The Education (School Performance Information) (England) Regulations 1996

Regulation 10

SCHEDULE 5 PROVISION OF GENERAL INFORMATION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE: SECONDARY SCHOOLS (EXCLUDING MIDDLE DEEMED SECONDARY SCHOOLS)

1.  The name, address and telephone number of the school.

2.  The number of registered pupils on the third Thursday in January in the reporting school year.

3.  The age range of pupils at the school, and the number of registered pupils (if any) aged 16 or over.

4.  The number of registered pupils who have special educational needs but in respect of whom no statement of special educational needs is maintained under section 324 of the 1996 Act.

5.  The total number of registered pupils for whom a statement of special educational needs is maintained under section 324 of the 1996 Act.

6.  The classification of the school as—

(a) county, voluntary controlled, special agreement, voluntary aided, special (maintained by an authority), grant-maintained special, special (non-maintained), grant-maintained, CTC, independent school approved by the Secretary of State under section 347(1) of the 1996 Act (independent schools suitable for children with statements), or other independent school;

(b) boys' single sex, girls' single sex, or mixed.

7.  In the case of a school—

(a) which is not a special school; and

(b) which is not an independent school other than a CTC,

whether the school is—

(i) comprehensive (admitting pupils wholly or mainly without reference to ability or aptitude or to whether they have been selected for a place at a selective school);

(ii) selective (admitting pupils wholly or mainly with reference to ability or aptitude); or

(iii) modern (admitting pupils wholly or mainly—

• without reference to ability or aptitude; and

• who have not been selected for a place at a selective school).

8.  In the case of an independent school other than a CTC—

(a) whether the school is selective; and

(b) whether the school participates in the Assisted Places Scheme(1).

(1)

The scheme for assisted places at independent schools which was required to be established by section 17 of the Education Act 1980 (c. 20); the regulations currently governing the operation of the scheme are the Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/2016).