Accessibility Policy

Accessibility Statement for St Mary's C of E Primary School Website

This accessibility statement applies to the website: stmarys916.herts.sch.uk

This website is run by St Mary’s C of E Primary School, Northchurch. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

• Zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen.
• Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard.
• Listen to most of the website using a screen reader.

We have also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

• Many older PDF documents, such as historical policy updates or newsletters, are not fully accessible to screen reader software.
• Some of our online application and admission forms are in PDF format and may be difficult to navigate using assistive technology.
• Some external links, such as links to third-party school uniform providers or learning platforms, may lead to websites we do not control that have accessibility barriers.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format, like an accessible PDF, large print, easy read, or audio recording:

Email: admin@stmarys916.herts.sch.uk
Call: 01442 864610
Address: St Mary’s C of E Primary School, New Road, Northchurch, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1QJ

We will consider your request and get back to you within 5 school days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, contact the School Office by emailing admin@stmarys916.herts.sch.uk or calling 01442 864610.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

St Mary’s C of E Primary School is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

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

To support our users, we have integrated a dedicated Digital Accessibility Widget (powered by accessibility-widget.pages.dev). This widget provides real-time layout adjustments—such as font scale modifications, contrast inversions, and text highlighting—to improve readability and keyboard navigation for individual user preferences.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

PDFs and Documents: Some of our essential forms (such as the In-Year Admission Application Form and Supplementary Information Form) are published as PDFs and are not fully optimised for screen readers. This breaches WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships). We are actively reviewing these forms to convert them to accessible formats.

Exemptions

Primary School Status: Under the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018, primary schools are entitled to a partial exemption. General background website content, older web pages, non-essential archive items, and third-party content that is neither funded nor developed by us are exempt from these regulations. However, we strive to make all essential content as accessible as possible.
Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 13 October 2026. It was last reviewed on 13 October 2026.

The website is regularly checked using automated testing tools alongside manual checks of core transactional pages.