music curriculum content, using the DfE template, covering provision in and outside the curriculum for the current academic year.

Where applicable, a list of the phonics or reading schemes the school uses at key stage 1. Helps prospective parents and inspectors understand the early-reading approach in use. Most often a validated systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) programme.

Statement on how the school is implementing the Curriculum for Wales: the six Areas of Learning and Experience (Languages, Literacy and Communication; Mathematics and Numeracy; Science and Technology; Humanities; Health and Well-being; Expressive Arts), assessment arrangements, and progression. The underlying duty is set out in the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021.

Statement of the school's language category, the use of Welsh by learners across age groups, the extent to which Welsh is the usual language of communication at the school, and arrangements that support continuity of Welsh language skills as learners progress. Required as a section of the Governors' Annual Report under The School Governors' Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 2011 (the GAR publication-creating instrument).

Summary of the school's religious education and daily collective worship arrangements, including parental withdrawal rights. Welsh maintained schools follow the locally agreed syllabus determined by the local authority's Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE). Required as a section of the school prospectus under The School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011 (the prospectus publication-creating instrument).

Summary of the school's Relationships and Sexuality Education provision. RSE is a statutory part of the Curriculum for Wales under the mandatory RSE Code (Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021); the Act creates the curriculum duty but does not itself mandate online publication of the school's RSE summary. The publication duty rests on The School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011, which require the school prospectus to include sex and relationships education arrangements.

Welsh Independent schools must make available to parents particulars of the policies prepared under Part 1 of the Schedule (quality of education provided), which includes a written curriculum policy. Required under Paragraph 28(3)(a) of the Schedule to the Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2024 (WSI 2024/27). The underlying curriculum-policy duty is at Paragraph 2 of the Schedule, which requires the policy to cover full-time supervised education across the specified areas (language, communication, mathematics, science, technology, humanities, health, well-being, expressive arts), speaking/listening/literacy/numeracy, Welsh or English language lessons, PSHE, careers guidance for secondary pupils, and appropriate programmes for pupils below and above compulsory school age.

Published overview of how the curriculum is planned and provided, the subjects and learning opportunities available, opportunities to develop skills for learning, life and work (including literacy, numeracy and health and well-being), arrangements for pupil choice and parent consultation, where to find more curriculum information, and how parents will be informed of any sensitive aspects of learning. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012, aligned with Curriculum for Excellence.

Published description of the school's provision for religious instruction and religious observance, including parental withdrawal rights. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012, with linkage to the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 sections 8 and 9.

Published description of the arrangements and approaches for tracking and assessing pupils' progress, planning their future learning, and the arrangements for ongoing and end of year reporting on curriculum progress and achievements. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

Published description of the arrangements that support pupils making transitions, including starting primary, moving from primary to secondary, and leaving school, with subsequent school contact details. The leaving school description must include how career guidance and financial advice is provided. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, a summary of the curriculum offered, including content and organisation, qualifications available, careers guidance arrangements, the school's complaints procedure, the school's grouping practices, and the homework policy. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraphs 7 and 11 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, the school's religious education provision and the arrangements for parents to exercise their right to withdraw a child from religious education under Article 21(5) of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1986. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 9 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Maintained schools with key stage 4 provision must publish a list of the key stage 4 courses they offer, including GCSEs, so prospective and current pupils and their parents can see the qualifications available. The maintained-schools hub treats this as Must publish.

Maintained schools with key stage 1 provision must publish a list of any phonics or reading schemes the school uses. Most often a validated systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) programme. The maintained-schools hub treats this as Must publish.

Maintained schools must publish information making parents and carers aware they have the right to withdraw their child from all or part of religious education. The maintained-schools hub treats this as Must publish; typically a short notice on the RE or curriculum page.

Maintained schools must publish the content of the curriculum in each academic year for every subject, including religious education even when taught under a different name, and information for parents on how to find out more about curriculum provision. The maintained-schools hub treats this as Must publish.

Details of how the school complies with the public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010, updated at least annually. The publication duty rests on the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 reg 2 (publish information about compliance) and reg 4 (in such a manner that it is accessible to the public). The underlying section 149 PSED creates a duty of consideration; reg 2 creates the publication duty itself.

The school's specific, measurable equality objectives, updated at least every four years and published on the website. The publication duty rests on the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 reg 3 (prepare and publish equality objectives) together with reg 4 (manner accessible to the public).

