Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 1636
Education, England
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2015
Made
28th August 2015
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) Order 2015.
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).
Edward Wagstaff
Deputy Director
Department for Education
28th August 2015
Article 3
SCHEDULE 1 Schools having a religious character
(1) Name and postcode of school | (2) Relevant religion or religious denomination |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | |
| Eden Boys’ School, Birmingham, B6 6EL | Muslim |
| Birmingham | |
| King Solomon International Business School, B7 4AA | Christian |
| Bradford | |
| Bradford Forster Academy, BD4 8RG | Church of England |
| Derby | |
| Akaal Primary School, DE23 8NT | Sikh |
| Hillingdon | |
| St Martin’s Church of England Primary School, UB7 7UF | Church of England |
| Lancashire | |
| Eden Boys’ School, Preston, PR1 3NU | Muslim |
| Leicester | |
| Imam Ghazali Academy, LE2 0GU | Muslim |
| Manchester | |
| West Didsbury CE Primary School, M20 4ZA | Church of England |
| Plymouth | |
| St Matthew’s Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy, PL6 5AA | Church of England |
| Slough | |
| Eden Girls’ School, Slough, SL1 3DR | Muslim |
| Stockton on Tees | |
| Wynyard Church of England Primary School, TS22 5GJ | Church of England |
| York | |
| Focus School, York Campus, YO23 2QA | 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) Order 2003 | S.I. 2003/3108 | In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Gateway Christian School, DE7 4PP |
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2012 | S.I. 2012/2265 | In the Schedule, the entry in relation to St Michael’s Catholic Secondary School, TR14 7AD |
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 .