Regulation 3 Independent school standards

England and Wales

(1)

Except as provided in F1paragraphs (2) to (4), the provisions contained in the Schedule are prescribed as the independent school standards for the purposes of Part 4 of the 2008 Act in relation to any school.

(2)

The standards contained in the following provisions of the Schedule do not apply to an Academy M1—

(a)

F2paragraphs 2, 3 and 4;

(b)

paragraph 32(1)(b) insofar as it relates to the information referred to in paragraph 32(3)(b), (c) and (e); and

(c)

paragraph 32(1)(h).

(3)

The standards referred to in paragraph (2) of this Regulation and the standards contained in paragraphs 15 and 32(1)(f) of the Schedule do not apply to a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts M2.

F3(4)

The standard contained in paragraph 32(1)(k) of the Schedule applies to the following schools only—

(a)

an Academy,

(b)

an independent school other than an Academy where that school has registered pupils whose education at the school is wholly paid for out of public funds received by the school from the Secretary of State, a local authority in England or an educational establishment in England falling within the definition of “school” in section 4 of the Education Act 1996.

(5)

In this regulation, “public funds” means moneys provided by Parliament.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 3(1) substituted (12.2.2021) by The Education (Coronavirus, Remote Education Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/122), regs. 1, 4(2)(a) (with reg. 2)
F2: Words in reg. 3(2)(a) substituted (1.9.2020) by The Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/924), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 11
F3: Reg. 3(4)(5) inserted (12.2.2021) by The Education (Coronavirus, Remote Education Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/122), regs. 1, 4(2)(b) (with reg. 2)

Marginal citations

M1: An educational institution to which Academy arrangements relate is known as an Academy under section 1(10) of the Academies Act 2010 (c.32) as amended by sections 53(1) and (6) of the 2011 Act. “Academy arrangements” are defined in section 1(2) of that Act.
M2: City technology colleges and city technology colleges of the arts were established under section 482 of the Education Act 1996 as originally enacted which was subsequently repealed by section 63 and paragraph 16 of Schedule 14 to the 2011 Act.