Gender pay gap data reported to the government via the gender pay gap service and published in a prominent location on the school website within one year of the snapshot date (31 March for public authorities), presented in the six statutory metrics.

A written narrative accompanying the gender pay gap figures, explaining the reasons for any gap and the actions being taken to address it. Voluntary but strongly encouraged by the DfE.

An accessibility plan setting out how, over time, the school will: increase the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the curriculum; improve the physical environment so disabled pupils can take advantage of the school's educational benefits, facilities and services; and improve the way information is provided so it is as accessible to disabled pupils as it is to others. The website-publication expectation comes from DfE statutory guidance, which lists the accessibility plan as a Must on both the academies hub and the maintained hub. The underlying plan-preparation duty derives from paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 to the Equality Act 2010 (prepare and implement; the Schedule itself only requires the plan to be made available for inspection on request, not published online).

Maintained schools must publish an accessibility plan setting out how, over time, the school will: increase the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the curriculum; improve the physical environment; and improve the way information is provided. The underlying preparation duty is at paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 to the Equality Act 2010 (prepare and review). The maintained-schools hub treats publication as Must.

Audited annual report and accounts published on the website by 31 January each year and retained for at least two years. Must include the auditor's report and the trustees' report, as required by the Academy Trust Handbook.

The number of employees whose total salary and benefits exceeded £100,000 during the previous academic year ending 31 August, shown in £10,000 pay bands, in an easily accessible format on the website.

Annual strategy statement published by 31 December, explaining how pupil premium funding is being spent in the current year, the educational outcomes being achieved for disadvantaged pupils, and the impact of spending in the previous year. The DfE template must be used.

Annual report published by 31 July covering: the amount of PE and sport premium funding received; a breakdown of how it has been or will be spent; the impact on pupils' participation and attainment in PE and sport; how the improvement will be sustained. Includes the year 6 swimming proficiency report giving the percentage of pupils who can swim 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe self-rescue.

Reproduction or summary of the local authority financial statements showing how funding provided by the local authority has been spent, gifts made to the school, and travelling and subsistence allowances paid to governing body members. Required as a section of the Governors' Annual Report under The School Governors' Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 2011 and the School Finance (Wales) Regulations 2011.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, details of how parents may obtain a copy of the charging and remissions policies determined by the Board of Governors of the school under Article 131 of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 24 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, for voluntary grammar schools, any capital charges levied on parents (for example a building fund contribution). If no capital charges are levied, the prospectus should say so. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 25 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, for voluntary grammar schools that charge tuition fees, the fees themselves with their structure (annual, termly), payment arrangements, and any remission policy. Most voluntary grammar schools do not charge tuition fees; this rule applies only to those that do. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 26 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

State-funded schools should provide a link from the school website to the school's record on the DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking service, so parents can compare income and expenditure with similar schools. Set out in the DfE School Resource Management strategy and the Academy Trust Handbook for academies; expected of maintained schools as part of financial transparency under the Schools Financial Value Standard.

Maintained schools must complete the Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS) self-assessment annually and submit it to the local authority by 31 March. A summary of the SFVS outcome should be published on the school website so parents can see the school's financial governance position. Required under the Schools Financial Value Standard, mandated for maintained schools by the DfE since 2011.

Maintained schools must publish a link from the school website to the school's record on the DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking service, so parents can compare income and expenditure with similar schools. The maintained-schools hub treats this as Must publish.

Memorandum of association, articles of association, the master funding agreement, and any supplemental funding agreement, all published in an easily accessible format. These are the legal documents constituting the academy trust.

Names of all trust members and academy trustees, clearly listed with their roles and terms of office where applicable. Also the names of local governors (for MAT local governing bodies) and the accounting officer.

Register of the relevant business and financial interests of members, trustees, local governors, and accounting officers. The compliant format names each individual and lists their declared interests (or 'none' against their name). VERDICT RULE (this overrides the general 'gap' definition for this requirement): - Mark as Present when the register names individuals and shows their interests (or 'none' against each name). - Mark as Partial when a register IS published but uses a blanket statement instead of naming individuals (eg 'no governor has any interests to declare', 'no interests declared by any governor', 'no member has declared any interests', 'all governors confirm they have no business interests'). The 'per-named-person' format being missing is a Partial, NOT a Gap. Note in the summary that the school should re-issue with named individuals. - Mark as Gap ONLY when no register or declaration has been published anywhere on the school or trust website.

