Cityplym.ac.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
74% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
88% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.31 s
File size
190.60 kB
Words
750
Media files
44
Number of links
112 internal / 18 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | City College Plymouth
The length of the page title is perfect. (268 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Your learning destination of choice for education in the South West. Browse our courses or find out more about our student experience.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (827 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.cityplym.ac.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: Canada
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 is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
The average number of words per sentence of 29.44 words is high.
This page contains 750 words. That's ok.
25.3% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
8 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" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 15 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
17 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
YOUR START TO A BRIGHT FUTURE
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 YOUR START TO A BRIGHT FUTURE
H2 City College Plymouth Celebrates Remarkable Students at Annual Awards Ceremony
H2 For the people of Plymouth and beyond
H2 Latest news
H2 All You Need To Know
H2 Events
H2 Shaping Digital Education: A Conversation with Robin Ghurbhurun
H2 How many choose City College Plymouth?
H3 I’m looking for
H3 Plymouth Skills Podcast Smashes Listenership Milestone
H3 City College Plymouth Celebrates Remarkable Students at Annual Awards Ceremony Duplicate text
H3 City College Plymouth’s Skills Builder initiative surpasses expectations – one year on
H3 Drop-in & Advice Session
H3 Year 11 Course Taster Sessions
H3 Open Day
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 1 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 18 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://www.cityplym.ac.uk/Anchor Skip to content
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http://cityplym.e-careers.coll...External Subdomain E-Learning
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/payment-portal/Subdomain ePay
A-TITLE ePay
https://studentcentral.cityply...External Subdomain Student Central
A-TITLE Student Central
http://onlinestore.cityplym.ac...External Subdomain Online Store
A-TITLE Online Store
/about-us/work-for-us/Subdomain Work for Us
A-TITLE Work for Us
https://www.cityplym.ac.uk/Anchor Accessibility Tool
A-TITLE Accessibility Tool
https://cityplym.lightcastcc.c...External Subdomain Career Coach
A-TITLE Career Coach
https://www.cityplym.ac.uk/study/Subdomain Study with Us
A-TITLE Study with Us
/study/course-search/Subdomain Course Search
A-TITLE Course Search
/study/adults-professionals/Subdomain Adult Learners
A-TITLE Adult Learners
/welcome-to-apprenticeships/Subdomain Apprenticeships
A-TITLE Apprenticeships
/study/university-level-courses/Subdomain University-level Courses
A-TITLE University-level Courses
/study/school-leavers/Subdomain School Leavers
A-TITLE School Leavers
/welcome-to-apprenticeships/Subdomain Text duplicate Apprenticeships
A-TITLE Apprenticeships
/study/school-leavers/t-levels/Subdomain T Levels
A-TITLE T Levels
/study/school-leavers/t-levels...Subdomain T-Preps
A-TITLE T-Preps
/study/school-leavers/vocation...Subdomain Vocational Courses
A-TITLE Vocational Courses
/study/international-students/Subdomain International Students
A-TITLE International Students
/virtualft/Subdomain Courses & Apprenticeships Guide
A-TITLE Courses & Apprenticeships Guide
/university-level-courses-virt...Subdomain University-level Courses Guide
A-TITLE University-level Courses Guide
/study/subject-areas/Subdomain Subject Areas
A-TITLE Subject Areas
/study/subject-areas/access-to...Subdomain Access to Higher Education
A-TITLE Access to Higher Education
/study/subject-areas/art-design/Subdomain Art & Design
A-TITLE Art & Design
/study/subject-areas/automotiv...Subdomain Automotive & Marine Engineering
A-TITLE Automotive & Marine Engineering
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A-TITLE Business & Professional Services
/study/subject-areas/childcare...Subdomain Childcare & Education
A-TITLE Childcare & Education
/study/subject-areas/computing/Subdomain Computing & IT
A-TITLE Computing & IT
/study/subject-areas/construct...Subdomain Construction & the Building Trades
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/study/subject-areas/dance/Subdomain Dance
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/esports/Subdomain Esports
A-TITLE Esports
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A-TITLE Employability & Life Skills
/study/subject-areas/engineering/Subdomain Engineering
A-TITLE Engineering
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A-TITLE English & Maths
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A-TITLE Games Design & Development
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A-TITLE Health & Social Care
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A-TITLE Hospitality & Catering
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/study/subject-areas/science/Subdomain Science
A-TITLE Science
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A-TITLE Sport, Health & Fitness
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A-TITLE Teacher Training & Assessing
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A-TITLE Travel & Tourism
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A-TITLE College Life
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A-TITLE Equity, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EEDI)
/college-life/facilities/Subdomain Facilities
A-TITLE Facilities
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A-TITLE Free Bus and Breakfast
/college-life/sen-disabilities/Subdomain Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
A-TITLE Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
