{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/56",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "The stages of education.",
  "text": "(1) The statutory system of public education consists of three progressive stages: primary education, secondary education and further education.\n(2) This Part—\n(a) confers functions on the Secretary of State and local authorities with respect to primary, secondary and further education; . . .\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) Part I of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 makes provision with respect to further education..\n(4) Apart from section 10 (general duty of Secretary of State), nothing in this Act confers any functions with respect to higher education.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 7(3) (with Sch. 2 para. 7(4)(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 1(2)(b) and preceding word repealed (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 58, Sch. 31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with savings in Sch. 7 paras. 2-4, 6, 7, 10, 12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 1(3) substituted (28.7.2000 for certain purposes otherwise 1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 21, ss. 149, 154(5), Sch. 9 para. 51 (with s. 150); S.I. 2001/654, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II (with art. 3); S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1992 c. 13."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 1(4) excluded by 2002 c. 32, s. 28A(5) (as inserted (1.9.2005 for E., 1.9.2006 for W.) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), ss. 105, 125(4); S.I. 2005/2034, art. 4; S.I. 2006/1338, art. 3, Sch. 1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:29:40.627017+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}