Up-to-date details of the trust's governance arrangements. The DfE does not specify a fixed content list. For a Single Academy Trust this is typically met by publishing committee terms of reference (with remits) and the trust board structure. For a Multi-Academy Trust it additionally includes scheme of delegation between trustees and local governing bodies, and local governing body terms of reference.

Details of the academy trust's whistleblowing procedure, enabling staff to raise concerns about suspected wrongdoing, fraud, or malpractice. The publication duty for academies rests on the Academy Trust Handbook (academies hub Must). Maintained schools have no equivalent publication requirement; PIDA 1998 underlies the right to raise concerns but does not mandate publication.

A complaints procedure made available to parents and carers, with the content standard prescribed by Schedule 1 Part 7 of the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 for academies and proprietary independents. The website-publication duty rests on DfE statutory guidance (both academies and maintained hubs list the complaints procedure as a Must); the 2014 Regulations Part 7 themselves only require the procedure to be made available to parents, not specifically online.

Easily accessible data on the diversity of the board of trustees and any associated committees. Publication is encouraged by the DfE; participants may opt out and data must not allow identification of individuals.

The full name and address of the school's proprietor. Where the proprietor is a body of persons (a company or trust), the address of the registered or principal office and the name of the chair of any governing body. Where the proprietor is an individual, the address and a telephone number at which messages may be left. The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 Sch para 32(2) requires this information to be provided to parents on request. Online publication is sector practice for ISC and Ofsted-registered independents but is not directly mandated by the statute; the rule is recommended on the strength of that sector practice rather than required.

Annual report from the governing body to parents and carers, distributed at least two weeks before the annual parents' meeting, summarising: governor names with terms of office, election dates, financial statement (how local authority funding was spent, gifts to the school, governor expenses), changes to the prospectus, school development plan summary, action taken in response to parental resolutions, post-inspection action plan progress, additional learning needs (ALN) policy and outcomes, school toilet facilities and cleaning arrangements, healthy eating and drinking action, Welsh language category and use, and (for Key Stage 4 only) the most recent Summary of Secondary School Performance. The underlying duty is set out in The School Governors' Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 2011.

Register of business and pecuniary interests of every governing body member. The compliant format names each individual and lists their declared interests (or 'none' against their name). Welsh school must produce this register under the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 and supporting governor regulations; web publication is sector practice in line with the Welsh Government's 2021 annex on governing bodies' policies and documents, but no Welsh statute mandates online publication. Marked recommended on that basis. VERDICT RULE (this overrides the general 'gap' definition for this requirement): - Mark as Present when the register names individuals and shows their interests (or 'none' against each name). - Mark as Partial when a register IS published but uses a blanket statement instead of naming individuals (eg 'no governor has any interests to declare', 'no interests declared by any governor'). The 'per-named-person' format being missing is a Partial, NOT a Gap. Note in the summary that the school should re-issue with named individuals. - Mark as Gap ONLY when no register or declaration has been published anywhere on the school website.

The instrument of government for the school, naming the constitution of the governing body and the categories of governor (parent, staff, community, LA, additional). Welsh schools must produce this under the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 and the Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005; web publication is sector practice but no Welsh statute mandates online publication. Marked recommended on that basis.

Published description of the opportunity for pupil representation and involvement in the Pupil Council or any similar body. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

Confirmation that the school has a Parent Council, with the Parent Council's contact details, terms of reference or constitution, current membership, meeting cadence, and an annual report summarising the year's activity. The publication duty rests on Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012, which requires Parent Council contact information to appear in the school handbook. The underlying duty to establish a Parent Council comes from the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006, which requires every state school to have a Parent Council unless the Parent Forum has chosen not to establish one.

Maintained schools must have a current instrument of government, made by the local authority, that names the school's category (community, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled, foundation), the constitution of the governing body, and the categories of governor (parent, staff, local authority, co-opted, partnership, foundation). The instrument should be published on the school website. Required under the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012.

Maintained schools must publish, for each member of the governing body: name, category of governor (parent, staff, local authority, co-opted, partnership, foundation), term of office (start and end dates), and attendance at governing body and committee meetings during the previous academic year. Business and pecuniary interests must be declared. Required under the School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2013, regulation 7.

