Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 2867
Education, England
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2013
Made
5th November 2013
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.2) Order 2013.
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).
Revocation
4. The instrument listed in column (1) of Schedule 2 (which has the reference listed in column (2)) is revoked to the extent indicated in column (3).
Amendments
5. —(1)Schedule 1 (Schools having a religious character) to the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2013( 4 ) is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this article.
(2) In the entry under Blackburn with Darwen for “The Olive School” substitute “The Olive School Blackburn”.
(3) In the entry under Buckinghamshire for “Khalsa Secondary School” substitute “Khalsa Secondary Academy”.
(4) In the entry under Ealing for “UB6 8QD” substitute “UB6 8PR”.
(5) In the entries under Hackney for “The Olive School” substitute “The Olive School Hackney”.
(6) In the entry under Herefordshire for “St Mary’s CE Primary School, Dilwyn” substitute “St Mary’s Primary School, Dilwyn”.
(7) In the entry under Hounslow for “TW7 5XB” substitute “TW7 5AJ”.
(8) In the entries under Kent for “Trinity School Sevenoaks” substitute “Trinity School”.
(9) In the entry under Richmond upon Thames for “Hampton Church of England Primary” substitute “St Mary’s Hampton Church of England Primary”.
(10) In the entry under Southwark for “ARK All Saints” substitute “ARK All Saints Academy”.
Peter Swift
Deputy Director
Department for Education
5th November 2013
Article 3
SCHEDULE 1 Schools having a religious character
(1) Name and postcode of school | (2) Relevant religion or religious denomination |
|---|---|
Barnet Ohel Torah, NW11 9QA St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School, N11 1NP | Judaism Greek Orthodoxy |
Bolton The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton, BL3 3NS | Hanafi Deobandism |
Brighton and Hove King’s School, BN3 8BN | Christianity |
Dorset Leweston Prep School, DT9 6EN Leweston School, DT9 6EN | Catholicism Catholicism |
Hillingdon Nanaksar Primary School, UB4 0LT | Sikhism |
South Gloucestershire Immanuel Christian School, BS37 8QG | Church of England |
Article 4
SCHEDULE 2 Revocation
(1)Regulation revoked | (2) Reference | (3) Extent of revocation |
|---|---|---|
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2003 | S.I. 2003/3284 | In the Schedule, the entry in relation to St Antony’s Leweston DT9 6EN |
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 .