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Welsh Statutory Instruments
Education, Wales
Made
9 December 2014
Coming into force
15 December 2014
The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 69(3) and (4) and 138(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(1), and now vested in them(2), having followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998(3).
1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Wales) Order 2014.
(2) This Order comes into force on 15 December 2014.
(3) This Order applies in relation to Wales.
2. The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Wales) Order 2007(4) is revoked.
3. In this Order “the relevant religion or religious denomination” (“y grefydd neu’r enwad crefyddol perthnasol”) means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets religious education is, or may be, required to be provided at a school in accordance with Schedule 19 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(5).
4.—(1) A school listed in the Schedule to this Order is designated as a school having a religious character.
(2) The relevant religion or religious denomination in relation to a school listed in the Schedule to this Order is—
(a)Church in Wales, in the case of a school listed in Part I of the Schedule;
(b)Roman Catholic, in the case of a school listed in Part II of the Schedule; and
(c)Roman Catholic and Anglican, in the case of a school listed in Part III of the Schedule.
Huw Lewis
Minister for Education and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers
9 December 2014
Local Authority (‘LA’) | LA Number | School Number | School Name |
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VOLUNTARY AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS | |||
Gwynedd Council | 661 | 3305 | Ysgol Beuno Sant |
Conwy County Borough Council | 662 | 3302 | Ysgol Bodafon |
662 | 3307 | Ysgol San Siôr | |
662 | 3340 | Ysgol y Plas | |
Denbighshire County Council | 663 | 3316 | Ysgol Trefnant |
Flintshire County Council | 664 | 3303 | Ysgol yr Esgob Voluntary Aided Primary School |
664 | 3316 | Trelawnyd Voluntary Aided Primary School | |
664 | 3320 | Ysgol y Llan, Whitford Voluntary Aided Primary School | |
664 | 3330 | St Ethelwold’s Primary School | |
664 | 3331 | St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Primary School (Pentrobin) | |
664 | 3332 | St Mary’s Nercwys Voluntary Aided Primary School | |
664 | 3333 | Hawarden Village Voluntary Aided Church in Wales Primary School | |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 665 | 3043 | St Paul’s Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School |
665 | 3301 | Bronington Primary School | |
665 | 3305 | Penley Madras Voluntary Aided School | |
665 | 3326 | St Chad’s Voluntary Aided School (Hanmer) | |
665 | 3337 | Minera Primary School | |
665 | 3338 | All Saints Primary School Gresford | |
665 | 3341 | St Mary’s Primary School (Ruabon) | |
665 | 3342 | St Mary’s (Aided) Primary School | |
665 | 3346 | St Mary’s Church in Wales (Aided) School | |
Powys County Council | 666 | 3301 | St Michael’s Church in Wales (Aided) Primary School |
666 | 3303 | Llansantffraid Church in Wales (Aided) School | |
666 | 3316 | Llanbedr Church in Wales (Aided) School | |
666 | 3317 | Archdeacon Griffiths Church in Wales Primary School | |
666 | 3318 | Priory Church in Wales School | |
666 | 3322 | Llangattock Church in Wales Aided School | |
Ceredigion County Council | 667 | 3317 | Llanwenog Voluntary Aided Community Primary School |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 668 | 3310 | Ysgol Bro Dewi Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School |
668 | 3315 | St Aidan’s Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School | |
668 | 3320 | St Mark’s Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School | |
668 | 3321 | St Oswald’s Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School | |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 669 | 3302 | Llanfynydd Voluntary Aided Primary School |
669 | 3307 | Ysgol Wirfoddol Penboyr | |
669 | 3321 | Pentip Voluntary Aided Church in Wales Primary School | |
669 | 3322 | Model Church in Wales School | |
City and County of Swansea Council | 670 | 3306 | Christchurch Church in Wales School |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 671 | 3311 | Bryncoch Church in Wales Primary School |
671 | 3313 | Alderman Davies Church in Wales Primary School | |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 672 | 3323 | Archdeacon John Lewis Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School |
Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council | 673 | 3320 | St Brides Major Church in Wales Primary School |
673 | 3321 | Wick and Marcross Church in Wales Primary School | |
673 | 3363 | Pendoylan Church in Wales Primary School | |
673 | 3364 | St Andrews Major Church in Wales Primary School | |
673 | 3365 | Llansannor Church in Wales Primary School | |
673 | 3367 | St David’s Church in Wales Primary School | |
673 | 3372 | All Saints Church in Wales Primary School | |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 674 | 3317 | Aberdare Town Church in Wales Primary School |
674 | 3319 | Cwmbach Church in Wales Primary School | |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 677 | 3309 | St Mary’s Brynmawr Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 678 | 3002 | Ponthir Church in Wales School |
678 | 3330 | Henllys Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School | |
Monmouthshire County Council | 679 | 3005 | Llanfair Kilgeddin Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School |
679 | 3310 | Magor Church in Wales Primary School | |
679 | 3327 | Archbishop Rowan Williams Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School | |
Newport County Borough Council | 680 | 3313 | Charles Williams Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School |
Cardiff City and County Council | 681 | 3341 | St Monica’s Church in Wales Primary School |
681 | 3343 | St Paul’s Church in Wales Primary School | |
681 | 3344 | Tredegarville Church in Wales Primary School | |
681 | 3346 | Llandaff City Church in Wales Primary School | |
681 | 3355 | St Mary The Virgin Church in Wales Primary School | |
681 | 3357 | All Saints Church in Wales Primary School | |
681 | 3366 | St Fagans Church in Wales Primary School | |
681 | 3371 | St David’s Church in Wales Primary School Pentwyn | |
681 | 3373 | Bishop Childs Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School | |
VOLUNTARY CONTROLLED PRIMARY SCHOOLS | |||
Anglesey County Council | 660 | 3033 | Ysgol y Parchedig Thomas Ellis |
660 | 3034 | Ysgol Parc y Bont | |
660 | 3035 | Ysgol Llangaffo | |
Gwynedd Council | 661 | 3004 | Ysgol Pont y Gof |
661 | 3005 | Ysgol Gynradd Maesincla | |
661 | 3009 | Ysgol y Faenol | |
661 | 3010 | Ysgol Foel Gron | |
661 | 3013 | Ysgol Llandygai | |
661 | 3018 | Ysgol Gynradd Llandwrog | |
661 | 3023 | Ysgol Llanystumdwy | |
661 | 3029 | Ysgol Tregarth | |
661 | 3030 | Ysgol Gynradd Cae Top | |
661 | 3037 | Ysgol Machreth | |
661 | 3041 | Ysgol Gynradd Dolgellau | |
Conwy County Borough Council | 662 | 3007 | Ysgol Porth y Felin |
662 | 3020 | Ysgol Babanod Llanfairfechan | |
662 | 3021 | Ysgol Llangelynnin | |
662 | 3024 | Ysgol Pen-cae | |
662 | 3032 | Ysgol Ysbyty Ifan | |
662 | 3038 | St George Controlled Primary School | |
662 | 3039 | Ysgol Llanddoged | |
662 | 3040 | Ysgol Eglwysbach | |
662 | 3059 | Ysgol Llanddulas Controlled | |
662 | 3062 | Betws Yn Rhos Primary School | |
Denbighshire County Council | 663 | 3020 | Ysgol Tremeirchion |
663 | 3024 | St. Asaph Voluntary Primary Church in Wales Infant School | |
663 | 3044 | Llanbedr Church in Wales Controlled School | |
663 | 3045 | Ysgol Reoledig Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd | |
663 | 3050 | Borthyn Voluntary Controlled Primary School | |
663 | 3057 | Ysgol Reoledig Pant Pastynog | |
663 | 3061 | Ysgol Dyffryn Ial | |
Flintshire County Council | 664 | 3002 | Nannerch Primary School |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 665 | 2265 | Borderbrook School |
665 | 3028 | St Peter’s Church in Wales Primary School | |
665 | 3036 | Pentre Primary School | |
665 | 3042 | Eyton Primary School | |
665 | 3055 | St Giles Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled Primary School | |
Powys County Council | 666 | 3000 | Llanfechain Church in Wales School |
666 | 3002 | Montgomery Church in Wales School | |
666 | 3005 | Gungrog Church in Wales Infant and Nursery School | |
666 | 3016 | Forden Church in Wales School | |
666 | 3021 | Llandysilio Church in Wales School | |
666 | 3022 | Castle Caereinion Church in Wales School | |
666 | 3026 | Gladestry Church in Wales School | |
666 | 3030 | Llandrindod Wells Church in Wales Primary School | |
666 | 3031 | Newbridge-On-Wye Voluntary Primary School | |
666 | 3032 | Nantmel School | |
666 | 3033 | Clyro Church in Wales School | |
666 | 3035 | Knighton Church in Wales School | |
666 | 3036 | Rhayader Church in Wales School | |
666 | 3037 | Llanelwedd Church in Wales School | |
666 | 3046 | Llangedwyn Primary School | |
666 | 3050 | Llangorse Voluntary Church in Wales Primary School | |
