Accessibility Statement

If you have any questions or comments about the accessibility of this web site, please email info@primarysite.net.

We have tried to design this site to be as accessible as possible while still visually interesting. To do this we have included a variety of features which are summarised below. Click on the links to see information on the particular accessibility issues.

Assistive Style Sheets

Two additional style sheets have been included with this web site to assist visually impaired users. The first style has been designed for those who suffer from visual stress and/or Dyslexia. This style uses colours that have been shown to help some people with Dyslexia and sufferes of visual stress. However, these colours may not aid all visitors with these conditions and different colours may be more appropriate for some people. For more information on dyslexia please visit The British Dyslexia Association

The second style sheet has been designed for those who suffer from Colour blindness, and uses appropriate colours and contrast to help visitors with this condition.

Both views allow visitors to comfortably increase the text to a size more suitable for them. A cookie is used to remember which style sheet you have chosen.

Access Keys

A series of keyboard shortcuts have been provided to assist users who have difficulty in using pointing devices such as a mouse. Depending on your browser type the pages can be accessed in the following ways:

  • On windows-based systems, in general, press the "Alt" key and the relevant access key.
  • If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4 then press "Alt" and the relevant number/letter at the same time
  • If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 or 6 then press "Alt" and the relevant number/letter, then press the "Enter" key
  • If you are using Netscape version 6 or later, or Mozilla, or Firefox, or Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 then press "Alt" and the relevant number/letter at the same time
  • If you are using Opera press "Shift + Esc" followed by the relevant number/letter.
  • On Macintosh-based systems, press the "Ctrl" key and the relevant access key

The following keyboard shortcut commands are currently available:

  • Home H
  • Welcome 1
  • Contact Details 2
  • Key Information 3
  • School Tour 4
  • Latest News 5
  • Calendar 6
  • Letters Home 7
  • Newsletters 8
  • Gallery 9
  • Year Groups Q
  • Kids' Zone W
  • Parents E
  • PTA R

You can also cycle through all the links by using the TAB key. To open a link which you have tabbed to, please press ENTER.

(Please note Access Keys may not work on all browsers)

Images and Alt Tags

To ensure quick download times we have (where possible) avoided the excessive use of graphics. We have also ensured that any information provided in image format is also available (where possible) as text.

Where images have been used we have added 'Alt' tags - text alternatives so that you can still see what the image is meant to convey even if it doesn't load or if you have chosen to browse with the images switched off (or you are using something like a screen reader to read the web page rather than view it).

Re-sizable Text

We have been careful to make sure that we haven't fixed the size of the textual information on the web site so that visitors who wish to, can alter the font size on the screen to make it easier to read. There are a number of ways to change the text size in your browser, the easiest way is to follow the following steps: (In Internet Explorer)

  1.  Select the "View" menu.
  2.  Select the "Text Size" option from the menu.
  3.  Click on the text size you want to view.

It is also possible to increase the size of the text by holding down the ctrl key on the bottom left hand row of the key board whilst using the scroll wheel on the mouse to increase (or decrease) the size of the text.

Browser Compatibility

This site has been tested with the following browsers for compatibility.

  • Internet Explorer 6.0 & 7.0
  • Firefox 2.0.1


Later versions of these browsers should continue to be compatible.

Coding Standards

We have ensured our site conforms to W3C standards for xhtml and css. Adhering to these standards should make our site accessible across browsers which adhere to the same standards, and should make our pages more accessible to those using screen readers and similar devices.

Consistent Navigation

Throughout the site we have tried to keep the navigation consistent. Certain pages are available from every single page on the website. All image links have text alternatives.

If you have any comments about the navigation on the site please contact our Webmaster.

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