scholastic.co.uk

We performed a comprehensive analysis of scholastic.co.uk on 2026-06-30. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 4876ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 25 KB. Warning: The website does not have a valid SSL certificate. Visitors may see security warnings in their browser, and data transmitted to and from this website is not encrypted. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 45/100 (below average). The following security headers are properly configured: X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy. However, the site is missing Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), and Permissions-Policy, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 3 technologies across 3 categories powering scholastic.co.uk. The detected stack includes Google Analytics 4, Amazon CloudFront, and jQuery. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, scholastic.co.uk receives an overall trust score of 64/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, scholastic.co.uk receives a trust score of 64/100, which places it in the "Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, DMARC email authentication with a none policy, and a well-established domain registered for over 31.5 years, indicating long-term commitment and legitimacy. Areas of concern include: the absence of a Content-Security-Policy header, which leaves the site more vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity, and DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked scholastic.co.uk against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers. The domain is registered through 123-Reg Limited t/a 123-reg based in IE, with a registration date of 1994-12-30 and expiration date of 2026-12-30.

Our technology detection engine scanned scholastic.co.uk and identified 3 distinct technologies across 3 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. Analytics: Google Analytics 4 — tracks visitor behavior and provides traffic insights for scholastic.co.uk. CDN: Amazon CloudFront — accelerates content delivery by caching assets at edge locations worldwide for scholastic.co.uk. JavaScript Library: jQuery — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for scholastic.co.uk. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Analytics 4 Measurement ID G-NB70H7NPT8. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

scholastic.co.uk delivers its homepage in 4876ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 25 KB, and we detected 91 resource requests loading assets from 12 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. The website uses Gzip compression for text-based assets, achieving an estimated 60.0% reduction in transfer size. This reduces bandwidth usage and improves page load times, especially for visitors on slower connections. Asset minification status: 0 out of 16 CSS files and 0 out of 10 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 26 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. From an environmental perspective, each page view of scholastic.co.uk produces approximately 0.01g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of A. This places the website among the cleanest on the web, demonstrating efficient use of server resources and optimized content delivery. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 25 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for scholastic.co.uk. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

scholastic.co.uk resolves to the IPv4 address 52.31.115.90, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 2 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 4 name servers: ns-136.awsdns-17.com, ns-1475.awsdns-56.org, ns-1917.awsdns-47.co.uk, and ns-520.awsdns-01.net. Having 4 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for scholastic.co.uk is handled by pphosted.com with 2 MX records configured: mxa-003a5d01.gslb.pphosted.com and mxb-003a5d01.gslb.pphosted.com. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is configured, which specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email on behalf of this domain. This helps prevent email spoofing and improves email deliverability. DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is configured with a none policy — a monitoring-only setting that doesn't enforce any action on unauthorized emails. DKIM was not detected. Without DKIM, recipients cannot cryptographically verify that emails claiming to be from this domain are authentic. DNSSEC is not enabled for scholastic.co.uk. While not critical for most websites, DNSSEC adds an important security layer by ensuring DNS responses haven't been tampered with during transit. Enabling DNSSEC is recommended for domains handling sensitive data or financial transactions. The domain is registered through 123-Reg Limited t/a 123-reg (IE). It was first registered on 1994-12-30 and is set to expire on 2026-12-30, making it 31.5 years old. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 4 active subdomains for scholastic.co.uk: admin.scholastic.co.uk, dev.scholastic.co.uk, shop.scholastic.co.uk, and www.scholastic.co.uk. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The homepage of scholastic.co.uk contains 235 words of visible text content. This is a relatively short page — adding more descriptive content could improve search engine visibility. The page is structured with 6 H2 headings, 6 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings. The page includes 6 images. All images have proper alt text attributes ✓, which is excellent for both accessibility (screen readers) and SEO (search engines can understand image content). The link structure consists of 19 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 28 external links pointing to third-party websites. There are 10 external JavaScript files, 16 CSS stylesheets, and 0 iframes on the page. Notable missing features: XML Sitemap, robots.txt, and Schema.org structured data. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. We detected the following payment methods accepted on scholastic.co.uk: Discover. Offering multiple payment options including credit cards and digital wallets improves customer trust and can increase conversion rates. The website has social media presence across 3 platforms: Facebook (@ScholasticUK), Twitter (@scholasticuk), and Instagram (@scholastic_uk). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for scholastic.co.uk is too long at 118 characters: "Scholastic – Home of children’s books - Scholastic UK - Children's Books, Book C...". At 118 characters, the title will likely be truncated in Google search results (recommended: 50-60 characters). Consider shortening it while keeping the most important keywords at the beginning. The meta description is 203 characters (slightly long): "Bringing outstanding children’s books, teaching resources and educational products to schools, teachers and families for...". Google typically displays up to 155-160 characters of the meta description in search results. A compelling meta description with a clear call-to-action can significantly improve click-through rates from search results. The page language is declared as en and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 3/4 recommended fields: OG title ("Scholastic - Home of children's books..."), OG description, OG image (social sharing thumbnail), These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol. A Twitter Card of type summary_large_image is configured, which controls how links appear when shared on Twitter/X. The "summary_large_image" type displays a large image preview, which typically generates higher engagement rates than the basic card type. The meta keywords tag contains 5 terms including Scholastic UK – Children’s Books, Book Clubs, Book Fairs and Teacher Resources, Scholastic – Home of children’s books, and Category page. Note: Google has officially confirmed that it does not use the meta keywords tag as a ranking signal. However, some other search engines (Bing, Yandex) may still reference it.