What maintained schools must or should publish online
The Department for Education's list of what local-authority maintained schools must or should publish on their websites, item by item: the official wording, who each item applies to and when it is due. Updated by the DfE most years; we track every change.
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27 requirements
- 16 to 18 resultsMustThe most recent 16 to 18 performance measures, as published in the performance tables: progress, attainment, English and maths progress, retention and destinations. Maintained schools with a sixth form must publish them and academies should.Every year, when results are published · 1 January each year
- Admission appeals timetableMustA timetable for admission appeals: the deadline to lodge an appeal, the deadlines for evidence, notice of hearings and when decisions are sent. Schools that are their own admission authority must publish it by 28 February each year.Every year · 28 February each year
- Admission arrangementsMustHow the school decides who gets a place: the published admission number, oversubscription criteria and how to apply, for this year and next. Schools that are their own admission authority must publish them by 15 March in the year before entry.Every admissions round · 15 March each year
- Behaviour policyMustThe school's behaviour policy, including its anti-bullying strategy, how it encourages good behaviour and its disciplinary sanctions. Maintained schools must publish it and academies should.Every 12 months · 1 September, the start of the academic year
- Careers programme informationMustCareers programme information: the careers leader's name and contact details, a programme summary, how to access it, how impact is measured and the review date. For schools with pupils in years 7 to 13, maintained schools must publish it and academies should.Every academic year · 1 September, the start of the academic year
- Charging and remissions policyMustThe school's policy on charges: which activities it charges for, when charges are waived or reduced, and free board and lodging on residential trips for pupils who qualify. Every school must publish it.No fixed date
- Complaints procedureMustThe school's own complaints procedure: that it covers all complaints, that anyone can complain, not just parents, and how complaints about SEN support are handled. Every school must publish it, and the academy trust must publish its own policy.No fixed date
- Contact detailsMustThe school's name, postal address and telephone number, the member of staff who handles queries, the headteacher and the SENCO. Maintained schools must publish most of these and academies should, but every mainstream school must name its SENCO.No fixed date
- Curriculum informationMustWhat is taught in each subject in each year group, not just a general description of the school's approach. Every school must publish it. Maintained schools must also name their phonics and reading schemes and key stage 4 courses, and academies should.No fixed date
- Equality information and objectivesMustInformation showing how the school meets the public sector equality duty, published at least once a year, and specific, measurable equality objectives published at least every four years. Every school must publish both.Every 12 months
- Ethos and values statementShouldA statement of the school's ethos and values, for parents and others reading the website. DfE guidance says maintained schools and academies should both publish one.No fixed date
- Financial benchmarking linkMustA link to the school's own page on the GOV.UK schools financial benchmarking service. Council-maintained schools must publish it. It does not apply to academies.No fixed date
- Governance informationMustDetails of the governing board: who is on it, how it is structured, how members are appointed, their attendance and their interests.Every 12 months · 1 September, the start of the academic year
- Key stage 2 resultsMustThe most recent key stage 2 results, as published in the performance tables: expected and higher standard in reading, writing and maths, average progress and average scaled scores. Maintained schools with key stage 2 pupils must publish them and academies should.Every year, when results are published · 1 January each year
- Key stage 4 resultsShouldThe most recent key stage 4 results, as published in the performance tables: Progress 8, Attainment 8, grade 5 or above in English and maths, and EBacc entry and achievement. Maintained schools with key stage 4 pupils must publish them and academies should.Every year, when results are published · 1 January each year
- Local authority admissions linkMustA link to the local authority's admission arrangements, and to its in-year co-ordination scheme where the council manages those applications, stating the admission year it covers. Maintained schools whose admissions the council runs must publish it.Every admissions round · 15 March each year
- Music development plan summaryShouldA summary of the school's music development plan, in the DfE template, updated before the start of each academic year. All schools and academies are expected to publish it.Every academic year · 1 September, the start of the academic year
- Ofsted reportMustA copy of the school's most recent Ofsted report, or a link to it on the Ofsted website. Maintained schools must publish it; academies should.No fixed date
- PE and sport premium reportMustA report on PE and sport premium funding: the amount received, how it is spent, its impact and sustainability, and year 6 swimming attainment. Schools with primary-aged pupils that receive the premium must publish it by 31 July each year.Every academic year · 1 August each year
- Performance tables linkMustA link to the DfE compare school and college performance service and to the school's own performance measures page on it. Maintained schools must publish it and academies should.No fixed date
- Provider access policy statementMustA policy statement setting out how providers of technical education and apprenticeships can get access to pupils in years 8 to 13. Schools with pupils in those year groups must publish it.No fixed date
- Pupil premium strategy statementMustSchools that receive pupil premium publish a strategy statement each academic year, in the DfE template, by 31 December: how the funding is being spent and the outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.Every academic year · 31 December each year
- Relationships and sex education policyMustThe school's policy on relationships education in primary schools, or relationships and sex education in secondary schools. Every school must publish it, set out parents' right to withdraw their child from sex education and give a free copy on request.No fixed date
- Remote education informationShouldInformation about the school's remote education provision: what pupils are given when they cannot attend school. Schools should publish it, and should cover remote education in their safeguarding policy.No fixed date
- Right to withdraw from REShouldInformation making parents and carers aware of their right to withdraw their child from all or part of religious education. Maintained schools must publish it and academies should. Schools should say the same about collective worship.No fixed date
- School opening hoursShouldThe start and end times of the compulsory school day and the total time this amounts to in a typical week, including breaks but not after-school activities. Maintained schools and academies should both publish them.No fixed date
- Staff paid £100,000 or moreMustThe number of employees paid £100,000 or more, shown in £10,000 bands and including off-payroll arrangements over that amount. Maintained schools and academy trusts must publish it. For trusts it covers the year ended 31 August.Every financial year · 1 February each year
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