# Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2004 S.I. 2004/72 · made 14 January 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-order-2004/pdf/uksi_20040072_en.pdf ## Introductory text EDUCATION, ENGLAND Made 14th January 2004 Coming into force 20th January 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) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 20th January 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 Penny Jones A Divisional Manager in the Department for Education and Skills 14th January 2004 ## Schools Having a Religious Character (1) (2) Name and Postcode of School Relevant Religion or Religious Denomination Barnet Menorah Grammar School HA8 0QS Jewish Birmingham Hamd House School B10 9RB Islam Brent Islamia Girls School NW6 6PE Islam Brighton & Hove Mowden School BN3 6LU Anglican Bromley Eltham College SE9 4RW Free Church Buckinghamshire Swanbourne House School MK17 OH2 Church of England Cheshire Kings School SK10 1DA Church of England City of Bristol Bristol Cathedral School BS1 5TS Church of England City of Derby Normanton House Primary School DE23 8DF Islam City of Westminster St Christina’s School NW8 7PY Roman Catholic City of York St Peter’s School YO30 6AB Church of England Derbyshire Repton School DE65 6FH Christian Repton Preparatory School DE65 6EJ Christian St Elphin’s School DE4 2HA Church of England Devon St John’s School EX10 8RG Christian Gateshead Emmanuel College NE11 0AN Christian Gloucestershire Kings School GL1 2BNG Church of England Westonbirt School GL8 8QG Church of England Hampshire Alton Convent School GU34 2NG Roman Catholic The Pilgrims School SO23 9LT Church of England Haringey Greig City Academy N8 Church of England Hertfordshire Redemption Academy SG2 0AU Christian St Albans High School for Girls AL1 3SJ Anglican Kensington & Chelsea More House School SW1X 0AA Roman Catholic St Philips School SW7 4NE Roman Catholic Sussex House School SW1X 0EA Church of England Kent Bedgebury School TN17 2SH Church of England Oakwood School CT19 6PQ Christian Sutton Valence School ME17 3HL Christian The Mead School TN2 5SW Christian Liverpool Carleton House Catholic Prep School L18 8AQ Roman Catholic Middlesborough The Kings Academy TS8 0GA Christian Norfolk Gresham’s School NR25 6EA Church of England Oxfordshire Emmanuel Christian School OX4 4PU Evangelical Christian Radley College OX14 2HR Anglican St Edwards School OX2 7NN Church of England The Manor Preparatory School OX13 6LN Anglican, Church of England The Oratory School RG8 0PJ Roman Catholic The Oratory Preparatory School RG8 7SF Roman Catholic Poole Canford School BH21 3AD Church of England, Anglican Reading Presentation College RG30 2BB Roman Catholic Queen Anne’s School RG4 6DX Church of England Salford Tashbar Boys Primary School M7 4HL Jewish Orthodox Shropshire Bedstone College SY7 0BG Protestant Birchfield School WV7 3AF Church of England Moor Park School SY8 4DZ Catholic St Winefrides School SY1 1TE Roman Catholic Slough St Bernard’s Preparatory School SL1 1TB Roman Catholic Southend St Michael’s School SS9 2LP Church of England Suffolk Amberfield School IP10 0HL Christian Surrey Aldro School GU8 9AS Christian Caterham School CR3 6YA Christian Reeds School KT11 2ES Church of England St John’s School KT22 8SP Church of England The Cornerstone School KT19 8JD Christian Wispers School GU27 1AD Church of England Woldingham School CR3 7YA Roman Catholic Tameside Trinity School SK15 1SH Christian Wakefield Silcoates School WF2 0PD United Reformed Church St Hilda’s School WF4 6BB United Reformed Church Sunny Hill House School WF2 0QB United Reformed Church Walsall Second Chances WS1 1RR Christian Wandsworth Dolphin School SW11 6QP Christian Emanuel School SW11 1HS Christian West Sussex Brambletye School RH19 3PD Church of England Wigan Kingsway Independent School WN1 2AA Protestant, Evangelical Windsor & Maidenhead Eton College SL4 6DJ Church of England St Georges School SL4 1QF Church of England Wirral Heswall Preparatory School CH60 6RB Christian Wokingham Reading Blue Coat School RG4 6SU Church of England The Vine Christian School RG7 1AT Christian White House Preparatory School RG40 3HD Christian Wolverhampton Royal Wolverhampton School WV3 0EG Church of England Worcestershire The River School WR1 3HZ 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/2004/72 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-independent-schools-england-order-2004 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.