Accessibility
Ofsted is committed to providing a service that is accessible to everyone, at the same level and on equal terms. Our website is designed to maximise ease of use by everyone, including people with disabilities.
Text size
Most internet browsers include a feature that gives you the ability to change the size of the text on the screen. Our site has been designed to work with these features.
You can often change the text size by holding Ctrl on your keyboard and rolling the wheel on your mouse. For other methods, see below.
- Changing the text size in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Changing the text size in Mozilla Firefox
- ‘Zooming’ in Opera
Access keys
To help you navigate around the site without a mouse, a system of shortcuts to main areas of the site – accesskeys – is in place. These follow the government's standard for accesskeys, with a few additions that are specific to Ofsted.
Government standard
- S
- Skip navigation
- 1
- Home
- 3
- A–Z site index
- 4
- Search
- 5
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- 6
- Help
- 7
- Complaints procedure
- 8
- Terms and conditions
- 9
- Feedback form
- 0
- Accesskey details
Specific to this site
Carried over from our previous website
Web standards
Our site has been designed to conform to all relevant technical standards and recommendations. Some of these are listed below.
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (all pages conform to Level A; most conform to the Double-A or Triple-A levels)
- The Cabinet Office's guidelines for UK government websites
- The World-Wide Web Consortium's standards for XHTML 1.0 (Transitional) and CSS level 2.
