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Security report for craigclowan-school.co.uk

Craigclowan Preparatory School · Education · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS and GDPR outside view.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Craigclowan Preparatory School operates a professional website presenting itself as a preparatory school and nursery for children aged 3-13 in the United Kingdom. The site offers information about the school’s educational services and targets parents and guardians seeking quality education for their children. The website is well-designed, mobile-optimized, and uses modern analytics and tracking tools such as Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Hotjar to monitor user engagement. However, it lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, which impacts its privacy compliance score. The domain WHOIS data is unavailable due to a naming rules violation error from the UK registry, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy but does not directly affect the website content quality. Overall, the site demonstrates a moderate level of digital maturity with room for improvement in privacy and security transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
80/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
52
Security headers
85
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
80
Average
75

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Craigclowan Preparatory School positions itself as a small private educational institution specializing in preparatory education and nursery services. The business model focuses on providing outstanding education for boys and girls aged 3-13. The website content is targeted at parents and guardians, emphasizing quality education and school community. The school appears to have a consistent brand presence online, though no explicit information about founding year, parent company, or subsidiaries is available. The use of structured data and professional design indicates an intent to maintain a credible online presence. The lack of explicit contact information and privacy policies suggests potential areas for operational improvement in customer engagement and regulatory compliance.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS, which is a fundamental security measure. However, no explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, or X-Content-Type-Options were detected in the HTML content, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. The site uses multiple third-party analytics and tracking services, but no visible consent mechanism or cookie banner was found, indicating a gap in privacy compliance. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were identified in the provided content. The absence of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security contact information limits the site's readiness for incident response. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing security headers, privacy notices, and incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear user consent mechanisms to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance web security.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible security reporting.
  4. Provide clear and accessible contact information, including security incident contacts, to improve trust and incident response readiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to ensure they comply with privacy standards and minimize user tracking.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Craigclowan Preparatory School
Description
An outstanding education for boys & girls aged 3-13
Key services
Preparatory education, Nursery services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, Tiarc CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies explicitly found in the HTML content
  3. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the visible content
  4. Use of multiple analytics and tracking services without visible consent mechanism
  5. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain naming rules violation error
  6. Website content is focused on education for children aged 3-13
  7. No adult or explicit content detected
  8. Technical implementation uses modern tracking and analytics tools
  9. No security headers detected in the HTML content
  10. No visible forms detected in the provided HTML snippet
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Tiarc CMS and incorporates several modern JavaScript-based analytics and tracking tools including Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Hotjar, and Google Tag Manager. The site is mobile-optimized and uses responsive design techniques. Performance appears moderate based on the number of external scripts loaded, which may impact load times. Accessibility features are basic but present. SEO optimization is good with proper meta tags, Open Graph tags, and structured data in JSON-LD format describing the organization. The domain's WHOIS data is not available due to a naming rules violation error, which is unusual and suggests a potential misconfiguration or domain registration issue. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but could benefit from performance optimization and enhanced security configurations.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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