Single published school prospectus that must include the school's identification (name, address, headteacher, chair of governors), classification (type, size, language medium, religious affiliation - including any religious character designation under the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Wales) Order 2007 for Voluntary aided / Voluntary controlled schools), admissions policy, curriculum overview, special educational needs / additional learning needs provision, sex education and religious education arrangements, sporting aims, term dates, complaints procedure, charges policy for optional extras, and (for Key Stage 4 only) the most recent Summary of Secondary School Performance. The underlying duty is set out in The School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011.

Welsh Independent schools must provide to parents a statement of the school's ethos (including any religious ethos) and aims. Required directly under Paragraph 28(2)(d) of the Schedule to the Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2024 (WSI 2024/27). This is one of the explicit core publication items - the paragraph names ethos and aims as a discrete deliverable, not a cross-reference to another Part of the Schedule.

Published statement of the school's name, address, phone number, website, email, education stages provided, present roll, denominational status, gender admission policy, headteacher name (or where to find it), and Parent Council contact details. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

Published statement of the school's culture, ethos and values, its aspirations for pupils, how it celebrates achievements, any partnerships with denominational bodies, the school's community role, and how it promotes positive behaviour. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

Published list of available school and authority policies and how each can be accessed (or a link to another source where they are held). Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

Published information on the activities, groups, clubs and opportunities for pupils, including sports and outdoor activities. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

Published arrangements for school meals and other food and drink, including eligibility for free school meals and how parents apply. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012, with linkage to the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 sections 53 and 53A.

Published organisation of the school day, including times of arrival and dismissal, break times, school term dates and holidays. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

Published statement on whether the school provides teaching by means of the Gaelic language (as spoken in Scotland), so that parents can identify schools offering Gaelic-medium education. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012, with linkage to the Education (Scotland) Act 2016 Gaelic-medium provisions.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, the school's name, address, telephone, fax or email, the names of the principal and the chair of the Board of Governors, the expected pupil enrolment and age range, and the school's classification (controlled, maintained, voluntary grammar, integrated, Irish-medium). The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraphs 1 to 3 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, any arrangements for prospective parents to visit the school, and how parents can obtain copies of information published by the Education Authority. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, the daily start and finish times for the school day and the dates of school terms and half-term breaks. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 8 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, the sports, societies and other activities available to pupils outside the timetabled curriculum. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 21 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, any uniform or dress code requirements that apply at the school. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 23 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, the school's community participation activities and any work carried out under Education for Mutual Understanding (EMU). Schools today usually describe this work under Personal Development and Mutual Understanding (PDMU) at primary and Local and Global Citizenship at post-primary, following the Education (Curriculum Minimum Content) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 27 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, the arrangements for parents to discuss their child's educational progress with school staff: parents' evenings, written reports, ad-hoc meetings, and how a parent requests a discussion outside the scheduled cycle. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 28 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, any changes to the prospectus information that occur after the school year has begun. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 30 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, for voluntary grammar schools and grant-maintained integrated schools, the arrangements for school meals and other refreshments, including the cost and any remission arrangements. Controlled and maintained schools rely on the Education Authority's catering arrangements (covered in the charging policy rule). The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 22 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

A copy of, or a direct link to, the school's most recent inspection report. State-funded schools cite Ofsted; independent schools that are members of the Independent Schools Council cite the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI); other independent schools cite Ofsted. The report or its hosted location must be available on the school's website.

Any regulatory enforcement actions taken against the school by the Department for Education, Ofsted, or the Independent Schools Inspectorate, published and maintained on the school's website. Includes notices to improve, registration restrictions, and suspension of registration.

Welsh voluntary aided, voluntary controlled, and foundation schools designated with a religious character must arrange a separate denominational inspection of religious education, collective worship, and the spiritual, moral, social and cultural education of pupils. For Church in Wales schools this follows the Church in Wales Section 50 Framework; Roman Catholic schools follow the diocesan inspection arrangements. The Section 50 inspection is undertaken at or around the same time as the Estyn inspection but produces a separate report that the school must publish on the website, in addition to the Estyn report. The duty derives from section 50 of the Education Act 2005.

