The Education (Plans for Reducing Infant Class Sizes) (England) Regulations 1998

9.—(1) A statement as to the measures which the authority intend to take in order to ensure that the implementation of the proposed arrangements will not result in a reduction in the proportion of places in denominational schools of any particular type, that is to say the proportion which the number of places available for children in such schools bears to the total number of places available for children in all relevant schools.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “denominational schools” means—

(a) in relation to any time before the appointed day, relevant schools at which—

(i) the provision for religious education required for registered pupils by section 352(1)(a) of the 1996 Act(1) to be included in the basic curriculum is, pursuant to section 378(1) or 381(2) of that Act, in accordance with the tenets of a particular religion or religious denomination, or

(ii) the registered parents of any pupils are able to request, pursuant to section 377 or 380(2) and (3) of that Act, that the pupils may receive religious education in accordance with the tenets of a particular religion or religious denomination; or

(b) in relation to any time on or after that day, relevant schools designated under section 69(3) of the 1998 Act as schools having a religious character.

(1)

Section 352(1)(a) of the 1996 Act is prospectively amended by paragraph 86 of Schedule 30 to the 1998 Act.