The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 1090

Education, England

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 2019

Made

3rd July 2019

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Secretary of State for Education, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 69(3) and (4) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(1), makes the following Order:

In making this Order the Secretary of State has followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998(2).

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 2019 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Designation of schools

2.—(1) The following voluntary schools are designated as schools having a religious character—

(a) Marston Moreteyne Church of England VC School, Bedfordshire, MK43 0NE;

(b) Monksmoor Park Church of England School, Northamptonshire, NN11 2PD; and

(c) Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Norfolk, PE37 7QW.

(2) The religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets religious education is, or may be, required to be provided in accordance with Schedule 19 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(3), is—

(a) at the schools designated in paragraph (1)(a) and (b), Church of England;

(b) at the school designated in paragraph (1)(c), Roman Catholic.

Signed on behalf of the Secretary of State

Lesley Jones

Deputy Director

Department for Education

3rd July 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the schools named in the Order as having a religious character in accordance with section 69(3) and (4) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“the Act”).

Designation as a school which has a religious character is relevant for a number of purposes under the Act, notably:

(a) as part of the mechanism for determining the form of religious education to be provided under Schedule 19 to the Act;

(b) as part of the mechanism for determining the form of collective worship to be provided under Schedule 20 to the Act; and

(c) as part of the mechanism for determining school staffing matters under sections 58 to 60 of the Act.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

(1)

1998 c. 31. Section 69 was amended by paragraph 104 of Schedule 21 to the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) and S.I. 2010/1158; there are other amendments but none is relevant. By virtue of 1999/672 the powers conferred by these provisions are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England.

(2)

S.I. 1998/2535; to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(3)

Schedule 19 was amended by paragraph 177 of Schedule 21 to the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) and S.I. 2010/1158.