# The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2013 S.I. 2013/2162 · made 30 August 2013 · revised to 31 August 2019 This Order designates the independent schools listed in Schedule 1 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 will no longer be designated with 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-2013/pdf/uksi_20132162_en.pdf ## Introductory text Education, England Made 30th August 2013 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) Order 2013. ## 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 (which have the references listed in column (2)) are revoked to the extent indicated in column (3). ## Signature Peter Swift A Deputy Director in the Department for Education 30th August 2013 ## Schedule 1 Schools having a religious character (1) Name and postcode of school (2) Relevant religion or religious denomination Barnet Alma Primary, N12 8PE Jewish Bexley Hope Community School, DA14 5BU Christian Blackburn with Darwen The Olive School Blackburn, BB1 7EY Islam Buckinghamshire Khalsa Secondary Academy, SL2 4PQ Sikh Cheshire West and Chester University Cathedral Free School, CH1 2HU Church of England Ealing William Perkin Church of England High School, UB6 8PR Church of England Hackney The Olive School Hackney, N16 6AA Islam Vishnitz Girls School, N16 5ES Orthodox Jewish Harrow . . . . . . Herefordshire St Mary’s Primary School, Dilwyn, HR4 8HR Church of England Hounslow Nishkam School West London, TW7 5AJ Sikh Kent Hope Community School, DA14 5BU Christian Trinity School, TN13 2DN Christian Leeds Leeds Jewish Free School, LS17 7TN Jewish Newcastle upon Tyne Bahr Academy, NE4 6PR Sunni Deobandi Oldham Westwood High, OL9 6HR Islam Oxfordshire Tyndale Community School, OX4 2JX Christian Richmond upon Thames St Mary’s Hampton Church of England Primary, TW12 2HP Church of England Southwark ARK All Saints Academy, SE5 0UB Church of England Stoke on Trent North Road Academy, ST6 2BP Islam Wandsworth Mosaic Jewish Primary School, SW19 5QD Jewish ## Schedule 2 Revocations (1)Regulations revoked (2) References (3) Extent of revocation The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 2) Order 2004 S.I. 2004/354 In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Northampton High School NN4 6UU The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 2) Order 2005 S.I. 2005/2993 In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Oasis Academy, Enfield SE1 0AX The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2009 S.I. 2009/510 In the Schedule, the entries in relation to: Oasis Academy Brightstowe. BS11 0EB; Oasis Academy Bristol, BS14 9BU; Oasis Academy Coulsdon, CR5 1ES; Oasis Academy MediaCityUK, M6 8GG; Oasis Academy Lord’s Hill, SO16 9RG; and Oasis Academy Mayfield, SO19 9LX The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 3) Order 2009 S.I. 2009/3276 In the Schedule, the entries in relation to: Oasis Academy Shirley Park, CR9 7AL; Oasis Academy Hadley, EN3 5PA; Oasis Academy Wintringham, DN32 0AZ; and Oasis Academy Immingham, DN40 1JU The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 2) Order 2010 S.I. 2010/1771 In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Oasis Academy Oldham, OL8 3PT ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order designates the independent schools listed in Schedule 1 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 will no longer be designated with 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 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/2013/2162 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-independent-schools-england-order-2013 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.