Cookie Policy

Last updated: 5 August 2026

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the website work, remember your choices and understand how people use the site.

Similar technologies may include local storage, session storage and pixels.

2. How we use cookies

We may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Make the website work
• Keep users signed in
• Remember cookie choices
• Remember selected schools for comparison
• Remember temporary saved schools
• Remember filters or search choices
• Improve website performance
• Understand how people use the website if analytics are enabled

3. Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are needed for the website to function. They may be used for:

• Login
• Account security
• Cookie preferences
• Temporary comparison selections
• Temporary saved schools
• Basic website features

These cookies cannot usually be switched off because the website needs them to work.

4. Analytics cookies

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how people use the website and improve the user experience. It may collect information such as pages visited, approximate location, device and browser type, and interactions with the website. We have disabled advertising signals and do not send names, email addresses or school-search text to Google Analytics.

Analytics is optional and the Google Analytics tag is not loaded unless you select “Accept analytics”.

5. Marketing cookies

We do not currently use marketing cookies.

If this changes, this Cookie Policy and the cookie banner will be updated.

6. Managing cookies

You can change your choice at any time by selecting “Cookie settings” at the bottom of the website. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. You may:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Manage cookie choices

Blocking some cookies may affect how the website works.

7. Temporary school selections

We may use browser storage to remember:

• Schools selected for comparison
• Temporarily saved schools
• Filters
• Search choices
• Page number

This helps users compare schools before creating an account. If you later create an account, we may transfer your selected schools into your free parent portal.

8. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The latest version will be posted on this page.

9. Contact

For questions about cookies, contact support@myschoolcompass.co.uk.