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

S.I. 2008/783 · made 17 March 2008

This Order designates the independent schools named as having a religious character.

Made under: School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Section 69, Section 124B)

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## Introductory text

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 1998, as applied to independent schools by section 124B of that Act, and having followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation

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

## 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

The schools listed in column (1) of the Schedule are 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 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 3PF
Church of England
Hampshire
Salesian College, GU14 6PA
Roman Catholic
Leeds
David Young Community Academy, LS14 6NU
Church of England
Nottinghamshire
The Samworth Church Academy NG18 2DY
Church 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).

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