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Website requirements: maintained schools

Use our checklist to find out what information you need to publish on your school's website and how to keep your website compliant. Understand what data to publish for nurseries, pupil referral units, schools with small cohorts and special schools.

Last reviewed on 10 November 2025See updates
School types: Maintained•School phases: All•Ref: 10979
Contents
  1. Download our checklist 
  2. Check your website requirements here
  3. Guidance for nurseries
  4. Guidance for pupil referral units (PRUs)
  5. Publishing data for small cohorts
  6. Publishing performance data in special schools
  7. UK GDPR and equality requirements for your website
  8. Ofsted expectations
  9. Take a look at Robin, an AI-driven compliance checking tool

If you're in an academy or free school, go to this article to find out what you need to publish online.

Download our checklist 

Use our checklist to find out what information you need to publish on your website. 

KeyDoc: website requirements for maintained schools – checklist DOCX, 167.9 KB
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If a parent/carer requests a paper copy of any of the information on your school’s website, you should provide this free of charge.

Check your website requirements here

Be clear on:

  • What you need to publish
  • Which schools it applies to
  • Where each requirement comes from

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