# The Designation of Schools having a Religious Character (England) (No. 2) Order 2008 S.I. 2008/3147 · made 1 December 2008 This Order designates further voluntary schools as having a religious character in accordance with section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“the Act”). Made under: School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Section 69, Section 138) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-england-no-2-order-2008/pdf/uksi_20083147_en.pdf ## Introductory text Education, England Made 1st December 2008 In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 69(3) and (4) and 138(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and having followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Order: ## 1 Citation This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools having a Religious Character (England) (No. 2.) Order 2008. ## 2 Interpretation 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). ## 3 Designation of the schools The schools listed in the Schedule (all of which are voluntary or foundation schools or new schools that have temporary governing bodies and which will be such when established) are hereby designated as schools having a religious character. ## 4 Designation of the schools The relevant religious denomination in relation to each school listed in column (1) of the Schedule is stated opposite thereto in column (3). ## Signature J D Loosley A Deputy Director in the Department for Children, Schools and Families 1st December 2008 ## Schedule 1 Schools having a religious character (1) Name and Postcode of School (2) Category of Relevant Religion or School (3) Religious Denomination Cambridgeshire Orchards Church of England Primary School PE13 3NP Voluntary controlled Church of England Cheshire Hoole Church of England Primary School CH2 3HB Wharton Church of England Primary School CW7 3EP Voluntary controlled Voluntary controlled Church of England Church of England Darlington St George’s CofE VA Primary School DL2 1LD Voluntary aided Church of England Essex Hillhouse CofE Primary School EN9 3EL Voluntary controlled Church of England Hammersmith and Fulham Larmenier and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School W6 7BL Voluntary aided Roman Catholic Isle of Wight Christ the King College PO30 5QT Voluntary aided Roman Catholic/Church of England Kent Hythe Bay CofE Primary School CT21 6HS Lambeth Iqra Primary School SW9 7PH Lincolnshire Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary School PE10 9EP Voluntary controlled Voluntary aided Foundation Church of England Muslim Church of England Norfolk The Bishop’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School IP24 1EB Voluntary aided Church of England Northumberland Grange View Church of England Voluntary Controlled First School NE61 5LZ Voluntary controlled Church of England Oxfordshire St Gregory the Great VA Catholic Secondary School OX4 3DR Voluntary aided Roman Catholic The John Henry Newman CE (Aided) Primary School OX4 4LS Voluntary aided Church of England Salford St Edmund’s RC Primary School M38 9ND Voluntary aided Roman Catholic Sefton Rimrose Hope CE Primary School L21 1AW South Tyneside Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School NE34 0TS Voluntary controlled Voluntary aided Church of England Church of England St Helens Blackbrook St Mary’s Catholic Primary School WA11 9QY Voluntary aided Roman Catholic Staffordshire Knutton St Mary’s Primary School ST5 6EB Voluntary controlled Church of England Stoke-on-Trent Kingsland CE (C) Primary School ST2 9AS Voluntary controlled Church of England Sunderland Venerable Bede Church of England (Aided) Secondary School SR2 0SX Voluntary aided Church of England Surrey Cranleigh Church of England Primary School GU6 7AN Voluntary controlled Church of England Wiltshire Whitesheet CofE VA Primary School BA12 6NL Voluntary aided Church of England Wokingham The Coombes Church of England Primary School RG2 9NX Voluntary controlled Church of England Worcestershire Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School DY14 9TQ Voluntary controlled Church of England Hartlebury CofE Primary School DY11 7TD Voluntary controlled Church of England St Anne’s CofE VC Primary School DY12 2UQ Voluntary controlled Church of England St Bartholomew’s CofE VC Primary School DY13 0EL Voluntary controlled Church of England St Catherine’s CofE (VC) Primary School DY11 5HP Voluntary controlled Church of England St George’s VC CofE Primary School and Nursery DY10 2HE Voluntary controlled Church of England St John’s CofE Primary School DY11 6AP Voluntary controlled Church of England St Mary’s CofE (VA) Primary School DY10 2LX Voluntary aided Church of England St Oswald’s CofE Primary School DY10 2YL Voluntary controlled Church of England Worcestershire Upper Arley CofE VC Primary School DY12 1XA Voluntary controlled Church of England Wilden All Saints CofE Primary School DY13 9LP Voluntary controlled Church of England Wolverley CofE Secondary School DY11 5XQ Voluntary controlled Church of England ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order designates further voluntary schools as having 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 Act, notably: (a) as part of the mechanism for determining the form of religious education to be provided under Schedule 19 to the Act; (b) as part of the mechanism for determining the form of collective worship to be provided under Schedule 20 to the Act; (c) as part of the mechanism for determining school staffing matters under sections 58 to 60 of the Act; (d) 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; (e) for the purposes of the disposition of assets under paragraph 5 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 of certain attributes of the school or its governing body as described in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/2535). Pursuant to section 18(4) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 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. 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. The statement in the Order 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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3147 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-england-no-2-order-2008 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.