SCHEDULE 2REGULATED ALTERATIONS

PART 1ALL MAINTAINED SCHOOLS

Mixed sex and single-sex schools

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(1)

An alteration to a school so that—

(a)

a school which admitted pupils of one sex only admits pupils of both sexes, or

(b)

a school which admitted pupils of both sexes admits pupils of one sex only.

(2)

For the purposes of this paragraph a school is to be treated as admitting pupils of one sex only if the admission of pupils of the other sex—

(a)

is limited to pupils over compulsory school age; and

(b)

does not exceed 25% of the number of pupils in the age group in question normally at the school.