The Privacy Notice deals with matters relating to fair processing and storage of personal data and replaces the previous Fair Processing page.
Pupils in Schools, Alternative Provision & Pupil Referral Units and Children in Early Years Settings
Privacy Notice – Data Protection Act 1998
We at Oundle CE Primary School are the Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act. We collect information about your child and may receive information from your child’s previous school and the Learning Records Service. We hold this personal data and use it to:
- Support your child’s teaching and learning.
- Monitor and report on your child’s progress.
- Provide appropriate pastoral care.
- Assess how well your child’s school is performing.
What information does the school hold?
This information includes your child’s contact details, National Curriculum Assessment results, attendance information* and personal characteristics such as ethnic group, special educational needs and any relevant medical information.
Who has access to the information?
We will not give information about your child to anyone outside the school without your consent unless the law and our rules allow us to. However, please note that we are required by law to pass some of your child’s information to the Local Authority (LA), Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) and the Department for Education (DfE).
Can I see the information that the school holds?
If you want to see a copy of the information we hold and share about your child, then please contact Mrs Wood the School Administrator.
Where can I find out more about what NCC and the DfE use the information for?
If you require more information about how NCC and the DfE hold and use your child’s information, then please use the following websites:
Note: The above page may be updated throughout the year and parents are responsible for checking for any changes, particularly in terms of how the data is used and shared.
If you are unable to access the DfE website, please use the following information:
Public Communications Unit,
Department for Education,
Sanctuary Buildings,
Great Smith Street,
London
SW1P 3BT
Website
Email
Telephone: 0870 000 2288
Note: Attendance information is not collected for pupils under 5 at Early Years settings or Maintained Schools.
