# The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Wales) Order 2014 W.S.I. 2014/3261 · made 9 December 2014 This Order, which comes into force on 15 December 2014, designates schools in Wales which have a religious character in accordance with section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“the Act”). Made under: School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Section 69, Section 138) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-wales-order-2014/pdf/wsi_20143261_mi.pdf ## Introductory text Education, Wales Made 9 December 2014 Coming into force 15 December 2014 The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 69(3) and (4) and 138(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and now vested in them, having followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998. ## 1 Title, commencement and application (1) The title of this Order is the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Wales) Order 2014. (2) This Order comes into force on 15 December 2014. (3) This Order applies in relation to Wales. ## 2 Revocation The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Wales) Order 2007 is revoked. ## 3 Interpretation In this Order “the relevant religion or religious denomination” (“y grefydd neu’r enwad crefyddol perthnasol”) means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets religious education is, or may be, required to be provided at a school in accordance with Schedule 19 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. ## 4 Designation of the Schools (1) A school listed in the Schedule to this Order is designated as a school having a religious character. (2) The relevant religion or religious denomination in relation to a school listed in the Schedule to this Order is— (a) Church in Wales, in the case of a school listed in Part I of the Schedule; (b) Roman Catholic, in the case of a school listed in Part II of the Schedule; and (c) Roman Catholic and Anglican, in the case of a school listed in Part III of the Schedule. ## Signature Huw Lewis Minister for Education and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers 9 December 2014 ## I SCHOOLS WHOSE RELIGIOUS CHARACTER IS CHURCH IN WALES Local Authority (‘LA’) LA Number School Number School Name VOLUNTARY AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS Gwynedd Council 661 3305 Ysgol Beuno Sant Conwy County Borough Council 662 3302 Ysgol Bodafon 662 3307 Ysgol San Siôr 662 3340 Ysgol y Plas Denbighshire County Council 663 3316 Ysgol Trefnant Flintshire County Council 664 3303 Ysgol yr Esgob Voluntary Aided Primary School 664 3316 Trelawnyd Voluntary Aided Primary School 664 3320 Ysgol y Llan, Whitford Voluntary Aided Primary School 664 3330 St Ethelwold’s Primary School 664 3331 St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Primary School (Pentrobin) 664 3332 St Mary’s Nercwys Voluntary Aided Primary School 664 3333 Hawarden Village Voluntary Aided Church in Wales Primary School Wrexham County Borough Council 665 3043 St Paul’s Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School 665 3301 Bronington Primary School 665 3305 Penley Madras Voluntary Aided School 665 3326 St Chad’s Voluntary Aided School (Hanmer) 665 3337 Minera Primary School 665 3338 All Saints Primary School Gresford 665 3341 St Mary’s Primary School (Ruabon) 665 3342 St Mary’s (Aided) Primary School 665 3346 St Mary’s Church in Wales (Aided) School Powys County Council 666 3301 St Michael’s Church in Wales (Aided) Primary School 666 3303 Llansantffraid Church in Wales (Aided) School 666 3316 Llanbedr Church in Wales (Aided) School 666 3317 Archdeacon Griffiths Church in Wales Primary School 666 3318 Priory Church in Wales School 666 3322 Llangattock Church in Wales Aided School Ceredigion County Council 667 3317 Llanwenog Voluntary Aided Community Primary School Pembrokeshire County Council 668 3310 Ysgol Bro Dewi Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School 668 3315 St Aidan’s Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School 668 3320 St Mark’s Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School 668 3321 St Oswald’s Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School Carmarthenshire County Council 669 3302 Llanfynydd Voluntary Aided Primary School 669 3307 Ysgol Wirfoddol Penboyr 669 3321 Pentip Voluntary Aided Church in Wales Primary School 669 3322 Model Church in Wales School City and County of Swansea Council 670 3306 Christchurch Church in Wales School Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council 671 3311 Bryncoch Church in Wales Primary School 671 3313 Alderman Davies Church in Wales Primary School Bridgend County Borough Council 672 3323 Archdeacon John Lewis Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council 673 3320 St Brides Major Church in Wales Primary School 673 3321 Wick and Marcross Church in Wales Primary School 673 3363 Pendoylan Church in Wales Primary School 673 3364 St Andrews Major Church in Wales Primary School 673 3365 Llansannor Church in Wales Primary School 673 3367 St David’s Church in Wales Primary School 673 3372 All Saints Church in Wales Primary School Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council 674 3317 Aberdare Town