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Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to: Great Ouse Primary Academy, part of Meridian Trust.

Introduction: Meridian Trust and Great Ouse Primary Academy are committed to ensuring digital accessibility, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. We are continually improving user experience and applying relevant accessibility standards in line with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2.

Compliance status: This website is partially compliant. Despite the partial exemption for schools, we strive to ensure our website conforms to WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards. This means our website aims to be:

  • Perceivable: Information and user interface components are presented in ways that users can perceive.
  • Operable: User interface components and navigation are operable.
  • Understandable: Information and the operation of the user interface are understandable.
  • Robust: Content is robust enough to be interpreted by a wide variety of users and user agents, including assistive technologies.

Measures taken to improve accessibility: Users can

  • Change colours, contrast levels, and fonts using browser settings.
  • Zoom up to 300% without text spilling off the screen.
  • Navigate the website using just a keyboard.
  • Navigate the website using speech recognition software.
  • Listen to most of the website using screen readers.

Non-accessible content: Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility, some content may not yet be fully accessible. This may include:

  • Older PDF documents may be inaccessible to assistive technologies.
  • Video content may not include captions.
  • Some images may lack alternative text or captions.
  • Some images may contain textual content that is inaccessible to assistive technologies.
  • Where audio files are used there may not be an accompanying text transcript.

We are working to improve these areas of our website to make it more accessible for all. If you encounter any issues, please let us know so we can work to improve accessibility.

Feedback and contact information: We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of our website. If you experience any difficulty using our site, please contact us:

Email: admin@greatouse.academy Phone: 01234 907890 Postal Address: Great Ouse Primary Academy, Seaforth Gardens, Bedford, MK40 4TJ

We aim to respond to accessibility-related feedback within ten working days. If you’re not happy with our response, please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)

Preparation of accessibility statement: This statement was last reviewed and updated on 04/08/2025.