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/college-life/student-support/Subdomain Student Support
A-TITLE Student Support
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A-TITLE Students’ Union
/college-life/success-stories/Subdomain Success Stories
A-TITLE Success Stories
/college-life/virtual-tour/Subdomain Virtual Tour
A-TITLE Virtual Tour
/information/Subdomain Information
A-TITLE Information
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A-TITLE Getting Around the College
/information/book-a-tour/Subdomain Book a Tour
A-TITLE Book a Tour
/events/Subdomain Events
A-TITLE Events
/information/information-for-s...Subdomain Information for Schools
A-TITLE Information for Schools
/about-us/latest-news/Subdomain Latest News
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/ofsted/Subdomain Ofsted
A-TITLE Ofsted
/information/parents-carers-hub/Subdomain Parents & Carers Hub
A-TITLE Parents & Carers Hub
/information/safeguarding/Subdomain Safeguarding
A-TITLE Safeguarding
/information/careers-advice-an...Subdomain Careers Advice & Guidance
A-TITLE Careers Advice & Guidance
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A-TITLE Career Coach
/information/employers/Subdomain Employers
A-TITLE Employers
/information/term-dates/Subdomain Term Dates
A-TITLE Term Dates
/information/getting-to-college/Subdomain Travel to College
A-TITLE Travel to College
/about-us/Subdomain About Us
A-TITLE About Us
/about-us/a-welcome-from-the-p...Subdomain Welcome from the Principal
A-TITLE Welcome from the Principal
/about-us/contact-us/Subdomain Contact Us
A-TITLE Contact Us
/about-us/governance-leadership/Subdomain Governance & Leadership
A-TITLE Governance & Leadership
/information-and-policies/Subdomain Information & Policies
A-TITLE Information & Policies
/accountability-statement/Subdomain Accountability Statement
A-TITLE Accountability Statement
/about-us/privacy-notices/Subdomain Privacy Notices
A-TITLE Privacy Notices
/about-us/sustainability/Subdomain Sustainability
A-TITLE Sustainability
http://cityplym.e-careers.coll...External Subdomain Text duplicate E-Learning
A-TITLE E-Learning
/payment-portal/Subdomain Text duplicate ePay
A-TITLE ePay
https://studentcentral.cityply...External Subdomain Text duplicate Student Central
A-TITLE Student Central
http://onlinestore.cityplym.ac...External Subdomain Text duplicate Online Store
A-TITLE Online Store
/about-us/work-for-us/Subdomain Text duplicate Work for Us
A-TITLE Work for Us
https://www.cityplym.ac.uk/Anchor Text duplicate Accessibility Tool
A-TITLE Accessibility Tool
https://cityplym.lightcastcc.c...External Subdomain Text duplicate Career Coach
A-TITLE Career Coach
/study/course-search/Subdomain Find the right course for you
/study/school-leavers/Subdomain Text duplicate School Leavers
/welcome-to-apprenticeships/Subdomain Text duplicate Apprenticeships
/study/adults-professionals/Subdomain Adult Students
/study/university-level-courses/Subdomain University-level
/study/international-students/Subdomain Text duplicate International Students
/community/employers/Subdomain Text duplicate Employers
/student-awards-2025/Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read more
/information-and-policies/stra...Subdomain Our Vision
/about-us/latest-news/Subdomain View all news
/news/plymouth-skills-podcast-...Subdomain June 26, 2025 Plymouth Skills Podcast Smashes Listenership Milestone
/news/city-college-plymouth-ce...Subdomain June 13, 2025 City College Plymouth Celebrates Remarkable Students at Annual Awards Ceremony
/news/city-college-plymouths-s...Subdomain May 16, 2025 City College Plymouth’s Skills Builder initiative surpasses expectations – one year on
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/events/Subdomain View all events
/event/open-day-5/Subdomain 22 August 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Drop-in & Advice Session
/event/year-11-course-taster-s...Subdomain 28 October-30 October – Year 11 Course Taster Sessions
IMG-ALT Taster Sessions CCP OCT'23
/event/open-day-6/Subdomain 08 November 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Open Day
/events/Subdomain Text duplicate View all events
http://linktr.ee/skilfullyspea...External Listen now
/college-life/facilities/healt...Subdomain PL1 RESTAURANT Our award-winning restaurant is open to all.
/app/uploads/2023/03/Stars-Pri...Subdomain STARS HAIR AND DAY SPA Book yourself an appointment at Stars Hair and Day Spa.
/app/uploads/2025/02/Creative-...Subdomain CREATIVE SOLUTIONS Check out our price lists and give us a ring on 01752 305335 for more information.
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/cookies/Subdomain Cookies
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https://sites.google.com/cityp...External Subdomain Staff Central
/terms-conditions-of-enrolment/Subdomain Terms & Conditions of Enrolment
https://www.cityplym.ac.uk/Subdomain Text duplicate City College Plymouth
https://www.facebook.com/cityplymNew window Nofollow External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/city...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.threads.net/@cityplymNew window Nofollow External Subdomain Threade
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Linkedin
https://www.tiktok.com/@cityplymNew window Nofollow External Subdomain TikTok
https://www.cityplym.ac.uk/Subdomain Providing education and training to Plymouth, Devon, Cornwall and the wider community © City College Plymouth 2025
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.cityplym.ac.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.31 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (191 kB).

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 156 referring domains.
This page has 626 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 142 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

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Home | City College Plymouth
Your learning destination of choice for education in the South West. Browse our courses or find out more about our student experience.

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