Check that you have OFSTED compliant school website before OFSTED do!

OFSTED regularly change the requirements for your school website. At least twice a year there are changes to one degree or another. Things have changed so much over the years! School website requirements are not only more important than ever, they are more complicated than ever.

How do you make sure you have an OFSTED compliant school website?

Your school website is one area that has become increasingly important to an OFSTED inspection of your school. Specifically, OFSTED will will look at how you publish and maintain statutory content on your website. They also assess the additional information you provide on your site for your school community. A school website is reviewed prior to inspectors undertaking their on-site inspection. As a result, these same inspectors will have already begun to form an opinion of your school before they arrive.

However, your school website will, in all likelihood, be one of the last things you consider! That's fair enough - you've got plenty to do. But getting ahead of the game can save you lots of stress and have a direct impact on your inspection results.

What steps should you take now?

Get your school ahead of the game and review your website against the latest OFSTED requirements as a matter of course. Make it routine. You can then manage the process of updating and adding any content that is missing in an effective and controlled manner.

Reviewing your school website to ensure compliance is not a complicated process but it is an important one. It's also really important to have documented evidence of the state of your website.

All year round we keep a UK's leading guide to school website compliance right up to date. Every time a change is announced our guide is updated within 2-3 working days, maximum. That means you can trust this resource.

The Schudio OFSTED Ready Website Guide is your ultimate guide to full, accurate school website compliance. It's available to download for free here.

“I just wanted to let you know that we were recently inspected and were graded Outstanding in all areas. I am sure that you contributed towards this wonderful achievement and I would just like to thank you and your team for the guidance and support we have received.”

Sharon Bryson, Headteacher, Gillibrand Primary School