At the Magdalen Gates Primary School we understand the importance of safeguarding personal data and ensuring the privacy of our students, staff, parents and other stakeholders. This page gives you information about how we handle, protect and process your personal data in compliance with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

We encourage you to review this page regularly to stay informed about any updates or changes to our data protection policies. If you have any questions or concerns about our data protection practices or would like to exercise your rights, please do not hesitate to contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO):

Data Protection Education Ltd Registered office: 1 Saltmore Farm, New Inn Rd, Hinxworth, Baldock, SG7 5EZ 

Telephone: 0800 0862018 Email: dpo@dataprotection.education 

On this page, you will find details about the types of personal data we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your rights in relation to your data. We have implemented robust security measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, or loss of personal information. 

Transparency is a key principle guiding our data protection practices. By providing clear and comprehensive information, we aim to build trust and confidence in our data handling procedures. We need to hold personal information about your child on our computer system and in paper records to help us with their educational needs. Your Headteacher is responsible for their accuracy and safe-keeping. Please help to keep your child’s records up to date by informing us of any change of circumstances. 

You can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Postal Address: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, WILMSLOW, Cheshire, SK9 5AF 

Call/Chat: ICO Contact

Third Party and Supplier List – Data Sharing

Below is a list of third parties that we share data with for parents, pupils and visitors. In some circumstances, we may give the third party type of business rather than a company name if we feel we need to take extra cyber security measures. You may contact us directly to get further information about the nature of the processing ,and more details about the company, in these circumstances. Where it is legally required, or necessary (and it complies with data protection law) we may share personal information about data subjects with:

Assessment Apps, including No More Marking  

Auditors 

Catering, including Edwards and Blake and Cool Milk 

Children’s Services 

Cloud solutions such as Microsoft/Google 

Curriculum Applications including Phonics Apps, Timestables Rockstars and Librasoft  

Data Integrators such as Wonde which attach to the MIS and share data with other apps 

Data Protection Education 

DfE 

Employee Health/Welfare 

Employee payroll 

External breakfast/after school club 

Extra curricular 

Governor tools/apps 

IT support, including JC ComTech 

Independent advisors 

Independent therapists 

Local Authority including Norfolk County Council  

Management Information Systems including Pupil Asset  

National Pupil Database 

NHS/School Nurse Team 

Ofsted 

Parent Communications Systems including Teachers2Parents (via Eduspot)  

Parent Payment Systems including School Money (via Eduspot) 

Photographer 

Police forces, courts, tribunals 

Professional bodies 

PTA 

Pupil’s next school 

Residentials 

Safeguarding Apps (CPOMS)  

Security organisations (key holder info) 

Visitor Entry System including the sign in app