Parkwood Primary School is committed to ensuring that our website is accessible to all users, including people with disabilities. We want everyone who visits our website to be able to access information easily and have a positive experience.

We are continually working to improve the accessibility and usability of our website and aim to meet the requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA standard wherever possible.

Compliance Status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA standard due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

Although schools are partially exempt from the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018, Parkwood Primary School is committed to making as much of its website as accessible as possible.

How Accessible This Website Is

We aim to ensure that:

• content is clear and easy to understand
• pages can be navigated using a keyboard
• text can be resized without loss of functionality
• the website works across different screen sizes and devices
• pages are compatible with screen readers and other assistive technologies
• headings, landmarks and page structures are used consistently
• colour contrast supports readability

Measures Taken to Improve Accessibility

To support accessibility, our website includes:

• a clear and consistent navigation structure
• a responsive design that adapts to mobile phones, tablets and desktop devices
• structured headings and page layouts
• ARIA labels and accessibility features where appropriate
• compatibility with commonly used assistive technologies

Non-Accessible Content

Some parts of the website may not yet be fully accessible. Examples include:

• some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader users
• some older documents may not be structured for accessibility
• some images may not yet have alternative text descriptions
• some images may contain text that cannot be read by assistive technologies
• some video content may not yet contain captions or subtitles
• some audio content may not yet have a text transcript available

We are working to identify and address these issues as part of our ongoing website review process.

Reporting Accessibility Problems

If you experience any difficulty accessing information on our website or need information in a different format, please contact us.

• the web page you experienced difficulty with
• the issue you encountered
• the format you require, if applicable

We will consider your request and respond as quickly as possible.

Enforcement Procedure

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) for further advice about accessibility and equality rights.

Technical Information

Parkwood Primary School is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This statement applies to the Parkwood Primary School website.