Church in Wales Primary School 674 3319 Cwmbach Church in Wales Primary School Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council 677 3309 St Mary’s Brynmawr Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School Torfaen County Borough Council 678 3002 Ponthir Church in Wales School 678 3330 Henllys Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School Monmouthshire County Council 679 3005 Llanfair Kilgeddin Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School 679 3310 Magor Church in Wales Primary School 679 3327 Archbishop Rowan Williams Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School Newport County Borough Council 680 3313 Charles Williams Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School Cardiff City and County Council 681 3341 St Monica’s Church in Wales Primary School 681 3343 St Paul’s Church in Wales Primary School 681 3344 Tredegarville Church in Wales Primary School 681 3346 Llandaff City Church in Wales Primary School 681 3355 St Mary The Virgin Church in Wales Primary School 681 3357 All Saints Church in Wales Primary School 681 3366 St Fagans Church in Wales Primary School 681 3371 St David’s Church in Wales Primary School Pentwyn 681 3373 Bishop Childs Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School VOLUNTARY CONTROLLED PRIMARY SCHOOLS Anglesey County Council 660 3033 Ysgol y Parchedig Thomas Ellis 660 3034 Ysgol Parc y Bont 660 3035 Ysgol Llangaffo Gwynedd Council 661 3004 Ysgol Pont y Gof 661 3005 Ysgol Gynradd Maesincla 661 3009 Ysgol y Faenol 661 3010 Ysgol Foel Gron 661 3013 Ysgol Llandygai 661 3018 Ysgol Gynradd Llandwrog 661 3023 Ysgol Llanystumdwy 661 3029 Ysgol Tregarth 661 3030 Ysgol Gynradd Cae Top 661 3037 Ysgol Machreth 661 3041 Ysgol Gynradd Dolgellau Conwy County Borough Council 662 3007 Ysgol Porth y Felin 662 3020 Ysgol Babanod Llanfairfechan 662 3021 Ysgol Llangelynnin 662 3024 Ysgol Pen-cae 662 3032 Ysgol Ysbyty Ifan 662 3038 St George Controlled Primary School 662 3039 Ysgol Llanddoged 662 3040 Ysgol Eglwysbach 662 3059 Ysgol Llanddulas Controlled 662 3062 Betws Yn Rhos Primary School Denbighshire County Council 663 3020 Ysgol Tremeirchion 663 3024 St. Asaph Voluntary Primary Church in Wales Infant School 663 3044 Llanbedr Church in Wales Controlled School 663 3045 Ysgol Reoledig Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd 663 3050 Borthyn Voluntary Controlled Primary School 663 3057 Ysgol Reoledig Pant Pastynog 663 3061 Ysgol Dyffryn Ial Flintshire County Council 664 3002 Nannerch Primary School Wrexham County Borough Council 665 2265 Borderbrook School 665 3028 St Peter’s Church in Wales Primary School 665 3036 Pentre Primary School 665 3042 Eyton Primary School 665 3055 St Giles Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled Primary School Powys County Council 666 3000 Llanfechain Church in Wales School 666 3002 Montgomery Church in Wales School 666 3005 Gungrog Church in Wales Infant and Nursery School 666 3016 Forden Church in Wales School 666 3021 Llandysilio Church in Wales School 666 3022 Castle Caereinion Church in Wales School 666 3026 Gladestry Church in Wales School 666 3030 Llandrindod Wells Church in Wales Primary School 666 3031 Newbridge-On-Wye Voluntary Primary School 666 3032 Nantmel School 666 3033 Clyro Church in Wales School 666 3035 Knighton Church in Wales School 666 3036 Rhayader Church in Wales School 666 3037 Llanelwedd Church in Wales School 666 3046 Llangedwyn Primary School 666 3050 Llangorse Voluntary Church in Wales Primary School Ceredigion County Council 667 3058 Myfenydd Voluntary Controlled Community Primary School Pembrokeshire County Council 668 3033 Angle Voluntary Controlled School 668 3035 Cilgerran Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School 668 3036 Cosheston Voluntary Controlled Primary School 668 3040 Cleddau Reach Voluntary Controlled Primary School 668 3042 Manorbier Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled Primary School 668 3050 Spittal Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School 668 3051 Stackpole Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School 668 3052 Tenby Infants Voluntary Controlled School 668 3053 Haverfordwest Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School 668 3058 Ysgol Ger Y Llan 668 3055 St Florence Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School 668 3057 Hubberston Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled Nursery and Primary School Carmarthenshire County Council 669 3000 Ysgol Wirfoddol Abergwili 669 3002 Tremoilet Voluntary Controlled Primary School 669 3003 Laugharne Voluntary Controlled Primary School 669 3004 Ysgol Gynradd Wirfoddol Llanddarog 669 3013 Ferryside Voluntary Controlled Primary School 669 3026 Ysgol Gynradd Wirfoddol Llanllwni Bridgend County Borough Council 672 3013 Pen-y-fai Church in Wales Primary School Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council 673 3037 St Nicholas Church in Wales Primary School 673 3047 Peterston Super Ely Church in Wales Primary School 673 3057 Gwenfo Church in Wales Primary School Torfaen County Borough Council 678 3028 Blaenavon Heritage Voluntary Controlled Primary School Monmouthshire County Council 679 3004 Llantilio Pertholey Church in