Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 992
Education, England
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2017
Made
12th October 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) (No. 2) Order 2017 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Interpretation
2. In this Order “the relevant religious denomination” means the 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 the Schedule are designated as schools having a religious character.
(2) The relevant religious denomination in relation to a school listed in column (1) of Schedule 1 is specified in relation to that school in column (2).
Peter Swift
Deputy Director
Department for Education
12th October 2017
Article 3
SCHEDULE Schools having a religious character
(1) Name, address and postcode of school | (2) Relevant religious denomination |
|---|---|
Bluecoat Primary Academy Harvey Road Nottingham NG8 3BB | Church of England |
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy Sutton Passeys Crescent Nottingham NG8 1EA | Church of England |
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 .