Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 3174
Education, England
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 3) Order 2012
Made
21st December 2012
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
1. This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 3) Order 2012.
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 with the references specified in column (2) are revoked to the extent specified in column (3).
P S A Jones
Deputy Director
Department for Education
21st December 2012
Article 3
SCHEDULE 1 Schools having a religious character
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Name and postcode of school | Relevant religion or religious denomination |
| Barnet | |
| Focus School - Barnet Campus, N20 9EQ | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Buckinghamshire | |
| Focus School - Stoke Poges Campus, SL2 4QA | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Cambridgeshire | |
| Focus School - Cambridge Campus, CB22 3BF | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Central Bedfordshire | |
| Focus School - Dunstable Campus, LU5 4QL | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Cheshire East | |
| Focus School - Crewe Primary Campus, CW1 4PP | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Coventry | |
| Focus School - Coventry Campus, CV6 4LX | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Derbyshire | |
| Focus school - Long Eaton Campus, NG10 4HR | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Focus School - Cottingham Campus, HU16 4DD | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Essex | |
| Focus School - Colchester Primary Campus, CO7 7JG | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Gloucestershire | |
| Focus School - Berkeley Campus, GL13 9RS | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Focus School - Gloucester Campus, GL4 3DB | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Hampshire | |
| Focus School - Eastleigh Primary Campus, SO50 9JJ | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| St Columba Church of England Primary Academy, PO15 6LL | Church of England |
| Harrow | |
| Focus School - Harrow Primary Campus, HA1 2JL | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Hertfordshire | |
| Focus School - Cheshunt Primary Campus, EN8 9NQ | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Kent | |
| Focus School - Linton Park Campus, ME17 4HT | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Lambeth | |
| Rann Horizon School, SW4 7JR | Christian |
| Lancashire | |
| Focus School - Hornby Campus, LA2 8LH | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Leeds | |
| Focus School - Boston Spa Campus, LS23 6DW | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Middlesborough | |
| Focus School - Middlesborough Campus, TS3 8BT | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Norfolk | |
| Focus School - Swaffham Campus, PE37 7XD | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Northamptonshire | |
| Focus School - Northampton Primary Campus, NN3 3LF | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Nottinghamshire | |
| Worksop College Preparatory School, DN22 8HX | Church of England |
| Oxfordshire | |
| Oxford Christian School, OX3 8JT | Christian |
| Plymouth | |
| Focus School - Plymouth Campus, PL5 1HL | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Reading | |
| Trinity Christian School, RG2 7AG | Christian |
| Rotherham | |
| Focus School - Bramley Campus, S66 8QN | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Somerset | |
| Focus School - Yeovil Primary Campus, BA20 2EQ | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Staffordshire | |
| Focus School - Stafford Primary Campus, ST16 3EA | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Stockport | |
| Focus School - Stockport Campus, SK4 2AA | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Suffolk | |
| Focus School - Ipswich Campus, IP1 6AR | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Surrey | |
| Focus School - Hindhead Campus, GU26 6SJ | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Sutton | |
| Focus School - Carshalton Campus, SM5 4AZ | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Waltham Forest | |
| Alpha Preparatory School, E17 3JJ | Christian |
| West Sussex | |
| Focus School - Pulborough Campus, RH20 1DJ | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Wiltshire | |
| Focus School - Wilton Campus, SP2 0JE | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | |
| The King’s School, Windsor, SL4 3AQ | Christian |
| Wokingham | |
| Focus School - Reading Primary Campus, RG2 8QA | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church |
Article 4
SCHEDULE 2 Revocations
| (1)Regulations revoked | (2) References | (3) Extent of revocation |
|---|---|---|
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 3) Order 2003 | S.I. 2003/3328 | In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Ranby House School |
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 3) Order 2004 | S.I. 2004/577 | In the Schedule, the entries in relation to Wellgrove Education Centre, The Sceptre School, Willowview Education Centre, Copsewood Education Centre, Eastbrook Education Trust, Brownberrie Education Trust, The Parrs Training Centre, Tamar Education Trust, Larchcroft Education Trust and Three Counties Education Trust |
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (England) (No 4) Order 2004 | S.I. 2004/1378 | In the Schedule, the entries in relation to Beechwood Education Trust and Elsworth House Education Centre |
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 5) Order 2004 | S.I. 2004/2089 | In the Schedule, the entries in relation to Northmoor Education Trust and Whinfield Study Trust |
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 6) Order 2004 | S.I. 2004/2986 | In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Prospect Education Trust |
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2006 | S.I. 2006/1533 | In the Schedule, the entries in relation to Sefton Park School, Allbrook School SO50 4LW, Linton Park School, Moordale Academy, Surrey Hills School, Ashton Park School and Tisbury School |
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 2) (Order) 2008 | S.I. 2008/2340 | In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Breckland Park School |
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 4) Order 2010 | S.I. 2010/3031 | In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Highview School |
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 ).
S.I. 2003/2314 , as amended by S.I. 2004/2262 .