# The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 3) Order 2012 S.I. 2012/3174 · made 21 December 2012 · revised to 29 August 2026 This Order designates the independent schools listed in the Schedule as having a religious character and revokes the instruments listed in Schedule 2 to the extent set out in that Schedule. The revocations relate to schools which were previously designated with a different 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-3-order-2012/pdf/uksi_20123174_en.pdf ## Introductory text Education, England Made 21st December 2012 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. 3) Order 2012. ## 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 Revocations The instruments listed in column (1) of Schedule 2 with the references specified in column (2) are revoked to the extent specified in column (3). ## Signature P S A Jones Deputy Director Department for Education 21st December 2012 ## Schedule 1 Schools having a religious character (1) (2) Name and postcode of school Relevant religion or religious denomination Barnet Focus School - Barnet Campus, N20 9EQ Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Buckinghamshire Focus School - Stoke Poges Campus, SL2 4QA Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Cambridgeshire Focus School - Cambridge Campus, CB22 3BF Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Central Bedfordshire Focus School - Dunstable Campus, LU5 4QL Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Cheshire East Focus School - Crewe Primary Campus, CW1 4PP Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Coventry Focus School - Coventry Campus, CV6 4LX Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Derbyshire . . . . . . East Riding of Yorkshire Focus School - Cottingham Campus, HU16 4DD Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Essex . . . . . . Gloucestershire Focus School - Berkeley Campus, GL13 9RS Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Focus School - Gloucester Campus, GL4 3DB Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Hampshire . . . . . . St Columba Church of England Primary Academy, PO15 6LL Church of England Harrow Focus School - Harrow Primary Campus, HA1 2JL Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Hertfordshire Focus School - Cheshunt Primary Campus, EN8 9NQ Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Kent Focus School - Linton Park Campus, ME17 4HT Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Lambeth . . . . . . Lancashire Focus School - Hornby Campus, LA2 8LH Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Leeds Focus School - Boston Spa Campus, LS23 6DW Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Middlesborough Focus School - Middlesborough Campus, TS3 8BT Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Norfolk Focus School - Swaffham Campus, PE37 7XD Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Northamptonshire Focus School - Northampton Primary Campus, NN3 3LF Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Nottinghamshire Worksop College Preparatory School, DN22 8HX Church of England Oxfordshire . . . . . . Plymouth Focus School - Plymouth Campus, PL5 1HL Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Reading . . . . . . Rotherham Focus School - Bramley Campus, S66 8QN Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Somerset Focus School - Yeovil Primary Campus, BA20 2EQ Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Staffordshire Focus School - Stafford Primary Campus, ST16 3EA Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Stockport Focus School - Stockport Campus, SK4 2AA Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Suffolk . . . . . . Surrey Focus School - Hindhead Campus, GU26 6SJ Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Sutton Focus School - Carshalton Campus, SM5 4AZ Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Waltham Forest . . . . . . West Sussex . . . . . . Wiltshire Focus School - Wilton Campus, SP2 0JE Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Windsor and Maidenhead The King’s School, Windsor, SL4 3AQ Christian Wokingham Focus School - Reading Primary Campus, RG2 8QA Plymouth Brethren Christian Church ## Schedule 2 Revocations (1)Regulations revoked (2) References (3) Extent of revocation The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 3) Order 2003 S.I. 2003/3328 In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Ranby House School The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 3) Order 2004 S.I. 2004/577 In the Schedule, the entries in relation to Wellgrove Education Centre, The Sceptre School, Willowview Education Centre, Copsewood Education Centre, Eastbrook Education Trust, Brownberrie Education Trust, The Parrs Training Centre, Tamar Education Trust, Larchcroft Education Trust and Three Counties Education Trust The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (England) (No 4) Order 2004 S.I. 2004/1378 In the Schedule, the entries in relation to Beechwood Education Trust and Elsworth House Education Centre The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 5) Order 2004 S.I. 2004/2089 In the Schedule, the entries in relation to Northmoor Education Trust and Whinfield Study Trust The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 6) Order 2004 S.I. 2004/2986 In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Prospect Education Trust The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2006 S.I. 2006/1533 In the Schedule, the entries in relation to Sefton Park School, Allbrook School SO50 4LW, Linton Park School, Moordale Academy, Surrey Hills School, Ashton Park School and Tisbury School The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 2) (Order) 2008 S.I. 2008/2340 In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Breckland Park School The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 4) Order 2010 S.I. 2010/3031 In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Highview School ## 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 and revokes the instruments listed in Schedule 2 to the extent set out in that Schedule. The revocations relate to schools which were previously designated with a different 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/2012/3174 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-independent-schools-england-no-3-order-2012 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.