Wales Primary School 679 3022 Usk Church in Wales Primary School 679 3031 Raglan Voluntary Controlled Primary School 679 3032 Osbaston Church in Wales School Newport County Borough Council 680 3000 Malpas Church in Wales Junior School 680 3001 Malpas Church in Wales Infant School Cardiff City and County Council 681 3000 St Mellons Church in Wales Primary School FOUNDATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS Powys County Council 666 5200 Ysgol Gynradd Llanerfyl VOLUNTARY AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council 674 4604 St John Baptist Church in Wales High School Cardiff City and County Council 681 4608 The Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School 681 4609 St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School ## II SCHOOLS WHOSE RELIGIOUS CHARACTER IS ROMAN CATHOLIC Local Authority (‘LA’) LA Number School Number School Name VOLUNTARY AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS Anglesey County Council 660 3304 St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Gwynedd Council 661 3300 St Helen’s Catholic Primary School 661 3301 Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School Conwy County Borough Council 662 3303 Blessed William Davies Catholic Primary School 662 3333 St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Denbighshire County Council 663 3315 St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Flintshire County Council 664 3306 St Mary’s Catholic Primary School 664 3307 St Winefride’s Catholic School 664 3308 St David’s Catholic School 664 3311 St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School 664 3312 Ven. Edward Morgan Catholic Primary School Wrexham County Borough Council 665 3334 St Mary’s Catholic Primary School 665 3343 St Anne’s Catholic Primary School Powys County Council 666 3320 St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Ceredigion County Council 667 3318 St Padarn’s Catholic Primary School Pembrokeshire County Council 668 3311 Holy Name Voluntary Catholic School 668 3312 St Mary’s Voluntary Catholic School 668 3313 Mary Immaculate Voluntary Catholic School 668 3314 St Francis Voluntary Catholic School 668 3319 St Teilo’s Voluntary Catholic School Carmarthenshire County Council 669 3300 St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Llanelli 669 3301 St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Carmarthen City and County of Swansea Council 670 3303 St David’s Roman Catholic Primary School 670 3305 St Illtyd’s Roman Catholic Primary School 670 3308 St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School 670 3309 St Joseph’s Cathedral Primary School Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council 671 3309 St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School 671 3310 St Joseph’s Catholic Infant School 671 3314 St Therese’s Catholic Primary School 671 3316 St Joseph’s Catholic Junior School Bridgend County Borough Council 672 3311 St Mary’s & St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School 672 3315 St Robert’s Catholic Primary School 672 3322 St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council 673 3361 St Helen’s Roman Catholic Infant & Nursery School 673 3368 St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School 673 3369 St Helen’s Roman Catholic Junior School Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council 674 3309 Our Lady’s Roman Catholic Primary School 674 3312 St Michael’s Roman Catholic Primary School 674 3313 St Gabriel & Raphael Roman Catholic Primary School 674 3314 St Margaret’s Roman Catholic Primary School Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council 675 3300 St Illtyd’s Roman Catholic Primary School 675 3306 St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School 675 3307 St Aloysius Roman Catholic Primary School Caerphilly County Borough Council 676 3310 St Helen’s Roman Catholic Primary School Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council 677 3308 St Mary’s Roman Catholic School — Brynmawr 677 3315 All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School 677 3316 St Joseph’s Roman Catholic School Torfaen County Borough Council 678 3321 Our Lady of the Angels Roman Catholic Primary School 678 3324 St David’s Catholic Primary School 678 3331 Padre Pio Catholic Primary Monmouthshire County Council 679 3326 St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School 679 3317 Our Lady & St Michael’s Roman Catholic Primary School Newport County Borough Council 680 3300 St David’s Roman Catholic Junior & Infants School 680 3301 St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School 680 3302 St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School 680 3304 St Michael’s Roman Catholic Primary School 680 3305 St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Primary School 680 3306 St Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Primary School Cardiff City and County Council 681 3321 St Alban’s Roman Catholic Primary School 681 3323 St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School 681 3328 St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School 681 3330 St Mary’s Catholic Primary School 681 3332 St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Primary