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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
79% 
Page quality
65% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
89% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.61 s
File size
59.80 kB
Words
898
Media files
12
Number of links
200 internal / 7 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Heart of Yorkshire Education Group - Stronger Together
The length of the page title is perfect. (497 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain name is very long.
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
robotsindex,follow
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
theme-color#000000
msapplication-TileColor#000000
msapplication-TileImage/templates/hoy/icons/ms-icon-144x144.png
apple-mobile-web-app-titleHeart of Yorkshire Education Group
application-nameHeart of Yorkshire Education Group
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
generatorJoomla! - Open Source Content Management
langen-gb
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
The average number of words per sentence of 25.2 words is high.
This page contains 898 words. That's ok.
23.8% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
4 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 71 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"register for news, course information and dates for forthcoming events."
The following tag is repeated too often: *
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/images/banners/home/bnr_hp_student_002.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/images/banners/home/bnr_hp_student_004.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...s/banners/home/bnr_hp_graduation_001.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/images/logos/homepage/castleford.pngCastleford College Logo
/images/logos/homepage/selby.pngSelby College Logo
/images/logos/homepage/wakefield.pngWakefield College Logo
/images/logos/homepage/ofsted.pngWe are ‘Good’ in every aspect - Ofsted 2023
...ersity-centre-graduation-2024-01.jpg.jpgGraduates celebrating at Wakefield College’s University Centre graduation 2024
...-the-year-award-finalist-2024-01.jpg.jpgAlfie (middle) with his tutor Chris Leaf (left) and Inclusion Practitioner, Phil Evans (right)
...pply-chain-excellence-awards-001.jpg.jpgSupply Chain Excellence Awards 2024
...es/news/2024/img-tyler-dupree-01.jpg.jpgFormer student Tyler Dupree in his Wigan Warriors kit
/templates/hoy/images/footer_logo.pngHeart of Yorkshire Education Group

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
H2 Get Started...
H2 School Leavers
H2 Latest News
H2 Sign up for our newsletter
H3 Adult Learners
H3 University Centre
H3 Apprenticeships
H3 Employers
H3 Student Support
H3 Money Matters
H3 How to Apply
H3 Open Events
H3 Graduates’ success celebrated at Wakefield College’s University Centre graduation
H3 Student named a finalist in the Youthbuild UK Young Builder of the Year Awards 2024
H3 Wakefield College and YPO shortlisted for Supply Chain Excellence Award
H3 Student shortlisted for AoC award following Rugby Grand Final win
H3 Our Colleges
H3 Students
H3 Courses
H3 Quick Links
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 7 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/course-searchCourses
/course-searchCourse Search
/courses/course-search/subject...Search by Subject Area
/courses/course-search/careers...Careers Explorer
/courses/school-leaversSchool Leavers
/courses/school-leavers/castle...Castleford College
/courses/school-leavers/selby-...Selby College
/courses/school-leavers/wakefi...Wakefield College
/courses/foundation-learningFoundation Learning
/course-search/castleford-coll...Text duplicate Castleford College
/course-search/selby-college/f...Text duplicate Selby College
/course-search/wakefield-colle...Text duplicate Wakefield College
/adult-learnersAdult Learners
/adult-learners/free-online-le...Free Online Learning
/adult-learners/access-to-heAccess to Higher Education
/adult-learners/professional-c...Business & Professional Courses
/adult-learners/basic-skillsBasic Skills Courses
/adult-learners/skills-bootcampsSkills Bootcamps
/adult-learners/free-courses-f...Free Courses for Jobs
/higher-educationUniversity Centre
/higher-education/higher-techn...Higher Technical Qualifications
/higher-education/office-for-s...Office for Students
/courses/apprenticeshipsApprenticeships
/apprenticeship-vacanciesApprenticeship Vacancies
/courses/apprenticeships/natio...National Apprenticeship Week
/studentsStudents
/students/information-for-pros...Information for Prospective Students
/students/information-for-pros...How to Apply
/students/information-for-pros...Enrolments
/students/information-for-pros...Student Support & Inclusion
/students/information-for-pros...Fees & Money Matters
/students/information-for-pros...Course Levels Explained
/students/information-for-pros...The Student Experience
/students/information-for-pros...Get a Prospectus
/students/information-for-pros...Travelling to College
/students/information-for-curr...Information for Current Students
/students/information-for-curr...Term Dates
/students/information-for-curr...Careers Advice
/students/information-for-curr...Enrichment
/students/information-for-curr...Students’ Union
/students/information-for-curr...Safeguarding
/students/information-for-curr...College Systems
/students/information-for-curr...Report an Absence
/students/information-for-pare...Information for Parents & Carers
/students/information-for-pare...Before Starting College
/students/information-for-pare...Whilst at College
/students/information-for-pare...Frequently Asked Questions
/employersEmployers
/employers/specialist-trainingSpecialist Training
/employers/skills-needs-analysisSkills Needs Analysis
/adult-learners/professional-c...Text duplicate Business & Professional Courses
/employers/apprenticeshipsText duplicate Apprenticeships
/employers/work-industry-place...Work & Industry Placements
/employers/pre-employmentPre-Employment
/employers/institute-of-techno...Institute of Technology
/about-usAbout Us
/about-us/about-the-hoy-educat...About the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
