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Statutory Instruments

2023 No. 339

Education, England

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2023

Made

17th March 2023

Coming into force

18th March 2023

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, commencement, extent and application

1. This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2023 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2. This Order extends to England and Wales, and applies to England.

Designation of schools

3. —(1) The following independent schools are designated as schools having a religious character—

(a) Noorul Uloom, Blackburn with Darwen, BB2 3NY;

(b) St Gabriel’s CofE Primary School, Devon, EX4 2BY;

(c) St Cecilia’s Church of England Primary School, Wokingham, RG41 1BJ;

(d) Beech Grove School, Kent, CT15 4FB;

(e) The King Alfred School, Dudley, DY3 2AU.

(2) The religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets education is provided, or the school is conducted, is—

(a) at the school designated in paragraph 1(a), Islam;

(b) at the schools designated in paragraphs 1(b) and (c), Church of England;

(c) at the schools designated in paragraphs 1(d) and (e), Christian.

Revocations

4. The following provisions are revoked—

(a) in the Schedule to the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2004( 4 ), the entry relating to Ockbrook School;

(b) in the Schedule to the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 3) Order 2005( 5 ), the entry relating to Olive Secondary School.

Signed on behalf of the Secretary of State

Susan Whitehouse

Deputy Director

Department for Education

17th March 2023

( 1 )

1998 c.31 .

( 2 )

Section 124B was inserted by S.I. 2003/2037 and has been amended by S.I. 2012/976 .

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