Welsh Independent schools must publish their Estyn inspection report on the school's website (where the school has a website) within 14 days of the report being provided to the proprietor. Required under Paragraph 28(4) of the Schedule to the Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2024 (WSI 2024/27). This is the ONLY paragraph in the Schedule that uses the explicit phrase 'published and maintained on the independent school's website' - other Schedule items use weaker 'make available to parents' framing. The duty applies following an inspection under section 163(1) of the Education Act 2002.

Schools designated with a religious character must arrange a denominational inspection of religious education and collective worship under section 48 of the Education Act 2005, separate from Ofsted's section 5 inspection. For Church of England and Methodist schools this is SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools); for Roman Catholic schools it is the local diocese's catholic-schools inspection process. The most recent Section 48 report must be published on the school's website alongside the Ofsted report. The duty derives from section 48(7) of the Education Act 2005, which requires that the inspection report be made available to all registered parents.

Maintained schools must publish either a copy of the school's most recent Ofsted inspection report or a direct link to it on the Ofsted website. The maintained-schools hub treats this as Must publish.

A link to the school's page on the DfE Compare School and College Performance service, so that parents and the public can access the school's published results. DfE statutory guidance lists the link itself as a Must; the specific KS4 / KS5 metric publication that follows is a layered duty on the school's results pages.

The school's most recent key stage 4 headline measures: Progress 8 score; percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths; Attainment 8 score; percentage entered for the English Baccalaureate; EBacc average point score; and percentage remaining in education or employment after key stage 4. A link to the DfE Compare School and College Performance service is sufficient to satisfy this requirement.

The school's most recent 16 to 18 headline measures for sixth form students: progress (value added); attainment; retention; and destination measures. A link to the DfE Compare School and College Performance service is sufficient to satisfy this requirement.

The school's most recent key stage 2 headline measures: percentage of pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined; percentage achieving a higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined; pupils' average scaled score in reading; pupils' average scaled score in maths. A link to the DfE Compare School and College Performance service is sufficient to satisfy this requirement.

The school's most recent annual attendance and unauthorised absence figures, published in the school prospectus or on the school website. The underlying duty is set out in The School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011.

For secondary schools (Key Stage 4 only): the most recent Summary of Secondary School Performance, including pupil progression and attainment data published in line with Welsh Government accountability arrangements. Required as a section of both the school prospectus (The School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011) and the Governors' Annual Report.

Statement of action taken to promote healthy eating and drinking by learners of the school. The underlying duty is set out in the Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009 and surfaced in the Governors' Annual Report.

Summary of the school's development plan: priorities, targets, success criteria, and review arrangements. The underlying duty is set out in the Education (School Development Plans) (Wales) Regulations 2014 and surfaced in the Governors' Annual Report.

Brief statement on the provision of toilet facilities for pupils, and the cleaning arrangements for those facilities. Required as a section of the Governors' Annual Report under The School Governors' Annual Reports (Wales) Regulations 2011 (the GAR publication-creating instrument).

Published summary of the main achievements of the school over the last 12 months, three year performance trends including SCQF achievements and leaver destinations (for secondary schools), how the school has improved standards in literacy, numeracy and health and well-being, and the plans for future improvement of the school's performance over the next three years. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

Published annual Standards and Quality Report covering the previous academic year (achievements, key actions, evidence of improvement) and a forward-looking School Improvement Plan covering the priorities for the year ahead. Education Scotland's school improvement planning guidance treats both as routine deliverables. The Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000 sections that mandated school-level publication have been repealed (s.5 repealed in 2017) or now publish at local-authority level only (s.7). Marked recommended on the strength of Education Scotland sector practice; the document remains distinct from the school handbook's three-year performance overview.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, the total pupil attendance for the most recent school year, expressed as a percentage of possible attendance days. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 17 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, achievement percentages at the relevant Key Stages in English (or Irish in Irish-medium schools) and mathematics, with comparative data for the local Education Authority area and Northern Ireland as a whole. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 12 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, achievement percentages at Key Stage 3 in English, mathematics and science, with comparative data. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 13 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, examination results for the most recent academic year at GCSE and GCE A Level (the regulation also names GNVQ and AVCE, which are now defunct). The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 14 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, destinations of pupils who left the sixth form in the most recent year, broken down by category (further education, higher education, employment, apprenticeships, other). The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 15 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Maintained primary schools must publish their most recent key stage 2 headline measures: percentage achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined; percentage achieving a higher standard; pupils' average scaled score in reading; pupils' average scaled score in maths. A link to the DfE Compare School and College Performance service is sufficient. The maintained-schools hub treats this as Must publish.

