The Education (School Information) (England) Regulations 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations apply to maintained schools in England. For the purposes of these Regulations, “maintained school” means a county or voluntary school a special school maintained by a local education authority which is not established in a hospital, and a grant-maintained school or a grant-maintained special school not established in a hospital. They replace and revoke the Education (School Information) (England) Regulations 1994, as amended.

The main changes relate to additional information to be included in the school prospectus. That information is now to include the most recent national summary figures in respect of National Curriculum assessments of pupils for all schools in England relating to the key stage or stages for which the school makes provision (regulation 13 and Schedule 3).

In the case of a school with registered pupils aged 15, the information is now to include particulars in relation to General National Vocational Qualifications, National Vocational Qualifications, or units of both such qualifications, the Diploma of Vocational Education of the City and Guilds of London Institute and the Initial Awards of the Royal Society of Arts Examination Board (paragraph 21 of Schedule 2). In the case of a school with registered pupils aged 16, 17 or 18, the information is now to include particulars in relation to Intermediate General Vocational Qualifications, the First Certificate or Diploma of the Business and Technology Educational Council and the Diploma of Vocational Education of the City and Guilds of the London Institute at intermediate level (paragraph 22 of Schedule 2).

The prospectus is now to include a statement indicating what the aims of the governing body of the school are with respect to sport and the provision made for sport in the school (paragraph 14 of Schedule 2).

By way of transitional provision, where a governing body have already published the annual prospectus before the commencement of these Regulations, they are not required to publish a further annual prospectus by virtue of these Regulations in that school year.