Explanatory note

These Regulations, made under section 55(5) of the Education Act 1944, section 8 of the Education Act 1980, sections 22 and 232(5) and (6) of the Education Reform Act 1988, and section 16 of the Education (Schools) Act 1992, apply to schools maintained by local education authorities in England. They replace the Education (School Information) Regulations 1981, which are revoked.

Part I of the Regulations contains general provisions only.

Part II requires head teachers to provide school governors with information in order to enable them to comply with their obligations under these Regulations (regulation 5).

Part III requires local education authorities to publish information with respect to their policy and arrangements in respect of primary and secondary education in their areas (regulations 6 and 7 and Schedule 1).

Part IV requires school governors to publish school prospectuses which must contain specified information (regulations 8 to 11). That information comprises general information about the school, statements on the curriculum and organisation of education and teaching methods at the school and on the ethos and values of the school, the results of statutory assessment of 7 year old or 14 year old pupils, the results of public examinations and study for vocational qualifications, the routes taken by pupils over compulsory school age and unauthorised absence (Schedules 2 and 3).

Part V contains supplementary provisions relating to published documents.