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The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2008

S.I. 2008/783 · Made 17 March 2008

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Education, England

Made 17th March 2008

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998f1, as applied to independent schools by section 124Bf2 of that Act, and having followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003f3, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 31.

f2

Section 124B was inserted by the Independent Schools (Employment of Teachers in Schools with a Religious Character) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2037).

f3

S.I. 2003/2314; as amended by S.I. 2004/2262.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Designation of Schools
  4. 4Designation of Schools
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule Schools Having a Religious Character
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2008.

2Interpretation

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.

3Designation of Schools

The schools listed in column (1) of the Schedule are designated as schools having a religious character.

4Designation of Schools

The relevant religion or religious denomination in relation to a school listed in column (1) of the Schedule is stated in relation to that school in column (2).

Signature

P S A Jones

A Divisional Manager in the

Department for Children, Schools and Families

17th March 2008

Schools Having a Religious Character

(1)

Name and Postcode of School

(2)

Relevant Religion or Religious Denomination

City of Westminster
Westminster School, SW1P 3PFChurch of England
Hampshire
Salesian College, GU14 6PARoman Catholic
Leeds
David Young Community Academy, LS14 6NUChurch of England
Nottinghamshire
The Samworth Church Academy NG18 2DYChurch of England

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order designates the independent schools named 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 (S.I. 2003/2314, as amended by 2004/2262).