The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2018


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Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 949

Education, England

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2018

Made

29th August 2018

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(1), as applied in relation to independent schools by section 124B(1)(2) of that Act.

In making this Order the Secretary of State has followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003(3).

Citation and Commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2018 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order "the relevant religion or religious denomination" means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets education is provided at the school or the school is conducted.

Designation of schools

3.-(1) The schools listed in column (1) of Schedule 1 are designated as schools having a religious character.

(2) The relevant religion or religious denomination in relation to a school listed in column (1) of Schedule 1 is specified in relation to that school in column (2).

Revocations

4.  The instruments listed in column (1) of Schedule 2 (which have the references listed in column (2)) are revoked to the extent indicated in column (3).

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Education

Lesley Jones

Deputy Director

Department for Education

29th August 2018

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1Schools having a religious character

(1)

Name and Postcode of school

(2)

Relevant religion or religious denomination

Bedford
Great Barford Church of England AcademyChurch of England
MK44 3JU
Birmingham
Eden Boys' Leadership AcademyIslam
B6 6EL
Derbyshire
Watchorn Christian SchoolChristian
DE55 7AQ
Devon
St James Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolChurch of England
EX20 1PA
Ealing
Ada Lovelace Church of England High SchoolChurch of England
UB6 8PR
Leicestershire
Avanti Fields SchoolHindu
LE3 0BT
Manchester
Etz Chaim Boys SchoolOrthodox Jewish
M7 4LJ
Norfolk
Great Yarmouth Charter AcademyChristian
NR30 4LS
Northumberland
NCEA The Bishop's Primary SchoolChurch of England
NE63 9FZ

Warwickshire

St Gabriel's CofE AcademyChurch of England
CV23 1AN
Wiltshire

St Peter's CE Primary Academy

SP2 9FL

Church of England

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2Revocations

(1) Instrument(2) References(3) Extent of revocation
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2003S.I. 2003/3108In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Cricklade Manor Prep School (formerly Park Preparatory School), SN6 5BB
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 3) Order 2003S.I. 2003/3328In the Schedule, the entry in relation to The King's School, RG21 8SR
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England)(No. 2) Order 2004S.I. 2004/354In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Friends School, CB11 3EB.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the independent schools listed in Schedule 1 as having a religious character and revokes the instruments listed in Schedule 2 to the extent set out in that Schedule. All the revocations relate to schools which have closed save the first one that relates to a school which will no longer be designated with a religious character.

Under section 124A of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, independent schools which are so designated are permitted to take account of certain religious or denominational considerations in making specified employment decisions which relate to teaching staff (such as decisions on appointment or promotion).

Designation by this Order is not of itself a means of acquiring a religious character or of changing religious character. Designation is the recognition of certain existing attributes of the school or its governing body as described in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2314, as amended by S.I. 2004/2262).

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(2)

Section 124B was inserted by the Independent Schools (Employment of Teachers in Schools with a Religious Character) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2037) and has been amended by the Alternative Provision Academies (Consequential Amendments to Acts) (England) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/976).

(3)

S.I. 2003/2314, as amended by S.I. 2004/2262.


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