Maintained secondary schools must publish their most recent key stage 4 headline measures: Progress 8; percentage achieving grade 5+ in English and maths GCSE; Attainment 8; percentage entered for the English Baccalaureate; EBacc average point score; percentage remaining in education or employment. A link to the DfE Compare School and College Performance service is sufficient. The maintained-schools hub treats this as Must publish.

Maintained secondary schools with sixth forms must publish their most recent 16 to 18 headline measures: progress (value added), attainment, retention, and destination measures. A link to the DfE Compare School and College Performance service is sufficient. The maintained-schools hub treats this as Must publish.

Maintained schools must publish a link from the school website to the school's record on the DfE Compare School and College Performance service. The maintained-schools hub treats this as Must publish.

The head teacher of a maintained school in Wales must determine measures (a behaviour and discipline policy) to be pursued by pupils in regulating their conduct, and section 89(6) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 requires those measures to be publicised in the form of a written document. The standards framework is set by section 88(1) (governing body responsibility) and section 88(2)(a) (head teacher determination), with publication mandated by section 89(6). In force in Wales via WSI 2010/2543. Welsh Government circular 240/2024 is statutory guidance issued under section 88(4) of the Act and supports the policy content; the publication duty itself rests on section 89(6). The earlier reference to a Schedule 3 paragraph of WSI 2011/1944 does not survive verification — Schedule 3 has no behaviour or discipline paragraph.

Written procedure for dealing with complaints from parents, carers, and members of the public, accessible on the school website. Required as a section of the school prospectus under The School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011 (the prospectus publication-creating instrument). The underlying duty to have a complaints procedure is set out in the Education Act 2002 and the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013.

Written policy on school uniform and pupil appearance. Welsh Government statutory guidance on school uniform affordability advises governing bodies to publish their uniform policy alongside Equality Act 2010 and Welsh-language considerations; the guidance does not itself create a statutory publication duty, so publication is sector practice rather than statutory requirement.

Written policy describing the school's approach to identifying and supporting learners with Additional Learning Needs, including the role of the Additional Learning Needs Co-ordinator (ALNCo) and the Individual Development Plan (IDP) process. Welsh maintained schools operate under the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018, replacing the previous SEN framework.

Written policy on charges that may be made for optional extras (eg residential trips), and remissions for families on low income. Welsh maintained schools may not charge for activities during school hours; charges are limited to optional extras outside school hours and must be set out in a charging policy. Required as a section of the school prospectus under The School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011 (the prospectus publication-creating instrument).

Published procedure for parents who have a concern about their child, the procedure for reporting pupil absence or sickness, and the formal complaints process. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

Published information on how prospective parents can visit the school, the opportunities for parents to be involved in school activities, and how the school involves parents in their child's education including key decision stages. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012, with linkage to the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006.

Published description of where parents can find information about identifying and addressing additional support needs, the provisions for pupils with additional support needs (including any special classes, units, or developmental nurseries), and who to contact if a parent suspects an additional support need. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012, with linkage to the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004.

Published description of the ongoing pastoral care and pupil support arrangements, including identification of the key adult (for example a form tutor or guidance teacher) who has the overall picture of how a pupil is progressing. Required as part of the school handbook under Schedule 1 Part II of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

Published accessibility statement under regulation 8 of the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. Primary and secondary schools are exempt under regulation 4(1)(c) for most website content, but the content people need in order to use the school's services (admissions forms, free school meals applications, parents' evening booking, online payment, communication portals, collectively the 'essential online administrative functions') must meet WCAG 2.1 AA and be accompanied by a published accessibility statement. The statement must explain which parts of the content are not accessible and why, describe any accessible alternatives, link to a contact form for reporting accessibility failures and requesting excluded information, link to the enforcement procedure, and be kept under regular review. The duty is distinct from and additional to the accessibility strategy required by the Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Educational Records) (Scotland) Act 2002, which is a strategic-planning duty rather than a digital-accessibility duty. Independent schools are out of scope because they are not 'public sector bodies' under the 2018 regulations.

