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Statutory Instruments
Education, England
Made
13th October 2015
The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 69(3) and (4) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(1).
In making this Order the Secretary of State has followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998(2).
1. This Order may be cited as The Designation of Schools having a Religious Character (England) Order 2015.
2. The voluntary aided schools listed in column (1) of the Schedule are designated as schools having a religious character.
3. In relation to each designated school, the religion or religious denomination (or, as the case may be, each such religion or religious denomination) in accordance with whose tenets religious education is, or may be, required to be provided at the school is listed in column (3) of the Schedule.
4. The Madani Muslim High School (VA) (Designation as having a Religious Character) Order 2007(3) is revoked.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Lesley Jones
Deputy Director
Department for Education
13th October 2015
Articles 2 and 3
| (1) Name and Postcode of School | (2) Category of School | (3) Religion or Religious Denomination |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford | ||
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College BD9 4BQ | Voluntary aided | Roman Catholic |
| Buckinghamshire | ||
Dagnall VA Church of England School HP4 1QX | Voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Hounslow | ||
St Richard's Church of England Primary School TW13 6UN | Voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Leicester | ||
Madani Boys School LE5 5LL | Voluntary aided | Muslim |
Madani Girls School LE5 5LL | Voluntary aided | Muslim |
| Liverpool | ||
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School L9 9AF | Voluntary aided | Roman Catholic |
| Staffordshire | ||
The King's CE (A) School ST7 1DP | Voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Suffolk | ||
Morland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School IP3 0LH | Voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Sunderland | ||
Northern Saints Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Primary School SR5 5QL | Voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Surrey | ||
Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School RH6 9NS | Voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Telford and Wrekin | ||
Holy Trinity Academy TF2 9SA | Voluntary aided | Church of England/ Roman Catholic |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates the voluntary aided schools named in the Order as having a religious character in accordance with section 69(3) and (4) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 ("the Act").
Designation as a school which has a religious character is relevant for a number of purposes under the Act, notably:
(a)as part of the mechanism for determining the form of religious education to be provided under Schedule 19 to the Act;
(b)as part of the mechanism for determining the form of collective worship to be provided under Schedule 20 to the Act; and
(c)as part of the mechanism for determining school staffing matters under sections 58 to 60 of the Act.
Article 4 revokes a previous order in relation to a former co-educational voluntary aided school which has divided into two single sex voluntary aided schools, which are designated by this Order as having a religious character.
S.I. 1998/2535, as amended by S.I. 2007/958. There are other amendments which are not relevant to this Order.
