The Designation of Schools having a Religious Character (England) (No 1) Order 2004
S.I. 2004/1513 · Made 16 June 2004
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
Made 16th June 2004
In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 69(3) and (4) and 138(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 f1, and having followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998f2 the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
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1998 c. 31. By virtue of S.I. 1999/672 the powers conferred by these provisions are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England.
- f2
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S.I. 1998/2535.
Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Interpretation
- 3Designation of the schools
- 4Designation of the schools
- Signature
- Schedule 1Schools having a religious character
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools having a Religious Character (England) (No 1) Order 2004.
2Interpretation
In this Order “the relevant religion or religious denomination” means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets religious education is, or may be, required to be provided at the school in accordance with Schedule 19 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (or, as the case may be, each such religion or religious denomination).
3Designation of the schools
The schools listed in the Schedule (all of which are voluntary schools or new schools that have temporary governing bodies and which we will be such when established) are hereby designated as schools having a religious character.
4Designation of the schools
The relevant religious denomination in relation to a school listed in column (1) of the Schedule is stated opposite thereto in column (3).
Signature
Shan Scott
A Divisional Manager in the
Department for Education and Skills
16th June 2004
Schedule 1Schools having a religious character
| (1) Name and Postcode of School | (2) Category of School | (3) Relevant Religion or Religious Denomination |
|---|---|---|
| Barnet | ||
| Pardes House Primary School N3 1SA | voluntary aided | Jewish |
| Barnsley | ||
| St Michael’s Catholic and CofE High School S71 2BD | voluntary aided | Roman Catholic/ Church of England |
| Bexley | ||
| St Augustines of Canterbury C of E VA Primary School DA17 5HP | voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Christ Church, Erith, CE VA Primary School DA8 3DG | voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Calderdale | ||
| Sowerby Village CE VC Primary School HX6 1HB | voluntary controlled | Church of England |
| Dorset | ||
| St Mary the Virgin CE VA Primary School SP8 | voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Hackney | ||
| St Dominic’s RC Primary School E9 5SR | voluntary aided | Roman Catholic |
| Milton Keynes | ||
| Bow Brickhill CofE VA First School MK17 9JT | voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Christ the Sower Ecumenical Combined School MK4 3GB | voluntary aided | Church of England/ Methodist/ United Reform Church/ Baptist |
| Norfolk | ||
| Belton VC Primary School NR31 9PA | voluntary controlled | Church of England |
| Harleston CE VA Primary School IP20 9HG | voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Necton VA Primary School PE37 8HT | voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Northumberland | ||
| Cragside Church of England First School NE23 6EX | voluntary controlled | Church of England |
| Seaton Hirst Church of England Middle School NE63 9SA | voluntary controlled | Church of England |
| Redcar and Cleveland | ||
| St Margaret Clitherow’s Catholic Primary School TS6 6TA | voluntary aided | Roman Catholic |
| South Tyneside | ||
| Whitburn Church of England School SR6 7EX | voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Swindon | ||
| St Francis C of E Primary School SN25 1NR | voluntary aided | Church of England |
| Tower Hamlets | ||
| St Elizabeth RC Primary School E2 9JY | voluntary aided | Roman Catholic |
| Wandsworth | ||
| Gatton (VA) Primary School SW17 0EU | voluntary aided | Muslim |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates further voluntary schools in England which have a religious character in accordance with section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“the Act”).
Designation as a school which has a religious character is relevant for a number of purposes under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“the Act”), notably:
as part of the mechanism for determining the form of religious education to be provided under Schedule 19 to the Act;
as part of the mechanism for determining the form of collective worship to be provided under Schedule 20 to the Act;
as part of the mechanism for determining school staffing matters under sections 58 to 60 of the Act;
for the purposes of the determination of admission arrangements under section 89 of the Act having regard to the code of practice issued under section 84;
for the purposes of the disposition of assets under paragraph of Schedule 3 to the Act, so that assets can be re-assigned for the benefit of schools of the same religion or religious denomination..
Designation by this Order is not of itself a means of acquiring a religious character or of changing religious character. Designation is the recognition certain attributes of the school or its governing body as described in the Religious Character of schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/2535). Under the Act a school must first close if it is to acquire a religious character, if it does not, as a question of fact, have one already, or where it is to change its religious character.
In England, the religions in accordance with whose tenets religious education is, or may be, required to be provided at the school in accordance with Schedule 19 to the Act are currently the Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Sikh religions. The relevant religious denominations within Christianity are the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, the Methodist Church, the United Reformed Church, the Free Church, the Congregational Church, the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, the Greek Orthodox Church and the Quakers.
Designation by this Order as a school with a religious character will not be accepted by the Secretary of State as conclusive evidence that an endowment has been held or used, wholly or partly, in connection with the provision at the school of religious education for the purposes of section 554(2) of the Education Act 1996. Section 554 enables appropriate authorities of any religious denomination or religion (but normally Church of England diocesan authorities) to make fresh provision for endowments held or used for the provision of religious education. This normally happens as a result of a school closing. In confirming eligibility for an order, the trust deeds and other supporting evidence would be considered.
A statement in the Order in relation to a school that the religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets religious education is, or may be, required to be provided at the school in accordance with schedule 19 to the Act, is Roman Catholic, does not determine whether or not the school is a Catholic school according to canon law.