Equality and Accessibility
Accessibility Statement for Orchard C of E Primary School Website
This accessibility statement applies to the Orchard C of E Primary School website.
This website is run by Orchard C of E Primary School, supported by Webanywhere. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website and therefore the following functions are enabled:
- Zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- The layout and text will reflow to a single column when zoomed (except for tables)
- the website can be navigated using speech recognition software (dependent on the speech recognition software itself)
- You can listen to most of the website using a screen reader (dependent on the screen reader)
- Language property identified in the header of the page - This is useful for screen readers as it allows them to read the content properly.
- Translate button - There is a translate button at the top right hand side of the page that can be used to translate the website content in to a different language.
- The main menu is structured as an unordered list. Users of many assistive technologies can navigate by and within lists.
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand, and are committed to making further improvements to the way we describe our information and services.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
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We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- Users are unable to change colours and/or Contrast levels
- Users are unable to change Fonts
- Users are unable to modifying the line height or spacing of text.
- Older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software.
- Videos do not have captions.
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format, please contact the school office:
Email: admina5@orchardcofe.leics.sch.uk
Tel.: 01455 283247
We will consider your request and get back to you within 5 working days.
If you are unable to view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, please call or email us for directions.
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 admina5@orchardcofe.leics.sch.uk
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
Orchard C of E 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.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).
We plan to add text alternatives for all images by May 2025. When we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.
Disproportionate burden
Navigation and accessing information
There’s no way to skip the repeated content in the page header (for example, a ‘skip to main content’ option).
It’s not possible for users to change font, colours or contrast levels.
We’ve assessed the cost of fixing the issues with navigation and accessing information.
We believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations.
We will make another assessment when the supplier contract is up for renewal, likely to be in 2026.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
N/A
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We will add semantic headings to the content on our site.
We will add image captions to be displayed below images.
We will provide a brief description of images inserted in text boxes.
We will make links more visible.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 6 March 2025.
The statement will be reviewed annually to ensure it reflects any updates to the site’s compliance with web accessibility standards.