/about-us/results-and-achievem...Results & Achievements
/jobsJobs & Careers
/about-us/about-our-collegesAbout Our Colleges
/about-us/about-our-colleges/c...Text duplicate Castleford College
/about-us/about-our-colleges/s...Text duplicate Selby College
/about-us/about-our-colleges/w...Text duplicate Wakefield College
/about-us/corporate-informationCorporate Information
/about-us/corporate-informatio...Ofsted Report 2023
/about-us/corporate-informatio...Governance
/about-us/corporate-informatio...Executive Team
/news-eventsNews & Events
/news-events/newsNews
/news-events/eventsEvents
/news-events/case-studiesCase Studies
/news-events/virtual-toursVirtual Tours
/news-events/virtual-tours/sel...Text duplicate Selby College
/news-events/virtual-tours/wak...Text duplicate Wakefield College
/news-events/video-galleryVideo Gallery
/contact-usContact Us
/searchSearch
/A-TITLE Home
/about-us/about-our-collegesOur Colleges
/castleford-collegeText duplicate Castleford College
/wakefield-collegeText duplicate Wakefield College
/selby-collegeText duplicate Selby College
/schoolsSchool Partnerships
/jobsText duplicate Jobs & Careers
/students/information-for-pros...Apply
/login-registerLogin/Register
/course-searchText duplicate Courses
/course-searchText duplicate Course Search
/courses/course-search/subject...Text duplicate Search by Subject Area
/courses/course-search/careers...Text duplicate Careers Explorer
/courses/school-leaversText duplicate School Leavers
/courses/school-leavers/castle...Text duplicate Castleford College
/courses/school-leavers/selby-...Text duplicate Selby College
/courses/school-leavers/wakefi...Text duplicate Wakefield College
/courses/foundation-learningText duplicate Foundation Learning
/course-search/castleford-coll...Text duplicate Castleford College
/course-search/selby-college/f...Text duplicate Selby College
/course-search/wakefield-colle...Text duplicate Wakefield College
/adult-learnersText duplicate Adult Learners
/adult-learners/free-online-le...Text duplicate Free Online Learning
/adult-learners/access-to-heText duplicate Access to Higher Education
/adult-learners/professional-c...Text duplicate Business & Professional Courses
/adult-learners/basic-skillsText duplicate Basic Skills Courses
/adult-learners/skills-bootcampsText duplicate Skills Bootcamps
/adult-learners/free-courses-f...Text duplicate Free Courses for Jobs
/higher-educationText duplicate University Centre
/higher-education/higher-techn...Text duplicate Higher Technical Qualifications
/higher-education/office-for-s...Text duplicate Office for Students
/courses/apprenticeshipsText duplicate Apprenticeships
/apprenticeship-vacanciesText duplicate Apprenticeship Vacancies
/courses/apprenticeships/natio...Text duplicate National Apprenticeship Week
/studentsText duplicate Students
/students/information-for-pros...Text duplicate Information for Prospective Students
/students/information-for-pros...Text duplicate How to Apply
/students/information-for-pros...Text duplicate Enrolments
/students/information-for-pros...Text duplicate Student Support & Inclusion
/students/information-for-pros...Text duplicate Fees & Money Matters
/students/information-for-pros...Text duplicate Course Levels Explained
/students/information-for-pros...Text duplicate The Student Experience
/students/information-for-pros...Text duplicate Get a Prospectus
/students/information-for-pros...Text duplicate Travelling to College
/students/information-for-curr...Text duplicate Information for Current Students
/students/information-for-curr...Text duplicate Term Dates
/students/information-for-curr...Text duplicate Careers Advice
/students/information-for-curr...Text duplicate Enrichment
/students/information-for-curr...Text duplicate Students’ Union
/students/information-for-curr...Text duplicate Safeguarding
/students/information-for-curr...Text duplicate College Systems
/students/information-for-curr...Text duplicate Report an Absence
/students/information-for-pare...Text duplicate Information for Parents & Carers
/students/information-for-pare...Text duplicate Before Starting College
/students/information-for-pare...Text duplicate Whilst at College
/students/information-for-pare...Text duplicate Frequently Asked Questions
/employersText duplicate Employers
/employers/specialist-trainingText duplicate Specialist Training
/employers/skills-needs-analysisText duplicate Skills Needs Analysis
/adult-learners/professional-c...Text duplicate Business & Professional Courses
/employers/apprenticeshipsText duplicate Apprenticeships
/employers/work-industry-place...Text duplicate Work & Industry Placements
/employers/pre-employmentText duplicate Pre-Employment
/employers/institute-of-techno...Text duplicate Institute of Technology
/about-usText duplicate About Us
/about-us/about-the-hoy-educat...Text duplicate About the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
/about-us/results-and-achievem...Text duplicate Results & Achievements
/jobsText duplicate Jobs & Careers
/about-us/about-our-collegesText duplicate About Our Colleges
/about-us/about-our-colleges/c...Text duplicate Castleford College
/about-us/about-our-colleges/s...Text duplicate Selby College
/about-us/about-our-colleges/w...Text duplicate Wakefield College
/about-us/corporate-informationText duplicate Corporate Information
/about-us/corporate-informatio...Text duplicate Ofsted Report 2023
/about-us/corporate-informatio...Text duplicate Governance
/about-us/corporate-informatio...Text duplicate Executive Team
/news-eventsText duplicate News & Events
/news-events/newsText duplicate News
/news-events/eventsText duplicate Events
/news-events/case-studiesText duplicate Case Studies
/news-events/virtual-toursText duplicate Virtual Tours
/news-events/virtual-tours/sel...Text duplicate Selby College
/news-events/virtual-tours/wak...Text duplicate Wakefield College
/news-events/video-galleryText duplicate Video Gallery
/contact-usText duplicate Contact Us
/searchText duplicate Search
/searchText duplicate Search
/news-events/eventsLearn More
/courses/school-leaversText duplicate Learn More
/adult-learnersText duplicate Learn More
/courses/school-leaversSchool Leavers Are you a young person who is about to leave, or has recently left school?
