Bookmark Reading
A Craft CMS site for Bookmark Reading, whose old website was losing them the volunteers their paid campaigns had just recruited.
Craft CMS for Schools
A school website your parents, staff, and governors will actually be proud of.
I build bespoke school websites on Craft CMS, because managing your website shouldn’t be a chore, and it shouldn’t require a computer science degree.
You’re in full control
I build websites that anyone can use. Teachers, office staff and governors can create and manage content on your website.
Anyone on your team can manage it
Your team can update content confidently, without calling a developer and without breaking anything.
Pages for every purpose
Build any page you need using pre-defined content blocks. No technical help required, and no limits on what you can create.
You decide who can do what
Assign different roles to staff, governors, and volunteers, controlling exactly who can view, create, or publish. No code required.
Private areas where you need them
Password-protected pages for staff or governors, so internal documents stay internal while everything else stays public.
Education work
Including Bookmark Reading, a children’s literacy charity running reading programmes in schools across the UK.
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Built with schools in mind
Accessible by default
Built to WCAG 2.2 AA from the start, so every parent, pupil and member of staff can use your site, including anyone using a screen reader or keyboard.
Security you don’t have to think about
A smaller footprint means fewer automated attacks reach your site. Security is built in from the ground up, not bolted on as an afterthought.
Everything you must publish, easy to find
Admissions, Ofsted reports, curriculum, policies, pupil premium, SEND and governance all have to be published online. Each gets its own clear place, so parents can find it and staff can keep it up to date.
GDPR and safeguarding, built in
Contact forms, staff logins, and any pages aimed at pupils are built with GDPR and safeguarding requirements in mind, so sensitive data stays protected without extra work on your end.
What does it cost?
Fixed quotes, agreed before any work starts, so you can take a firm number to the budget holder. Most school sites land in the first two.
£2,500 to £4,500
Starter
A focused site including basic page types, unlimited pages and common components.
- Includes home, landing (campaign), listing, blog and standard content page types
- Your designs built, or basic design by me
- Set up so your team can edit it
- Accessible and fast from day one
- Recommended
£5,000 to £7,000
Standard
Everything in Starter, plus a content model shaped around how you actually work.
- Custom page types and components
- Content migrated from your current site
- Editor training and written handover notes
- Forms, search and integrations as needed
from £8,000
Bespoke
Everything in Standard, for larger and more involved builds.
- Custom functionality and bespoke modules
- Multi-site or multi-language setups
- Phased delivery across several releases
- First three months of support included
After launch
Once your site is live, a support and maintenance plan keeps it secure and up to date, with help on hand when you need a change. Plans start from just £100/month, with no long-term contract.
Common questions
Don’t see your question here? Email me and I’ll get back to you.
Yes. The site is structured around the DfE’s list of what schools must publish online, so admissions, policies, Ofsted reports, SEND information and the rest each have a clear home. Academies have their own list, and I’ll work from whichever applies to you.
Yes. Every build gets a fixed quote, agreed before any work starts, so you can take a firm number to governors or your budget holder. If you need several quotes to compare, I’ll put mine in writing.
Yes, and it’s the best time to do it. Get in touch in the spring, so there’s time to plan, build and move your content across before September.
Craft has a one-off licence fee, which depends on how many staff need to log in and includes a year of updates. After that, updates are an optional yearly fee. I’ll include the licence in your quote, so there are no surprises.
You do. The code, the content and the domain are yours, so if we ever part ways you can take the site to another developer without starting again.
Let’s talk about your school’s website.
Get in touch and we can arrange an informal chat to discuss the possibilities. No hard sell, just a conversation.