Ceredigion County Council | 667 | 3058 | Myfenydd Voluntary Controlled Community Primary School |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 668 | 3033 | Angle Voluntary Controlled School |
668 | 3035 | Cilgerran Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School | |
668 | 3036 | Cosheston Voluntary Controlled Primary School | |
668 | 3040 | Cleddau Reach Voluntary Controlled Primary School | |
668 | 3042 | Manorbier Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled Primary School | |
668 | 3050 | Spittal Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School | |
668 | 3051 | Stackpole Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School | |
668 | 3052 | Tenby Infants Voluntary Controlled School | |
668 | 3053 | Haverfordwest Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School | |
668 | 3058 | Ysgol Ger Y Llan | |
668 | 3055 | St Florence Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School | |
668 | 3057 | Hubberston Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled Nursery and Primary School | |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 669 | 3000 | Ysgol Wirfoddol Abergwili |
669 | 3002 | Tremoilet Voluntary Controlled Primary School | |
669 | 3003 | Laugharne Voluntary Controlled Primary School | |
669 | 3004 | Ysgol Gynradd Wirfoddol Llanddarog | |
669 | 3013 | Ferryside Voluntary Controlled Primary School | |
669 | 3026 | Ysgol Gynradd Wirfoddol Llanllwni | |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 672 | 3013 | Pen-y-fai Church in Wales Primary School |
Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council | 673 | 3037 | St Nicholas Church in Wales Primary School |
673 | 3047 | Peterston Super Ely Church in Wales Primary School | |
673 | 3057 | Gwenfo Church in Wales Primary School | |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 678 | 3028 | Blaenavon Heritage Voluntary Controlled Primary School |
Monmouthshire County Council | 679 | 3004 | Llantilio Pertholey Church in Wales Primary School |
679 | 3022 | Usk Church in Wales Primary School | |
679 | 3031 | Raglan Voluntary Controlled Primary School | |
679 | 3032 | Osbaston Church in Wales School | |
Newport County Borough Council | 680 | 3000 | Malpas Church in Wales Junior School |
680 | 3001 | Malpas Church in Wales Infant School | |
Cardiff City and County Council | 681 | 3000 | St Mellons Church in Wales Primary School |
FOUNDATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS | |||
Powys County Council | 666 | 5200 | Ysgol Gynradd Llanerfyl |
VOLUNTARY AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS | |||
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 674 | 4604 | St John Baptist Church in Wales High School |
Cardiff City and County Council | 681 | 4608 | The Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School |
681 | 4609 | St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School |
Local Authority (‘LA’) | LA Number | School Number | School Name |
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VOLUNTARY AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS | |||
Anglesey County Council | 660 | 3304 | St Mary’s Catholic Primary School |
Gwynedd Council | 661 | 3300 | St Helen’s Catholic Primary School |
661 | 3301 | Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School | |
Conwy County Borough Council | 662 | 3303 | Blessed William Davies Catholic Primary School |
662 | 3333 | St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School | |
Denbighshire County Council | 663 | 3315 | St Mary’s Catholic Primary School |
Flintshire County Council | 664 | 3306 | St Mary’s Catholic Primary School |
664 | 3307 | St Winefride’s Catholic School | |
664 | 3308 | St David’s Catholic School | |
664 | 3311 | St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School | |
664 | 3312 | Ven. Edward Morgan Catholic Primary School | |
Wrexham County Borough Council | 665 | 3334 | St Mary’s Catholic Primary School |
665 | 3343 | St Anne’s Catholic Primary School | |
Powys County Council | 666 | 3320 | St Mary’s Catholic Primary School |
Ceredigion County Council | 667 | 3318 | St Padarn’s Catholic Primary School |
Pembrokeshire County Council | 668 | 3311 | Holy Name Voluntary Catholic School |
668 | 3312 | St Mary’s Voluntary Catholic School | |
668 | 3313 | Mary Immaculate Voluntary Catholic School | |
668 | 3314 | St Francis Voluntary Catholic School | |
668 | 3319 | St Teilo’s Voluntary Catholic School | |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 669 | 3300 | St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Llanelli |
669 | 3301 | St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Carmarthen | |
