# The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2013 S.I. 2013/2867 · made 5 November 2013 · revised to 26 March 2024 This Order designates the independent schools listed in Schedule 1 as having a religious character and revokes the instrument listed in Schedule 2 to the extent set out in that Schedule. The revocation relates to a school which no longer exists because it has become two schools, both of which are designated as schools having a religious character under this Order. The Order corrects errors made in Schedule 1 to the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2013. Made under: School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Section 69, Section 124B) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-independent-schools-england-no-2-order-2013/pdf/uksi_20132867_en.pdf ## Introductory text Education, England Made 5th November 2013 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, as applied in relation to independent schools by section 124B(1) 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. ## 1 Citation This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No.2) Order 2013. ## 2 Interpretation In this Order “the relevant religion or religious denomination” means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets education is provided at the school or the school is conducted. ## 3 Designation of schools (1) The schools listed in column (1) of Schedule 1 are designated as schools having a religious character. (2) The relevant religion or religious denomination in relation to a school listed in column (1) of Schedule 1 is specified in relation to that school in column (2). ## 4 Revocation The instrument listed in column (1) of Schedule 2 (which has the reference listed in column (2)) is revoked to the extent indicated in column (3). ## 5 Amendments (1) Schedule 1 (Schools having a religious character) to the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2013 is amended in accordance with the following provisions of this article. (2) In the entry under Blackburn with Darwen for “The Olive School” substitute “The Olive School Blackburn”. (3) In the entry under Buckinghamshire for “Khalsa Secondary School” substitute “Khalsa Secondary Academy”. (4) In the entry under Ealing for “UB6 8QD” substitute “UB6 8PR”. (5) In the entries under Hackney for “The Olive School” substitute “The Olive School Hackney”. (6) In the entry under Herefordshire for “St Mary’s CE Primary School, Dilwyn” substitute “St Mary’s Primary School, Dilwyn”. (7) In the entry under Hounslow for “TW7 5XB” substitute “TW7 5AJ”. (8) In the entries under Kent for “Trinity School Sevenoaks” substitute “Trinity School”. (9) In the entry under Richmond upon Thames for “Hampton Church of England Primary” substitute “St Mary’s Hampton Church of England Primary”. (10) In the entry under Southwark for “ARK All Saints” substitute “ARK All Saints Academy”. ## Signature Peter Swift Deputy Director Department for Education 5th November 2013 ## Schedule 1 Schools having a religious character (1) Name and postcode of school (2) Relevant religion or religious denomination Barnet Ohel Torah, NW11 9QA St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School, N11 1NP Judaism Greek Orthodoxy Bolton The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton, BL3 3NS Hanafi Deobandism Brighton and Hove King’s School, BN3 8BN Christianity Dorset Leweston Prep School, DT9 6EN Leweston School, DT9 6EN Catholicism Catholicism Hillingdon Nanaksar Primary School, UB4 0LT Sikhism South Gloucestershire Immanuel Christian School, BS37 8QG Church of England ## Schedule 2 Revocation (1)Regulation revoked (2) Reference (3) Extent of revocation The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2003 S.I. 2003/3284 In the Schedule, the entry in relation to St Antony’s Leweston DT9 6EN ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order designates the independent schools listed in Schedule 1 as having a religious character and revokes the instrument listed in Schedule 2 to the extent set out in that Schedule. The revocation relates to a school which no longer exists because it has become two schools, both of which are designated as schools having a religious character under this Order. The Order corrects errors made in Schedule 1 to the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2013. Under section 124A of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, independent schools which are designated as having a religious character are permitted to take account of certain religious or denominational considerations in making specified employment decisions which relate to teaching staff (such as decisions on appointment or promotion). 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 existing attributes of the school or its governing body as described in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2314, as amended by S.I. 2004/2262). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2867 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-independent-schools-england-no-2-order-2013 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.