Education Act 2005

104 School profiles

After section 30 of the 2002 Act insert—

“30A School profiles

(1) The governing body of a maintained school in England shall prepare and publish a document (a “school profile”) containing—

(a) such information as the Secretary of State may provide to the governing body for inclusion in the profile,

(b) information provided by the governing body about such matters relating to the school as the Secretary of State may specify for the purposes of this paragraph, and

(c) such other information about the school as may be prescribed (which may include information to be provided by persons other than the Secretary of State).

(2) Regulations may—

(a) specify the time by which the school profile must be published,

(b) require the school profile to contain statements by the governing body as to prescribed matters,

(c) prescribe the form of the school profile and the manner in which it is to be published,

(d) require the governing body to give copies of the school profile to such persons as may be prescribed, and

(e) require the governing body to revise the school profile in accordance with the regulations at prescribed times and to publish the school profile as revised.

(3) In exercising any function conferred by or under this section, a governing body shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.”