City and County of Swansea Council | 670 | 3303 | St David’s Roman Catholic Primary School |
670 | 3305 | St Illtyd’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
670 | 3308 | St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
670 | 3309 | St Joseph’s Cathedral Primary School | |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 671 | 3309 | St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School |
671 | 3310 | St Joseph’s Catholic Infant School | |
671 | 3314 | St Therese’s Catholic Primary School | |
671 | 3316 | St Joseph’s Catholic Junior School | |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 672 | 3311 | St Mary’s & St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School |
672 | 3315 | St Robert’s Catholic Primary School | |
672 | 3322 | St Mary’s Catholic Primary School | |
Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council | 673 | 3361 | St Helen’s Roman Catholic Infant & Nursery School |
673 | 3368 | St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
673 | 3369 | St Helen’s Roman Catholic Junior School | |
Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council | 674 | 3309 | Our Lady’s Roman Catholic Primary School |
674 | 3312 | St Michael’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
674 | 3313 | St Gabriel & Raphael Roman Catholic Primary School | |
674 | 3314 | St Margaret’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 675 | 3300 | St Illtyd’s Roman Catholic Primary School |
675 | 3306 | St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
675 | 3307 | St Aloysius Roman Catholic Primary School | |
Caerphilly County Borough Council | 676 | 3310 | St Helen’s Roman Catholic Primary School |
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council | 677 | 3308 | St Mary’s Roman Catholic School — Brynmawr |
677 | 3315 | All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School | |
677 | 3316 | St Joseph’s Roman Catholic School | |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 678 | 3321 | Our Lady of the Angels Roman Catholic Primary School |
678 | 3324 | St David’s Catholic Primary School | |
678 | 3331 | Padre Pio Catholic Primary | |
Monmouthshire County Council | 679 | 3326 | St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School |
679 | 3317 | Our Lady & St Michael’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
Newport County Borough Council | 680 | 3300 | St David’s Roman Catholic Junior & Infants School |
680 | 3301 | St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
680 | 3302 | St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
680 | 3304 | St Michael’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
680 | 3305 | St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
680 | 3306 | St Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
Cardiff City and County Council | 681 | 3321 | St Alban’s Roman Catholic Primary School |
681 | 3323 | St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
681 | 3328 | St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
681 | 3330 | St Mary’s Catholic Primary School | |
681 | 3332 | St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
681 | 3334 | St Peter’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
681 | 3336 | St Cadoc’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
681 | 3351 | Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School | |
681 | 3353 | St John Lloyd Roman Catholic Primary School | |
681 | 3354 | Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School | |
681 | 3370 | St Bernadette’s Roman Catholic Primary School | |
681 | 3374 | St Phillip Evans Roman Catholic Primary School | |
681 | 3375 | St Francis Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | |
VOLUNTARY AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS | |||
Denbighshire County Council | 663 | 4601 | Blessed Edward Jones Catholic School |
Flintshire County Council | 664 | 4600 | St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School |
Carmarthenshire County Council | 669 | 4600 | St John Lloyd Roman Catholic Comprehensive School |
City and County of Swansea Council | 670 | 4600 | Bishop Vaughan Roman Catholic School |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | 671 | 4601 | St Joseph’s Catholic School and sixth form centre |
Bridgend County Borough Council | 672 | 4601 | Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School |
Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council | 673 | 4612 | St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School |
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council | 674 | 4602 | Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic High School |
