Cookie Usage
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website. They help websites function effectively, improve user experience and provide information about how visitors use a site.
Priory School uses cookies to ensure our website works properly, to improve performance and accessibility, and to understand how visitors use our website.
Cookies do not normally identify you personally. Any information collected is used in accordance with our Privacy Notice and applicable data protection legislation.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Ensure the website functions correctly.
- Remember your preferences and accessibility settings.
- Improve the performance and usability of our website.
- Analyse visitor behaviour so we can improve content and user experience.
- Support embedded content and services provided by trusted third parties.
Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of the website and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as changing accessibility settings or completing forms.
Examples may include:
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Session cookies | Maintain website functionality during your visit | Session |
| Accessibility preferences | Remember display and accessibility settings | Session or persistent |
| Security cookies | Help protect the website from malicious activity | Session |
Analytics Cookies
With your consent, we use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve the website's performance and content.
These cookies may collect information such as:
- Pages viewed
- Time spent on the website
- Device and browser type
- How visitors reached our website
The information collected is aggregated and anonymised wherever possible.
Where Google Analytics is used, information may be processed by Google in accordance with its own privacy policies.
For more information, visit Google's https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as language preferences or accessibility settings, to provide enhanced functionality.
Third-Party Cookies
Some pages on our website may include content from external providers such as:
- YouTube
- Vimeo
- ParentPay
- WisePay
- Google Maps
- Issuu
These services may set their own cookies when you interact with embedded content. Priory School does not control these cookies and recommends reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant providers.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through your browser settings. You can:
- Accept or reject cookies.
- Delete existing cookies.
- Set your browser to notify you when cookies are being used.
Please note that restricting or disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of parts of the website.
Information on managing cookies can be found via your browser's help pages, including:
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari
You can also find further guidance at the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):
https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, technology or website functionality. Any updates will be published on this page with the revised effective date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact:
Priory School
Mountfield Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2XN
Telephone: 01273 476231
Email: office@priory.e-sussex.sch.uk
Last reviewed: July 2026