School 681 3334 St Peter’s Roman Catholic Primary School 681 3336 St Cadoc’s Roman Catholic Primary School 681 3351 Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School 681 3353 St John Lloyd Roman Catholic Primary School 681 3354 Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School 681 3370 St Bernadette’s Roman Catholic Primary School 681 3374 St Phillip Evans Roman Catholic Primary School 681 3375 St Francis Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School VOLUNTARY AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS Denbighshire County Council 663 4601 Blessed Edward Jones Catholic School Flintshire County Council 664 4600 St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School Carmarthenshire County Council 669 4600 St John Lloyd Roman Catholic Comprehensive School City and County of Swansea Council 670 4600 Bishop Vaughan Roman Catholic School Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council 671 4601 St Joseph’s Catholic School and sixth form centre Bridgend County Borough Council 672 4601 Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council 673 4612 St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council 674 4602 Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic High School Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council 675 4600 Bishop Hedley Roman Catholic High School Torfaen County Borough Council 678 4603 St Alban’s Roman Catholic High School Newport County Borough Council 680 4602 St Joseph’s Roman Catholic High School Cardiff City and County Council 681 4600 St Illtyd’s Roman Catholic High School 681 4611 Corpus Christi Catholic High School 681 4607 Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic High School VOLUNTARY AIDED MIDDLE SCHOOLS Denbighshire County Council 663 5900 St Brigid’s School ## III SCHOOLS WHOSE RELIGIOUS CHARACTER IS ROMAN CATHOLIC AND ANGLICAN Local Authority (‘LA’) LA Number School Number School Name Wrexham County Borough Council 665 4602 St Joseph’s Catholic and Anglican High School ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order, which comes into force on 15 December 2014, designates schools in Wales which have a religious character in accordance with section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“the Act”). This Order revokes and replaces the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/972 (W. 88)). This Order is made to reflect:— (i) the closure of some schools listed in the Order made in 2007; (ii) the change of category of some schools listed in the Order made in 2007; and (iii) the opening of some schools. Designation as a school which has a religious character is relevant for a number of purposes under the Act, notably:— (a) as part of the mechanism for determining the form of religious education to be provided under Schedule 19 to the Act; (b) as part of the mechanism for determining the form of collective worship to be provided under Schedule 20 to the Act; (c) as part of the mechanism for determining school staffing matters under sections 58 to 60 of the Act; (d) for the purposes of the determination of admission arrangements under section 89 of the Act; and (e) for the purposes of the application of assets in respect of which a grant has been paid under Schedule 3 to the Act, so that conditions can be imposed requiring those assets to be applied for the benefit of schools of the same religion or religious denomination. Designation as a school with a religious character will not be accepted as conclusive evidence that an endowment has been held or used, wholly or partly, in connection with the provisions at the school of religious education for the purposes of section 554(2) of the Education Act 1996. Section 554 enables appropriate authorities of any religious denomination or religion (but normally Church in Wales diocesan authorities) to make fresh provision for endowments held or used for the provision of religious education. This normally happens as a result of a school closing. In confirming eligibility for an endowment order, the trust deeds and supporting evidence would be considered. 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) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2535). Under the Act a school must first close if it is to acquire a religious character, if it does not, as a question of fact, have one already, or where it is to change its religious character. The only religion in accordance with those tenets religious education is required to be provided at a school under this Order is the Christian religion. The relevant religious denominations within Christianity are the Church in Wales and the Roman Catholic Church. The designation, in this Order, of a school as a school whose relevant religion or religious denomination is Roman Catholic does not determine whether or not the school is a Roman Catholic Church school according to canon law. The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of a Regulatory Impact Assessment was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2014/3261 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-schools-having-a-religious-character-wales-order-2014 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.