# The Education (School Organisation Committees) (England) Regulations 1999, Regulation 4: Categories of schools


(1) For the purposes of these Regulations schools shall be divided into the following categories–
(a) community schools and community special schools;
(b) foundation schools and foundation special schools;
(c) voluntary schools, other than Church of England or Roman Catholic Church schools, of a particular religious character (so that schools with the same religious character will each form one category); and
(d) voluntary schools without a religious character.
(2) Any reference in these Regulations in relation to an authority to schools of any category is a reference to schools of a category as specified in paragraph (1) maintained by the authority.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)–
(a) the reference to a Church of England or Roman Catholic Church school shall not include such a school if the trustees have no connection or association with any diocese of the Church of England or Roman Catholic Church; and
(b) if an order under section 69(4) of the Act is in force designating a school, the question of the religious character of that school shall be determined by reference to religion or religious denomination stated in relation to that school in the order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/700/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-organisation-committees-england-regulations-1999/regulation-4
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