# The Education (Middle School) (England) Regulations 2002, Regulation 3: Classification of middle schools for Education Act purposes


(1) This regulation shall apply where:
(a) the school, to which the middle school proposals relate, has a wider secondary age range of pupils than of primary age range pupils; or
(b) the school proposes to provide education for pupils until or beyond compulsory school age; and
(c) (where sub-paragraph (b) applies) the Secretary of State has not made a determination under regulation 5.
(2) In such a case, the middle school to which the proposals relate shall be deemed for Education Act purposes to be a secondary school.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1983/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-middle-school-england-regulations-2002/regulation-3
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