We ask that you read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information on the use of cookies on our website.
This cookie policy relates to your use of our website. Throughout our website we may link other websites owned and operated by certain trusted third parties. These other third-party websites may also use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with their own separate policies. For privacy information relating to these other third-party websites, please consult their policies.
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by online service providers to help build a profile of users. They are also used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.
You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the information below explains how to remove cookies from your browser. However, some of our website features may not function as a result.
The cookies we place on your device fall into the following categories:
Necessary cookies
The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this website. Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. For all other types of cookies, we need your permission. These cookies can’t be disabled.
Tracking and other optional cookies
We use performance and tracking cookies internally to enable us to provide you with a better user experience. Information supplied by these cookies helps us understand how our visitors behave on this website, track unique visitors or time spent on the site, and on different web pages so that we can improve how we present content to you.
Lady Margaret Primary School website uses an analytical tool provided by Google Analytics, a service offered by that generates detailed statistics about the visitors to a website. It is the most widely used website statistics service.
To gather statistical information, Google Analytics use ‘performance cookies’. These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use websites, for instance
which pages visitors go to most often, whether they have been to the site before and how long they remain on each page.
These cookies do not collect personal data. The information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous and only used to improve how a website works.
You can find further information on cookies used by Google Analytics here.
In order to turn off the tracking cookies (Google Analytics) please visit this website.
Third-party cookies (for example, Twitter and Vimeo)
Some third-party software utilises its own cookies over which we have little or no control. You can find out about their use of cookies by visiting the third party’s website.
As our Twitter (X) feed is embedded within our website, this may store cookies on your device when using this feature. Further information about the cookies Twitter (X) places can be found here.
Functionality cookies
These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, the Accessibility Options cookie helps recognise your desired viewing settings).
The School may request cookies to be set on your computer or device. Cookies are used to let us know when you visit our website, how you interact with us and to make your experience using the school website better for you. The cookies we collect may differ depending on what you are looking at on our website. You are able to adapt your cookie preferences but by blocking certain types of cookies, it may mean that your experience on the website is impacted.
We will ask for your permission (consent) to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where they are essential to provide you with a service that you have requested (e.g., to enable you to put items in your shopping basket and to use our check-out process).
There is a notice on our home page which describes how we use cookies and requests your consent to place cookies on your device.
Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third-party cookies. Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including this one.
Where to find information about controlling cookies
To find out more about cookies please go to the Information Commissioner’s webpage on cookies. For information on how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit allaboutcookies.org and AboutCookies.org
Published:
11/04/2025
Last reviewed:
April 2025
Net review due by:
April 2026