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Accessibility
Everyone who uses The Schools Record should be able to read every figure, follow every comparison and check every source. This statement says how close the site is to that, which problems we know about, and how to tell us about anything else.
It applies to the current publication at theschoolsrecord.co.uk. The record has moved from the earlier address; issues caused by its former hosting wrapper are retained below as history. Last reviewed .
We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 at level AA. On the record’s own pages you should be able to:
This site is partially compliant with WCAG 2.2 AA, because of the problems listed below. The current issues are listed separately from the former hosting problems. Automated checks cover particular pages and interactions. They cannot tell us whether the whole site meets the standard.
Results tables keep their year column in place as they scroll sideways, and the university tables their school column. Other wide tables do not yet, such as the figures behind a comparison and the coverage tables on school pages.
Found · Not a WCAG failure; it makes the site harder to use · Fix planned; no date set yet.
The previous returning-home header animation lasted about six seconds. It now uses the same short assembly as desktop, with its last animation ending after 1.2 seconds. Reduced-motion settings disable it. The returning-home sequence was checked in Chrome at a simulated 430px phone width on 26 September 2026. This was not a physical iPhone test.
Found · 2.2.2 Pause, stop, hide · Corrected and checked 26 September 2026; retained here as the history of this issue.
It works with a keyboard (W A S D or the arrow keys to walk, Escape to release the controls) and has a simpler view for browsers without hardware graphics. It does not yet respond to the reduce-motion setting and has not been tested with a screen reader. Nothing in it is needed to use the record: Eton’s results, sources and profile are all on ordinary pages.
Found · Optional extra · Under review; no date set yet.
These entries describe the former embedded publication, not the record now served at theschoolsrecord.co.uk. They remain here so that links to a reported issue continue to work. This does not claim that the earlier host itself has become accessible.
The former hosting wrapper told the browser not to allow zoom; the reported effect differed between Android and iPhone browsers. The current publication has its own page and does not request this zoom restriction.
Found · 1.4.4 Resize text · Historical: the former wrapper is no longer used to serve the record at our own address. Reviewed 26 September 2026.
The first one or two presses of Tab landed on the former hosting wrapper’s containers before reaching “Skip to content”. Those containers are not part of the current publication.
Found · 2.4.7 Focus visible · Historical: the former wrapper is no longer used to serve the record at our own address. Reviewed 26 September 2026.
The former hosting page placed the whole record inside its own section, changing its landmark structure. The current publication has a top-level header, main content and footer; their announcement by assistive technology still needs a manual check.
Found · 1.3.1 Info and relationships · Historical: the former wrapper is no longer used to serve the record at our own address. Reviewed 26 September 2026.
The former host’s floating badge covered a bottom corner of the record and its link lacked an accessible name. The current publication does not include that badge.
Found · 2.4.11 Focus not obscured; 4.1.2 Name, role, value · Historical: the former wrapper is no longer used to serve the record at our own address. Reviewed 26 September 2026.
The record previously appeared in an inner scrolling area, with reported navigation and loading difficulties on phones. It now uses the page’s own scroll. Physical-device behaviour and all slow-network conditions have not been verified by the current review.
Found · Not a WCAG failure; it makes the site harder to use · Historical: the former wrapper is no longer used to serve the record at our own address. Reviewed 26 September 2026.
If you find a problem that is not listed here, or one listed here stops you doing something, write to hello@theschoolsrecord.co.uk. Tell us the page address and what happened. We reply within 10 working days.
If you are not happy with our reply, the Equality Advisory and Support Service can advise you.
So far, with automated checks only. On 22 September 2026 scripted browser checks covered the main page types at phone and desktop widths in both themes: keyboard order and focus, headings and landmarks, the names of links, buttons and form fields, the contrast of all visible text, reflow at 320 pixels, text spacing and tap-target sizes. An earlier scripted check on 18 September 2026 covered 16 pages at four widths in both themes for sideways scrolling, clipped text, contrast and tap-target sizes. On 23 September 2026 the checks were repeated on 13 page types at phone and desktop widths in both themes, and the problems they showed to be fixed were taken off this list. On 24 September 2026 they were repeated on 21 page types at 390 and 1440 pixels in both themes, with axe-core and our own checks for headings, landmarks, text and field sizes, table captions and chart descriptions, and chart tap areas were checked at 320 and 390 pixels. Later that day automated checks used Safari’s engine and Chrome at simulated phone widths from 287 to 440 pixels, including landscape layouts: for sideways scrolling, the menu and dialogs opening inside the screen, fixed bars covering content, and tap targets of at least 44 pixels.
The 25–26 September review checked the redesigned record’s text, focus and meaningful chart colours in both themes, including the effect of translucent backgrounds. Automated checks also exercised the results-band controls and source-reading dialogs, including closing a dialog and returning focus. The 26 September checks of the changed comparison, university, Questions, evidence and supporting pages used Chrome at 430 pixels in the light theme and 1440 pixels in the dark theme. They checked one main heading, sideways scrolling, filters, shortlist controls, search and source-dialog closing with Escape and focus return. These are selected automated checks, not a full WCAG audit; the earlier checks cannot tell us whether every redesigned page passes today.
The 1 October review covered the new admissions essay’s heading and link structure and checked this issue list against that change.
These browser sizes and engines simulate devices. The current review did not include a physical iPhone or a complete 400% zoom check of the redesigned site. No one has yet tested the site with a screen reader or other assistive technology. We plan to test it with VoiceOver on an iPhone and NVDA on Windows, and will record the results here.
This statement was prepared on and last reviewed on . It is reviewed with every release.