Accessibility Statement

Need Assistance?

If you encounter any accessibility barriers or have suggestions to improve your experience, please contact us:

Email: website@priorycofe.com

Phone: 01306 887 337

Mailing Address: The Priory C of E , Westbank , Dorking RH4 3DG

When reporting an issue, please include:

The webpage or feature you experienced difficulties with.

Your contact information (optional, if you would like a response).

Accessibility Statement

This website is run by The Priory Church of England High School and this statement applies effective 26 February 2026. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

We’ve 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.

Accessibility features

Responsive Design: Our website is designed to work on various devices and screen sizes, including desktop computers, tablets, and smartphones.
Keyboard Navigation: The website is navigable via keyboard to accommodate users who cannot use a mouse.
Text Readability: We use clear and legible fonts, sufficient colour contrast, and adjustable text size to enhance readability.
Captioning and Transcripts: Multimedia content, such as videos, includes captions or transcripts where applicable.
Form auto complete: adding validation to forms enables our forms to be autocompleted when using personal mobile devices.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations:

School exemption:

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to ‘the exemptions’ listed below.

Non-compliant content:

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

Some older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
embedded Google Maps may not be accessible within the site
any forms with bespoke styling on the site may not be accessible
Images: We endeavour to ensure that, where needed, we include alternative text for any images. If any images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information, we will rectify this if notified. This fails WCAG 2.2 AA success criterion.
Video: We endeavour to ensure that, where needed, we include frame titles, captioning and transcriptions for any videos. If any videos do not have a frame title, captions or transcriptions, so people using assistive technology cannot access the information, we will rectify this if notified. This fails WCAG 2.2 AA success criterion.
Links: We endeavour to ensure that, where needed, we include appropriate use of links and ensure that links are descriptive. If any links are not descriptive, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information, we will rectify this if notified. This fails WCAG 2.2 AA success criterion.
Tables: We endeavour to ensure that, where needed, tables to ensure they have the appropriate headings set. If any tables do not have defined headings, so people using a screen reader or keyboard navigation cannot access the information, we will rectify this if notified. This fails WCAG 2.2 AA success criterion.
Brand colours: We endeavour to ensure that, our brand colours meeting the contrast ratio for the corresponding text size. If any text does not meet the contrast ration, so people with visual impairments cannot access the information, we will rectify this if notified. This fails WCAG 2.2 AA success criterion.

Ongoing Efforts:

We are continually working to improve the accessibility of our website by:

Screen reader compatibility: whilst our website has been built include functionality that works with screen readers, we may need to make some improvements by working with our website provider.

Keeping up-to-date: We will endeavour to keep up to date with evolving accessibility standards and best practices.

Third Party Content:

While we aim to ensure all content on our website is accessible, some third-party materials or linked resources may not fully meet accessibility standards. We encourage you to contact us if you have difficulties accessing external content.

Enforcement Procedures:

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 websites accessibility :

The Priory Church of England High 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 :

The website is partially exempt with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard due to the exemptions and non compliances listed above.

Commitment to Improvement

The Priory Church of England High School values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing an accessible online experience for all members of our community. Your feedback is essential in helping us achieve this goal.

This statement was first prepared on 01 February 2026. It was prepared as a self assessment.

This statement was last updated on 26 February 2026.