Privacy notice
Who processes your information?
Courthouse Junior School is the data controller of the personal information you provide to us. This means the school determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, any personal data relating to pupils and their families is to be processed. Mrs Todorka Rolfe acts as a representative for the school with regard to its data controller responsibilities; they can be contacted via the school office.
In some cases, your data will be outsourced to a third party processor; however, this will only be done with your consent, unless the law requires the school to share your data. Where the school outsources data to a third party processor, the same data protection standards that Courthouse Junior School upholds are imposed on the processor.
Jennifer Shaw from the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) is the data protection officer (DPO). His role is to oversee and monitor the school’s data protection procedures, and to ensure they are compliant with the GDPR. The DPO can be contacted at the Town Hall, Maidenhead.
Why do we collect and use your information?
Courthouse Junior School holds the legal right to collect and use personal data relating to pupils and their families and we may also receive information regarding them from their previous school, the local authority and/or the DfE. We collect and use personal data in order to meet legal requirements and legitimate interests set out in the GDPR and UK law, including those in relation to the following:
- Article 6 and Article 9 of the GDPR,
- Education Act 1996 and
- Regulation 5 of The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2013.
In accordance with the above, the personal data of pupils and their families is collected and used to:
- support pupil learning,
- monitor and report on pupil progress,
- provide appropriate pastoral care,
- assess the quality of our service,
- comply with the law regarding data sharing and
- safeguard pupils.
Which data is collected?
The categories of pupil information that the school collects, holds and shares include the following:
- Personal information – e.g. names, telephone numbers and addresses.
- Characteristics – e.g. ethnicity, language, nationality, country of birth and free school meal eligibility.
- Attendance information – e.g. number of absences and absence reasons.
- Assessment information – e.g. national curriculum assessment results.
- Relevant medical information.
- Information relating to SEND..
- Behavioural information – e.g. number of temporary exclusions.
Whilst the majority of the personal data you provide to the school is mandatory, some is provided on a voluntary basis. When collecting data, the school will inform you whether you are required to provide this data or if your consent is needed. Where consent is required, the school will provide you with specific and explicit information with regards to the reasons the data is being collected and how the data will be used.
How long is your data stored for?
Personal data relating to pupils and their families is stored in line with the school’s GDPR Data Protection Policy. In accordance with the GDPR, the school does not store personal data indefinitely; data is only stored for as long as is necessary to complete the task for which it was originally collected.
Will my information be shared?
The school is required to share pupils’ data with the DfE on a statutory basis. The National Pupil Database (NPD) is managed by the DfE and contains information about pupils in schools in England. Courthouse Junior School is required by law to provide information about our pupils to the DfE as part of statutory data collections, such as the school census; some of this information is then stored in the NPD. The DfE may share information about our pupils from the NDP with third parties who promote the education or wellbeing of children in England by:
- conducting research or analysis,
- producing statistics and
- providing information, advice or guidance.
The DfE has robust processes in place to ensure the confidentiality of any data shared from the NDP is maintained. To find out more about the NPD, go to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-pupil-database-user-guide-and-supporting-information.
Courthouse Junior School will not share your personal information with any third parties without your consent, unless the law allows us to do so. The school routinely shares pupils’ information with:
- the local authority,
- Fischer Family Trust,
- Berkshire Healthcare Trust (Educational Psychology, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Early Help Hub, The Shine Team, Behaviour Service etc.),
- NHS including school nurses,
- school caterers,
- OFSTED,
- Department for Education,
- school photographers,
- parent communication and payment service,
- SIMS CAPITA - pupil database,
- our provider of IT support,
- Insight tracking (our school assessment system),
- social care,
- Education Welfare Officer and
- school club providers.
Why we share pupil information
We do not share information about our pupils with anyone without consent unless the law and our policies allow us to do so. We share pupils’ data with the Department for Education (DfE) under Section 3 of The Education (Information about Individual pupils) (England) Regulations 2013.
Data Collection Requirements
To find out more about the data collection requirements placed on us by the Department for Education, go to https://www.gov.uk/education/data-collection-and-censuses-for-schools
Parents and pupils have the following rights in relation to the processing of their personal data. You have the right to:
- be informed about how Courthouse Junior School uses your personal data;
- request access to the personal data that Courthouse Junior School holds;
- request that your personal data is amended if it is inaccurate or incomplete;
- request that your personal data is erased where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing;
- request that the processing of your data is restricted and
- object to your personal data being processed.
Where the processing of your data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time. If you have a concern about the way Courthouse Junior School and/or the DfE is collecting or using your personal data, you can raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO can be contacted on 0303 123 1113, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.
Where can you find out more information?
If you would like to find out more information about how we and/or the DfE collect, use and store your personal data, our GDPR Data Protection Policy can be found in the Key Information tab of our website.