Published accessibility statement or disability strategy describing how the school plans for and provides access to disabled pupils. For state-funded Scottish schools (Local Authority and Grant Aided) the underlying duty is the Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Educational Records) (Scotland) Act 2002: section 1 requires the responsible body to prepare a written accessibility strategy covering (a) increasing the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the school's curriculum, (b) improving the physical environment of the school, and (c) improving communication with disabled pupils. Section 3 requires the strategy to be made available for inspection; web publication is the sector-standard way to discharge that duty. Independent schools are not directly bound by the 2002 Act but the broader Equality Act 2010 Part 6 (Education) imposes equivalent reasonable-adjustments and non-discrimination duties; an accessibility statement is the sector-standard way for independents to evidence those duties.

Published privacy notice (or set of role-specific notices) telling pupils, parents, prospective parents, and staff how the school processes their personal data. UK GDPR Article 13 requires the controller to provide identity and contact details, the purposes and legal basis for each processing activity, retention periods, the categories of recipients, and the data subject's rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, withdrawal of consent, and lodging a complaint with the ICO). The duty applies to every UK school regardless of funding model. Web publication is the sector-standard way to discharge it for the unrestricted audience of website visitors; the ICO's education sector guidance treats a publicly-available privacy notice as the expected practice. Recommended rather than required because the duty is to PROVIDE the information, not specifically to put it on a website - but web publication is overwhelmingly the standard discharge mechanism.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, the school's arrangements for pupils with special educational needs, access to the SEN policy, and any special teaching facilities for pupils with identified needs. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraphs 10 and 29 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, the school's arrangements for pupil pastoral support: who is responsible, how concerns are raised, and how the school works with parents. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 16 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, the school's discipline policy and an explanation of how school rules are communicated to pupils and parents. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 19 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, the school's policy on drug education and the misuse of drugs. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 20 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

All state-funded schools must publish an attendance policy aligned with the DfE statutory guidance 'Working together to improve school attendance' (effective 19 August 2024). The policy must name the senior attendance leader, set out how the school promotes attendance, the penalties for unauthorised absence, the support available to families struggling with attendance, and how the school works with the local authority. Required under the Education Act 1996 and the 2024 statutory guidance.

The school's behaviour policy, including its anti-bullying strategy, setting out how behaviour is managed and how incidents of bullying are identified and addressed.

The charging policy detailing the activities for which the school charges parents and carers, and the remissions policy setting out the circumstances in which charges may be waived, in accordance with sections 449 to 462 of the Education Act 1996.

An easily understandable uniform policy covering which items are required or optional, seasonal variations, branded versus generic items, where items can be purchased, and how to access second-hand uniform, in line with the statutory guidance on the cost of school uniforms.

Information about the school's remote education provision, setting out what pupils can expect if in-person attendance is not possible, updated when the provision changes.

Welsh-medium and bilingual maintained schools commonly publish key statutory information in both Welsh and English. The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 does not impose a direct duty on individual schools to publish bilingually; the duty falls on listed public bodies (local authorities, Welsh Government, Estyn) via Welsh Language Standards regulations. Welsh-medium and bilingual schools follow their LA's standards by sector practice. Marked recommended and scoped to Welsh-medium / bilingual schools accordingly.

Maintained schools must publish their behaviour policy on the school website, including the anti-bullying strategy, setting out how behaviour is managed and how incidents of bullying are identified and addressed. The maintained-schools hub treats this as Must publish.

Maintained schools must publish their charging policy detailing the activities for which the school charges parents and carers, and the remissions policy setting out when charges may be waived (EA 1996 ss.449-462 sets the framework). The maintained-schools hub treats this as Must publish.

Annual SEN information report containing the information prescribed in Schedule 1 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014, including: admission arrangements for disabled pupils; steps taken to prevent less favourable treatment; facilities supporting disabled pupils' access; the name and contact details of the SENCO; and the accessibility plan. The publication duty rests on DfE statutory guidance (both academies and maintained hubs list this as a Must); Schedule 1 of the 2014 Regulations prescribes the content of the report.

Written safeguarding and child protection policy. The underlying duty to have a safeguarding policy rests on the Education Act 2002 s.175 as applied to Welsh maintained schools; the Welsh Government's Keeping Learners Safe statutory guidance is the operational reference schools use to draft the policy. Online publication is sector practice in Welsh schools but no Welsh statute mandates it directly, so the rule is marked recommended.

