Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 866
Education, England
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2017
Made
31st August 2017
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 2017 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
Peter Swift
Deputy Director
Department for Education
31st August 2017
Article 3
SCHEDULE 1 Schools having a religious character
(1) Name and Postcode of school | (2) Relevant religion or religious denomination |
|---|---|
| Bath and North East Somerset | |
| Abbot Alphege Academy | Church of England |
| BA1 9AU | |
| Gloucestershire | |
| Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy | Church of England |
| GL2 4GH | |
| Kent | |
| Bishop Chavasse School | Church of England |
| TN11 0QL | |
| London Borough of Hounslow | |
| The Green School for Boys | Church of England |
| TW7 6AU | |
| Manchester | |
| Eden Boys’ Leadership Academy | Islam |
| Manchester | |
| M8 8BJ | |
| Eden Girls’ Leadership Academy | Islam |
| Manchester | |
| M8 0SP | |
| Southampton | |
| Hope Community School, Southampton | Christian |
| SO14 1NF | |
| Torbay | |
| Ellacombe Church of England Academy | Church of England |
| TQ1 1TG |
Article 4
SCHEDULE 2 Revocations
| (1) Instrument | (2) References | (3) Extent of revocation |
|---|---|---|
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No.2) Order 2004 | S.I. 2004/354 | In the Schedule, the entry in relation to St Martha’s Senior School, EN4 0NJ |
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 3) Order 2004 | S.I. 2004/577 | In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Grindon Hall Christian School, SR4 8PG |
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2005 | S.I. 2005/1195 | In the Schedule, the entries in relation to The Bolitho School, TR18 4JR and Lavant House, PO18 9AB |
| The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No.3) Order 2012 | S.I. 2012/3174 | In Schedule 1, the entries in relation to Alpha Preparatory School, E17 3JJ, Oxford Christian School, OX3 8JT and Rann Horizon School, SW4 7JR. |
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 .