Website Stats · Original research

Schools Website Statistics 2026

We ran automated homepage audits on 5 UK schools websites — checking page speed, mobile UX, on-page SEO, structured data, contact conversion and more. Here's what we found.

Avg score

52/100

Avg page speed

444ms

Sites analysed

5

Score distribution

Good (80–100)1 sites (20%)
Okay (60–79)0 sites (0%)
Poor (0–59)4 sites (80%)

How many pass the basics

HTTPS enabled100%
Mobile viewport100%
Structured data (schema)20%
Contact form on homepage20%
Open Graph share image40%
Analytics installed40%

Most common mistakes

  • No structured data (schema.org)80% of sites
  • No contact form found on homepage80% of sites
  • No Open Graph image — links look blank on WhatsApp/Facebook60% of sites
  • No analytics detected — flying blind on visitor data60% of sites
  • No theme-color meta — plain browser chrome on mobile60% of sites
  • No HN heading40% of sites
  • Meta description too short40% of sites
  • No obvious call-to-action (book, quote, contact) on the home40% of sites
  • No meta description — Google writes its own40% of sites
  • No responsive images (srcset) — blurry or slow on mobile40% of sites

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Methodology: automated homepage audits by RIOT Studio, July 2026.