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The School Organisation (Establishment and Discontinuance of Schools) Regulations 2013

S.I. 2013/3109 · Made 16 December 2013 · Extends to England and Wales

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Education, England

Made 16th December 2013

Laid before Parliament 18th December 2013

Coming into force 28th January 2014

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(3), (4) and (6), 10(3) and (5), 11(5), 13, 15(3), 181(2) and 183(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 5, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, and 21 of Schedule 2 to the Education and Inspections Act 2006f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c. 40. Section 7 was amended by section 126 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), sections 37 and 54 of, and Schedules 11 and 13 to, the Education Act 2011 (c. 21), and S.I. 2010/1158. Section 10 was amended by section 37 of, and Schedule 11 to, the Education Act 2011, and S.I. 2010/1158. Section 11 was amended by section 169 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), section 126 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, section 37 of, and Schedule 11 to, the Education Act 2011, and S.I. 2010/1158.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Revocations and saving provisions
  5. Part 2: Proposals for Establishment of New Schools Made Pursuant to a Notice
  6. 4Prescribed interval after which a ... notice may specify a date for the submission of proposals
  7. 5... Notices and manner of publication
  8. 6Proposals made pursuant to a ... notice
  9. 7Manner in which proposals are to be published
  10. Part 3: Proposals for the Establishment of New ... Schools Which are not Made Pursuant to a Notice
  11. 8Information to be contained in proposals under section 10
  12. 9Information to be contained in proposals under section 11 Repealed
  13. 10Manner in which proposals under section 10 are to be published
  14. Part 4: Proposals for Discontinuance of Schools
  15. 11Information to be contained in proposals for discontinuance of schools
  16. 12Publication and submission of discontinuance proposals
  17. Part 5: Consideration of proposals by a local authority , by the Secretary of State or by the schools adjudicator
  18. A13Referral to the Secretary of State
  19. 13Objections and comments
  20. 14Period in which proposals are to be determined under paragraph ... 8(4) of Schedule 2 to the Act
  21. 15Period in which proposals are to be determined under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 to the Act
  22. 16Conditional approvals Repealed
  23. 17Time limits for local authority referrals to adjudicator prior to determination
  24. 18Referrals to the adjudicator at the request of a relevant person
  25. 19Duty to refer related proposals
  26. 20Notification of determinations
  27. 21Publication of revocation proposals
  28. 22Modifying proposals or specifying a later date for a conditional approval
  29. 23References to the adjudicator at the request of a relevant person after determination under paragraph 21(4) of Schedule 2 to the Act
  30. 24Schools established outside the area of the relevant local authority
  31. Signature
  32. Schedule A1: Information to be included in a specification for a new school
  33. Part 1: Information about the new school
  34. 1Reason for the new school
  35. 2Special educational needs
  36. 3Geographical area
  37. 4Funding
  38. Part 2: Requirements for the new school
  39. 5Mainstream, special or alternative provision school
  40. 6Location
  41. 7Location
  42. 8Ethos and religious character
  43. 9Pupil admissions
  44. 10Pupil admissions
  45. 11Pupil admissions
  46. 12Pupil admissions
  47. 13Special educational needs provision: mainstream schools
  48. 14Special educational needs provision: special schools
  49. 15Special educational needs provision: special schools
  50. 16Travel
  51. 17Opening date
  52. 18Facilities
  53. 19Alternative provision schools
  54. 20Alternative provision schools
  55. 21Alternative provision schools
  56. Part 3: Interpretation of Schedule
  57. 22Paragraph 22
  58. Schedule 1: Information to be included in section 10 ... proposals to establish a new school
  59. 1Contact details
  60. 2Implementation
  61. 3Implementation
  62. 4Reason for the new school
  63. 5Category
  64. 6Ethos and religious character
  65. 7Ethos and religious character Repealed
  66. 8Ethos and religious character
  67. 9Pupil numbers and admissions
  68. 10Admission arrangements
  69. 11Early years provision
  70. 12Sixth form provision Repealed
  71. 13Special educational needs provision
  72. 14Special educational needs provision
  73. 15Special educational needs provision
  74. 16Single sex school
  75. 17Curriculum
  76. 18Relevant experience of proposers
  77. 19Effects on standards and contributions to school improvement Repealed
  78. 20Location and costs
  79. 21Travel
  80. 22Federation
  81. 23Voluntary aided schools
  82. 24Foundation schools
  83. 25Independent schools entering the maintained sector
  84. Schedule 2: Information to be included in discontinuance proposals
  85. 1Contact details
  86. 2Implementation
  87. 3Reason for closure
  88. 4Pupil numbers and admissions
  89. 5Displaced pupils
  90. 6Displaced pupils
  91. 7Displaced pupils
  92. 8Impact on the community
  93. 9Rural primary schools
  94. 10Balance of denominational provision
  95. 11Maintained nursery schools
  96. 12Sixth form provision
  97. 13Special educational needs provision
  98. 14Travel
  99. 15Travel
  100. Schedule 3: Modification of provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Act, applying to revocation proposals published under paragraph 21(4) of that Schedule
  101. 1Paragraph 1
  102. 2Paragraph 2
  103. 3Paragraph 3
  104. 4Paragraph 4
  105. 5Paragraph 5
  106. Schedule 4: Modification of sections 7 and 10 of and Schedule 2 to the Act, where schools established outside of area of relevant local authority
  107. Part 1: Proposals published under section 7 where school is to be established in area other than that of local authority that published the notice
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. 4Paragraph 4
  112. 5Paragraph 5
  113. Part 2: Proposals published under section 10 ... where school is to be established in area other than that of local authority which it is proposed should maintain the school
  114. 1Paragraph 1
  115. 2Paragraph 2
  116. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  117. 4Paragraph 4
  118. 5Paragraph 5
  119. 6Paragraph 6
  120. Explanatory note