# The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2016 S.I. 2016/850 · made 23 August 2016 This Order designates the independent schools listed in the Schedule as having a religious character. 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-2016/pdf/uksi_20160850_en.pdf ## Introductory text Education, England Made 23rd August 2016 Coming into force in accordance with article 1 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 2016 and comes into force the day after the day on which it is made. ## 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 the Schedule 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 the Schedule is specified in relation to that school in column (2). ## Signature Peter Swift Deputy Director Department for Education 23rd August 2016 ## Schools having a religious character (1) Name and postcode of school (2) Relevant religion or religious denomination Birmingham Olive Primary School, Birmingham, B11 4DY Islam Bolton Olive School, Bolton, BL1 8HT Islam Gloucestershire Cheltenham College, GL53 7LD Church of England Hertfordshire Yavneh Primary School, WD6 1HL Jewish Lancashire Olive School, Preston, PR1 4BX Islam London Borough of Harrow Saint Jérôme Church of England Bilingual School, HA1 2QB Church of England London Borough of Redbridge Atam Academy, RM6 4XT Sikh London Borough of Tower Hamlets Canary Wharf College 3, E14 3BA Christian Swindon Tadpole Farm Church of England Primary Academy, SN25 2QS Church of England Wiltshire Ridgeway Farm Church of England Academy, SN5 4GT Church of England ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order designates the independent schools listed in the Schedule as having a religious character. Under section 124A of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, independent schools which are so designated 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/2016/850 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-independent-schools-england-no-2-order-2016 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.