# The School Admissions (Infant Class Sizes) (Wales) Regulations 2013, Paragraph 8: Excepted Pupils

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), this paragraph applies to a child admitted to the school outside a normal admission round—
(a) where education at a school of a particular religious character is desired, and
(b) the school is the only such school within a reasonable distance of the child's home.
(2) In this paragraph "a school of a particular religious character" ("ysgol o gymeriad crefyddol penodol") means a school designated as having such a character by an order made under section 69(3) of the SSFA 1998.
(3) Where the admission authority for the school in question is not the local authority the child will not be an excepted pupil unless the local authority has confirmed in writing that there are no places available at another school of the particular religious character within a reasonable distance of the child's home.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2013/1141/schedule/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-admissions-infant-class-sizes-wales-regulations-2013/schedule/paragraph-8
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