Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to Manage your education estate.

This website is run by the Department for Education. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.
For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet (opens in a new tab) has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible. The website is currently in
private beta, and has not yet been tested for accessibility.

An accessibility audit will be completed before the website is in public beta.

When accessibility issues are discovered, we will list them on this page.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

email manage.education-estate@education.gov.uk

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: manage.education-estate@education.gov.uk

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the 'accessibility regulations'). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (opens in a new tab) .

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The Department for Education is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) version 2.2 AA standard, due to the following non-compliances (and/or) the following exemptions.

Non-accessible content

Some content might be non-accessible. Possible reasons include:

  • non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
  • disproportionate burden to meet the requirements
  • content is not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

An accessibility audit will be completed before the website is in public beta. When we know the reasons why content is not accessible, we will add them to this statement.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

To improve the accessibility of this website we are:

  • designing content to meet WCAG standards
  • using GOV.UK design system components
  • researching with a diverse group of users
  • planning an accessibility audit

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 14 July 2025. It will be reviewed before January 2026.

Accessibility statement version: 2.0.0