Regulation 7 Amendment of the Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2003

For paragraph 6 of the Schedule substitute—

“6.

(1)

The provision of information by the school meets the standard if the requirements in sub-paragraphs (2) to (9) are met.

(2)

The school must provide to parents of pupils and of prospective pupils and on request to the Chief Inspector, the Secretary of State or a body approved for the purposes of section 162A(1) of the 2002 Act—

(a)

the school’s address and telephone number, and the name of the head teacher;

(b)

either—

(i)

where the proprietor is an individual, the proprietor’s full name, address for correspondence during both term-time and holidays and a telephone number or numbers on which the proprietor may be contacted at all times, or

(ii)

where the proprietor is a corporation, a Scottish firm or a body of persons, the address and telephone number of its registered or principal office;

(c)

where there is a governing body, the name and address for correspondence of its Chair; and

(d)

a statement of the school’s ethos (including any religious ethos) and aims.

(3)

The school must make available to parents of pupils and of prospective pupils and provide, on request, to the Chief Inspector, the Secretary of State or a body approved for the purposes of section 162A(1) of the 2002 Act—

(a)

particulars of the school’s policy on and arrangements for admissions, discipline and exclusions;

(b)

particulars of educational and welfare provision for pupils with statements and pupils for whom English is an additional language;

(c)

particulars of the policy prepared under paragraph 1(2);

(d)

such parts of the policy prepared under paragraph 3(2) as are drawn up for the purposes of paragraph 3(2)(a), (c) and (d);

(e)

particulars of the school’s academic performance during the preceding school year, including the results of any public examinations;

(f)

details of the complaints procedure set out in accordance with paragraph 7, and the number of complaints registered under the formal procedure during the preceding school year; and

(g)

the number of staff at the school, including temporary staff, and a summary of their qualifications.

(4)

The school must publish on its internet website or, where no such website exists, the school must send to parents of pupils and of prospective pupils on request, a copy of so much of the policy prepared under paragraph 3(2) as has been drawn up for the purposes of paragraph 3(2)(b).

(5)

Following an inspection under section 162A(1) of the 2002 Act, the school must send to the parents of every registered pupil, by a date to be specified by the body who conducted the inspection, a copy of the report of the inspection.

(6)

The school must send to the parents of each registered pupil an annual written report of the pupil’s progress and attainment in the main subject areas taught, except that no report need be sent to a parent who has agreed otherwise with the school.

(7)

The school must provide any body conducting an inspection under section 162A(1) of the 2002 Act with—

(a)

any information reasonably requested in connection with it that is necessary for the purposes of the inspection; and

(b)

access to the school’s admission and attendance registers.

(8)

Where a pupil wholly or partly funded by a local authority is registered at the school, an annual account of income received and expenditure incurred by the school in respect of that pupil must be submitted to the local authority and on request to the Secretary of State.

(9)

Where a pupil with a statement is registered at the school, the school must supply such information to the responsible local education authority as may reasonably be required for the purpose of the annual review of the statement.”.