Website Accessibility

Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to this website: https://www.spsd.bolton.sch.uk

Our commitment to accessibility

At St Peter’s Smithills Dean CE Primary School, we are committed to ensuring our website is accessible to all users, including those with disabilities. This reflects our vision Let Your Light Shine and our values of love, trust, hope, respect and thankfulness, ensuring everyone can access information about our school.

We aim to meet the requirements of the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018and to comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, level AA.

How accessible this website is

We believe this website is largely accessible. Most users should be able to:

Change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
Zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
Navigate most of the website using a keyboard or screen reader
Access content written in clear, simple language

Known accessibility limitations

Despite our efforts, some parts of the website may not be fully accessible. These may include:

Some older PDF documents that are not fully accessible to screen readers
Some images or documents created before September 2018 may not include appropriate alternative text
Occasional issues with heading structure or document formatting

We are actively working to address these issues as content is reviewed and updated.

What we are doing to improve accessibility

We are committed to improving accessibility by:

Reviewing and updating documents as they are replaced
Ensuring new content meets accessibility standards
Using clear layouts, readable fonts and consistent navigation
Providing alternative formats where needed

If you need information in a different format

If you need any information from our website in a different format, such as:

Large print
Easy Read
Audio
An accessible PDF or Word document

please contact us and we will aim to help.

Contact details:
St Peter’s Smithills Dean CE Primary School
📞 01204 333500
📧 office@spsd.bolton.sch.uk

Reporting accessibility problems

If you find any accessibility problems not listed on this page, or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact the school using the details above.

Enforcement procedure

If you are not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS), which supports people who are unable to resolve accessibility issues with public bodies.

Website: https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com
Telephone: 0808 800 0082

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the WCAG 2.1 AA standard, due to the issues listed above.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was prepared on: January 2026
It will be reviewed next by: January 2027

The website was assessed internally against the WCAG 2.1 AA standards.