# The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2023, Article 3: Designation of schools

Extent: E+W

(1) The following independent schools are designated as schools having a religious character—
(a) Noorul Uloom, Blackburn with Darwen, BB2 3NY;
(b) St Gabriel’s CofE Primary School, Devon, EX4 2BY;
(c) St Cecilia’s Church of England Primary School, Wokingham, RG41 1BJ;
(d) Beech Grove School, Kent, CT15 4FB;
(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) The religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets education is provided, or the school is conducted, is—
(a) at the school designated in paragraph 1(a), Islam;
(b) at the schools designated in paragraphs 1(b) and (c), Church of England;
(c) at the schools designated in paragraphs 1(d) and (e), Christian.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/339/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-independent-schools-england-order-2023/article-3
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