Strategic Equality Plan setting out the school's equality objectives, due regard to the public sector equality duty, and progress against the objectives over a four-year cycle. Required of Welsh maintained schools by the Equality Act 2010 (Statutory Duties) (Wales) Regulations 2011.

Written accessibility plan covering: increasing the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the school's curriculum, improving the physical environment of the school for disabled pupils, and improving the delivery of information to disabled pupils. Required of Welsh maintained schools by the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 10).

Published anti-bullying policy aligned with the Scottish Government's national approach 'Respect for All'. The policy should describe how the school prevents bullying, how a parent or pupil reports an incident, the school's response and recording arrangements, and how the policy connects with the local authority's anti-bullying approach. The 'Respect for All' framework is policy guidance, not statute, and no Scottish statute mandates that a school publish an anti-bullying policy on its website. Marked recommended on the strength of universal sector practice: every Scottish state school produces and publishes an anti-bullying policy in line with Respect for All.

Published child protection policy aligned with the National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland. The policy should name the school's Child Protection Coordinator, describe the school's procedures for identifying and responding to concerns, and link to the local authority's child protection committee. The National Guidance is policy, not statute. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (GIRFEC framework) is the underlying child-wellbeing statute but publishes only at local-authority and health-board level, not at school level. Marked recommended on the strength of universal sector practice: every Scottish state school publishes a child protection policy.

Northern Ireland schools commonly publish, on the website or via the prospectus, the school's anti-bullying policy and child protection policy, with the channels parents and pupils can use to raise safety concerns. The Department of Education's Safeguarding and Child Protection in Schools guidance is the operational reference schools use to draft these policies. The underlying statutory duty in Schedule 3 paragraph 18 of the Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 is satisfied by Reg 6(4): the prospectus must be made available as a document at the school. Publishing online is sector practice and satisfies the duty when the school chooses to do so; ClearSite tests the website route only. Marked recommended on that basis.

All state-funded schools must have a policy describing how the school supports pupils with medical conditions, including how the school plans for the pupil's needs (Individual Healthcare Plans), how staff are trained, how the policy is reviewed, and the named contact for parents. Required under section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 and the DfE statutory guidance Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions (December 2015).

Welsh Independent schools must make available to parents particulars of the policies prepared under Part 3 of the Schedule (welfare, health and safety of pupils), which includes the behaviour policy and the anti-bullying strategy. Required under Paragraph 28(3)(b) of the Schedule to the Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2024 (WSI 2024/27). The policy covers expectations of pupil conduct, sanctions, and how the school responds to bullying including cyberbullying. The anti-bullying element may be a separate document or a clearly identified section of a wider behaviour policy.

Welsh Independent schools must make available to parents details of the school's complaints procedure as set out in Paragraph 29 of the Schedule, plus the number of complaints registered under the formal procedure during the preceding school year. Required under Paragraph 28(3)(d) of the Schedule to the Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2024 (WSI 2024/27). Paragraph 29 specifies the procedure must include a panel hearing stage at which at least one panellist is independent of the management and running of the school, plus informal and formal stages with reasonable response timescales.

Welsh Independent schools must make available to parents particulars of the policies prepared under Part 3 of the Schedule (welfare, health and safety of pupils), which includes a written health and safety policy. Required under Paragraph 28(3)(b) of the Schedule to the Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2024 (WSI 2024/27). The underlying health-and-safety duty is at Paragraph 13 of the Schedule, which requires the policy to address compliance with relevant health and safety laws and consideration of activities outside the school's premises.

Welsh Independent schools must make available to parents particulars of the policies prepared under Part 3 of the Schedule (welfare, health and safety of pupils), which includes the safeguarding and child protection policy. Required under Paragraph 28(3)(b) of the Schedule to the Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2024 (WSI 2024/27). The policy must cover how the school identifies and responds to safeguarding concerns, the designated safeguarding lead, safer recruitment procedures, and links to local safeguarding partnership arrangements, aligned with the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.

Welsh Independent schools must make available to parents particulars of the policies prepared under Part 3 of the Schedule (welfare, health and safety of pupils), which includes a written first aid policy. Required under Paragraph 28(3)(b) of the Schedule to the Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2024 (WSI 2024/27). The underlying first-aid duty is at Paragraph 15 of the Schedule, which requires the policy to ensure first aid is administered in a timely and competent manner.