# The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No.4) Order 2004 S.I. 2004/1378 · made 17 May 2004 This Order designates the independent schools named herein 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-no4-order-2004/pdf/uksi_20041378_en.pdf ## Introductory text EDUCATION, ENGLAND Made 17th May 2004 Coming into force 24th May 2004 In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 69(3) and 124B of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and having followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following Order: ## 1 Citation and commencement This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 4) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 24th May 2004. ## 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 (or, as the case may be, each such religion or religious denomination). ## 3 Designation of Schools The schools listed in column (1) of the Schedule are hereby designated as schools having a religious character. ## 4 Designation of Schools The relevant religion or religious denomination in relation to a school listed in column (1) of the Schedule is stated opposite thereto in column (2). ## Signature P S A Jones A Divisional Manager in the Department for Education and Skills 17th May 2004 ## Schools Having a Religious Character (1) (2) Name and Postcode of School Relevant Religion or Religious Denomination Barnet Akiva School N3 2SY Jewish Birmingham The Birmingham Blue Coat School B17 0HR Church of England Bradford Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria BD14 6JX Muslim Buckinghamshire Caldicott School SL2 3SL Church of England Pipers Corner School HP15 6LP Church of England Cambridgeshire Beechwood Education Trust CB2 4XL Christian Sarum Hall School NW3 3EL Church of England Cheshire Alderly Edge School For Girls SK9 7QE Roman Catholic & Church of England City of Derby Derby High School DE23 7DT Church of England City of Westminster Westminster Abbey Choir School SW1P 3NY Anglican Westminster Cathedral Choir School SW1P 1QH Roman Catholic City of York Ebor School YO30 6WT Quaker Bootham School YO30 6NT Quaker The Minster School YO1 7JA Church of England Coventry Bablake School CV1 4AW Christian Bablake Junior School CV1 4AU Christian Coventry Preparation School CV3 6PT Christian King Henry VIII Junior School and King Henry VIII Senior School CV3 6AQ Christian St David’s Preparatory School CR8 3AL Church of England Devon Kelly College PL19 0HZ Church of England St Christopher’s School TQ9 6PF Christian Doncaster Wheatley Hall School DN1 2TB Christian Dorset Sherborne School DT9 3AP Christian East Sussex Owlswick Independent School BN7 3NF Christian Essex Brentwood School CM15 8AS Christian Peniel Academy CM15 0DG Christian Gloucestershire Saint Anthony’s Convent School GL14 2AA Catholic Havering The Noak Hill School RM4 1RL Christian Kent Acorn Study Centre ME8 9AB Christian Bethany School TN17 1LB Christian Dover College CT17 9RH Church of England Leicester City Jame'ah Academy LE5 3QG Muslim Lincolnshire Stamford High School PE9 2LS Christian Stamford Junior School PE9 2LR Christian Stamford School PE9 2BQ Christian Newbury Elstree School RG7 5TD Church of England Newham Imam Zakariya Academy E7 8AB Muslim Oxfordshire Cranford House OX10 9HT Church of England Headington School Oxford OX3 7TD Church of England Magdalen College School OX4 1DZ Christian Rye St Antony School OX3 0BY Roman Catholic Plymouth King’s School PL3 5LW Christian Redbridge Al-Noor Muslim Primary School IG3 9RP Muslim Ilford Ursuline Preparatory School IG1 4QR Roman Catholic Rutland Uppingham School LE15 9QE Church of England Sheffield Elsworth House Education Centre S6 1QS Christian Jamia Al Hudaa S9 1WD Muslim Surrey Battlebridge Education Centre RH1 2HZ Christian Claremont Fan Court KT10 9LY Christian Science Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Islamic Preparatory School WV1 4RA Muslim Worcestershire Bromsgrove School B61 7DU Church of England Malvern College WR14 3DF Christian ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order designates the independent schools named herein 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 considerations in making specified employment decisions which relate to teaching staff. 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. A statement in the Order in relation to a school that the religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets education is provided at the school, or the school is conducted, 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/2004/1378 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-independent-schools-england-no4-order-2004 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.