# Education Act 1996, Section 463: Alteration to definition of “independent school”

Extent: E+W

(1) In this Act “independent school” means any school at which full-time education is provided for—
(a) five or more pupils of compulsory school age, or
(b) at least one pupil of that age for whom an EHC plan is maintained or for whom a statement is maintained under section 324 or an individual development plan is maintained, or who is looked after by a local authority (within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989 or section 74 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014),
and which is not a school maintained by a local authority non-maintained special school.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) and (b) it is immaterial if full-time education is also provided at the school for pupils under or over compulsory school age.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/463 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-463
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