/adult-learnersAdult Learners Are you an adult looking for a course to do for work or fun?
/higher-educationUniversity Centre Are you interested in a Higher Education or Professional work-related qualification?
/courses/apprenticeshipsApprenticeships Learn about the benefits of an apprenticeship and view our live vacancies.
/employersEmployers Are you an employer looking to train/upskill your staff or take on an apprentice?
/about-us/about-the-hoy-educat...Text duplicate Learn More
/students/information-for-pros...Student Support Our support services are second to none and we are here to help you succeed. Learn about our Support Services
/students/information-for-pros...Money Matters Explore the different funding options available to help you through your course. Learn more about financial support
/students/information-for-pros...How to Apply Course applications can be made through our website or by a paper application. Learn about the application process
/news-events/eventsOpen Events Visit one of our Open Events to find out more about our courses and talk to our tutors. Learn more about forthcoming events
/news-events/news/wakefield-co...Graduates’ success celebrated at Wakefield College’s University Centre graduation 08 November 2024
IMG-ALT Graduates celebrating at Wakefield College’s University Centre graduation 2024
/news-events/news/young-builde...Student named a finalist in the Youthbuild UK Young Builder of the Year Awards 2024 25 October 2024
IMG-ALT Alfie (middle) with his tutor Chris Leaf (left) and Inclusion Practitioner, Phil Evans (right)
/news-events/news/supply-chain...Wakefield College and YPO shortlisted for Supply Chain Excellence Award 16 October 2024
IMG-ALT Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2024
/news-events/news/student-shor...Student shortlisted for AoC award following Rugby Grand Final win 15 October 2024
IMG-ALT Former student Tyler Dupree in his Wigan Warriors kit
/news-events/newsRead More Latest News
https://www.facebook.com/profi...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/hear...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/@Heart...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://x.com/HoYEduGroupNew window External No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
/castleford-collegeText duplicate Castleford College
/selby-collegeText duplicate Selby College
/wakefield-collegeText duplicate Wakefield College
/students/information-for-pros...Prospective Students
/students/information-for-curr...Current Students
/students/information-for-pare...Information for Parents
/students/information-for-pros...Text duplicate Term Dates
https://forms.office.com/Pages...External Subdomain Reporting an Absence
/students/information-for-pros...Text duplicate How to Apply
/courses/school-leaversText duplicate School Leavers
/adult-learnersText duplicate Adult Learners
/higher-educationUniversity Level Courses
/employersText duplicate Employers
/adult-learners/free-online-le...Text duplicate Free Online Learning
/students/information-for-pros...Text duplicate Information for Parents
/jobsText duplicate Jobs & Careers
https://progress.heartofyorksh...External Subdomain Parent/Carer Portal
/about-us/policies-proceduresPrivacy Notice
/about-us/policies-proceduresPolicies & Procedures
/documents/policies-procedures...New window Anti-Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.heartofyorkshire.ac.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.61 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (60 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 243 referring domains.
This page has 18,198 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 205 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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# eg the Disallow rule for the /administrator/ folder MUST
# be changed to read
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# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
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User-agent: *
Disallow: /administrator/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /bin/
Disallow: /cache/
Disallow: /cli/
Disallow: /components/
Disallow: /includes/
Disallow: /installation/
Disallow: /language/
Disallow: /layouts/
Disallow: /libraries/
Disallow: /logs/
Disallow: /modules/
Disallow: /plugins/
Disallow: /tmp/

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KeywordResultRecheck
Yorkshire80%Check
Heart80%Check
Yorkshire Education74%Check
Yorkshire Education Group72%Check
Education68%Check
Group68%Check
Higher Education51%Check
Group serves51%Check
News49%Check
Get49%Check
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