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council | 675 | 4600 | Bishop Hedley Roman Catholic High School |
Torfaen County Borough Council | 678 | 4603 | St Alban’s Roman Catholic High School |
Newport County Borough Council | 680 | 4602 | St Joseph’s Roman Catholic High School |
Cardiff City and County Council | 681 | 4600 | St Illtyd’s Roman Catholic High School |
681 | 4611 | Corpus Christi Catholic High School | |
681 | 4607 | Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic High School | |
VOLUNTARY AIDED MIDDLE SCHOOLS | |||
Denbighshire County Council | 663 | 5900 | St Brigid’s School |
Local Authority (‘LA’) | LA Number | School Number | School Name |
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Wrexham County Borough Council | 665 | 4602 | St Joseph’s Catholic and Anglican High School |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which comes into force on 15 December 2014, designates schools in Wales which have a religious character in accordance with section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“the Act”).
This Order revokes and replaces the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/972 (W. 88)).
This Order is made to reflect:—
(i)the closure of some schools listed in the Order made in 2007;
(ii)the change of category of some schools listed in the Order made in 2007; and
(iii)the opening of some schools.
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;
(c)as part of the mechanism for determining school staffing matters under sections 58 to 60 of the Act;
(d)for the purposes of the determination of admission arrangements under section 89 of the Act; and
(e)for the purposes of the application of assets in respect of which a grant has been paid under Schedule 3 to the Act, so that conditions can be imposed requiring those assets to be applied for the benefit of schools of the same religion or religious denomination.
Designation as a school with a religious character will not be accepted as conclusive evidence that an endowment has been held or used, wholly or partly, in connection with the provisions at the school of religious education for the purposes of section 554(2) of the Education Act 1996. Section 554 enables appropriate authorities of any religious denomination or religion (but normally Church in Wales diocesan authorities) to make fresh provision for endowments held or used for the provision of religious education. This normally happens as a result of a school closing. In confirming eligibility for an endowment order, the trust deeds and supporting evidence would be considered.
Designation by this Order is not of itself a means of acquiring a religious character or of changing religious character. Designation is the recognition of certain existing attributes of the school or its governing body as described in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2535). Under the Act a school must first close if it is to acquire a religious character, if it does not, as a question of fact, have one already, or where it is to change its religious character.
The only religion in accordance with those tenets religious education is required to be provided at a school under this Order is the Christian religion. The relevant religious denominations within Christianity are the Church in Wales and the Roman Catholic Church.
The designation, in this Order, of a school as a school whose relevant religion or religious denomination is Roman Catholic does not determine whether or not the school is a Roman Catholic Church school according to canon law.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of a Regulatory Impact Assessment was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.
1998 c. 31. Section 69 was amended by section 215(1) of, and paragraph 104 of Schedule 21 to, the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) and S.I. 2010/1158 (see article 5(1) and Schedule 2). See section 142(1) of the Education Act 2002 for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
The powers in section 69(3) and (4) and 138(7) and (8) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 are now vested in the Welsh Ministers so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales. They were previously vested in the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). By virtue of paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), they were transferred to the Welsh Ministers.
Schedule 19 was amended by section 215(1) of, and paragraph 117 of Schedule 21 to, the Education Act 2002 and S.I. 2010/1158 (see article 5(1) and Schedule 2).
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