Footer and about page details on your school website
Your website footer and about pages need the standard details, such as the trust's name and number of schools if you're in a trust, matching GIAS.
Check this on my websiteWho it applies to
- Published on
- The school's own website
- School type
- Academies and maintained schools
- School stage
- All stages, from early years to sixth form
- Does not apply to
- No school types are excluded
When it's due
Keep it up to date
There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
What's needed
Show the trust's name and current number of schools in the footer on your website if you're in a trust, matching GIAS, and keep Ofsted logos on the pages of the school they refer to.
What it must contain
No parts listedThe official sources name no separate parts for this requirement. We check that it is published and easy to find.
What the official sources say
Set out in 1 official source:
Using Ofsted logos and copyright
If you have a website that covers more than one provision, for example a chain of nurseries, a group of children’s homes or a multi-academy trust, you must be clear which provision any overall grade logos relate to. You can put a ‘good’ logo on, for example, a specific page about a ‘good’ nursery in your chain, but not in the header or footer of the whole website when it covers other nurseries that do not have this overall grade.
Must: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.§ Ofsted ‘outstanding’ and ‘good’ overall grade logos
Questions schools ask
Do schools have to show trust details in their website footer?
Academies and maintained schools must.
When do we need to update our footer details?
Keep it up to date. There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
Where does the requirement for the footer and about page details come from?
It is set out in Using Ofsted logos and copyright.
Recent changes to the official guidance
Updates to the official sources that affect this requirement, newest first.
17 April 2026 · Using Ofsted logos and copyright
We made minor updates to the guidance for clarity and added a new section on using the Ofsted QR code badge, which contains a version of the logo.
16 September 2024 · Using Ofsted logos and copyright
Updated to reflect recent changes to school inspection.
We last checked these sources on 21 September 2026.
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Official sources last checked 21 September 2026 · register version 1.0.4