[The Census](https://readinessindex.io/census)

[Q4 2026](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4)

[United Kingdom](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk)

[Published figures](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims)

academy-trusts-rch2-fail

Crawler access

17.8%

# 17.8% of the 258 scored sites in Academy trusts fail the test of whether their security lets AI search crawlers in (RCH-2). A further 40 refused the scanner and are not counted.

Sites46 of 258 scored sites

Group[Academy trusts](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/education/academy-trusts)

Test[RCH-2](https://openstandard.readinessindex.io/tests/#rch-2): Does your website let those crawlers in, or does your security turn them away?

EditionCensus Q4 2026, Index 12.1, computed 2026-11-06

CaveatA public roster, not a random sample of the web; says nothing about sites outside Academy trusts.

## How to check

- The group and its sites: [Academy trusts](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/education/academy-trusts).
- How the census is run: [methodology](https://readinessindex.io/census/methodology).
- The figures: [summary.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/data/summary.json) or [claims.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims.json).
- Every published figure: [all claims for the United Kingdom](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims).

Link to this claim: [https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims/academy-trusts-rch2-fail](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims/academy-trusts-rch2-fail)

Cite as **TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4**

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). Academy trusts, United Kingdom, n = 258. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims/academy-trusts-rch2-fail