Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to the Lydd Primary School website.

Lydd Primary School is part of Our Community Multi Academy Trust. We are committed to making our website accessible to as many people as possible and to meeting the requirements of the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

We want everyone who visits our website to be able to access the information they need, regardless of technology or ability.

Where possible, users should be able to:

zoom in without text becoming unreadable or disappearing from the screen;
navigate the website using a keyboard;
use screen-reading software to access website content;
change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings; and
access information without having to rely solely on colour, sound or images.

Advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability is available through AbilityNet's My Computer My Way service.

Compliance status

The website has been assessed against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.

The Lydd Primary School website is partially compliant with the WCAG 2.2 AA standard because of the non-compliances and exemptions described below.

Non-accessible content

We are continuing to review the website and have identified some areas where content may not yet be fully accessible.

Documents

Some older PDF, Word and PowerPoint documents may not be fully accessible to users of screen readers or other assistive technology. Issues may include:

documents without properly structured headings;
tables that are difficult for screen readers to interpret;
images without suitable text alternatives;
documents that have been scanned or created primarily as images; and
documents where reading order or colour contrast may not meet current accessibility standards.

We are reviewing documents as they are updated and will seek to ensure that new documents published on the website are accessible.

If you need any document in an accessible format, please contact the school office.

Images and image-based information

A small amount of historic information on the website may be presented as an image or graphic. This may not always contain an adequate text alternative for people using screen readers.

We will replace or provide text alternatives for important information where issues are identified.

Third-party and embedded content

The website contains links to and embedded content supplied by third-party organisations. Examples may include videos, maps, virtual tours, forms or other external services.

We cannot always control the accessibility of third-party platforms, but where an accessibility problem prevents someone from obtaining information or using a service, we will provide an alternative wherever reasonably possible.

Content not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

Some PDFs and other documents published before 23 September 2018 may be exempt from the accessibility regulations unless they are required for an active administrative process or are essential to accessing a service.

Some third-party content that is neither funded nor developed by us and is outside our control may also fall outside the scope of the regulations.

We will nevertheless try to provide an accessible alternative where reasonably possible if someone is unable to access information.

Disproportionate burden

We are not currently relying on a disproportionate burden assessment to justify any of the accessibility issues identified in this statement.

Should this change, we will carry out an appropriate assessment and update this statement.

Feedback and reporting accessibility problems

We want to continue improving the accessibility of this website.

If you find an accessibility problem that is not listed in this statement, or believe that we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us:

Lydd Primary School
20 Skinner Road
Lydd
Kent
TN29 9HW

Telephone: 01797 320362
Email: office@lydd.kent.sch.uk

Please provide as much information as possible about the page or document you were trying to access and the difficulty you experienced.

Requesting information in an alternative format

If you need information from this website in a different or more accessible format, for example:

accessible PDF;
large print;
easy-read format;
audio;
an alternative electronic format; or
a paper copy,

please contact the school office by telephone on 01797 320362 or email office@lydd.kent.sch.uk.

Please tell us what information you require and the format that would be most helpful.

We will consider your request and aim to respond within 5 working days.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the accessibility regulations in England, Scotland and Wales.

If you have contacted us about an accessibility issue and are not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) for further advice and support.

Technical information about this website's accessibility

Lydd Primary School, as part of Our Community Multi Academy Trust, is committed to improving the accessibility of its website and meeting the requirements of the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Our aim is to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.

What we are doing to improve accessibility

We will continue to:

review website content for accessibility;
improve or replace inaccessible documents where reasonably possible;
provide accessible alternatives when requested;
use meaningful headings and link text;
provide appropriate alternative text for images;
consider accessibility when adding new website content;
remove or replace inaccessible historic material where appropriate; and
raise accessibility issues with our website provider where the issue relates to the underlying website design or functionality.

Accessibility will be considered whenever significant changes are made to the website.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 14 October 2026.

It was last reviewed on 14 October 2026.

An initial accessibility review of the website was carried out on 14 October 2026, including a review of representative pages, website content and downloadable documents.

This review was a school self-assessment and should not be regarded as a full independent WCAG 2.2 AA technical audit.

The statement will be reviewed at least annually, and sooner if there are substantial changes to the website or if significant accessibility issues are identified.

Next scheduled review: October 2027.