Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 3rd March 2025.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendment of the School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013

2. —(1)The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013( 2 ) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (3).

(2) In regulation 4, in paragraph (3), for “3” substitute “2” .

(3) In Schedule 2—

(a) in the heading to paragraph 2 (alteration of upper or lower age limit of a community school including the addition or removal of nursery or sixth form provision)—

(i) after “community”, insert “, voluntary or foundation” ;

(ii) omit “nursery or”;

(b) for paragraph 2, substitute—

“ 2. The alteration of the upper or lower age limit of a community, voluntary or foundation school by a year or more (including the addition or removal of sixth form provision but excluding alterations to, or the addition or removal of nursery provision), except where the alteration is a temporary one which it is anticipated will be in place for no more than two years. ” ;

(c) omit paragraph 3.