Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (asc4)

PART 7 GENERAL

79 Meaning of “maintained school”, “maintained nursery school” and associated expressions

(1) In this Act—

(a) “maintained school” means—

(i) a community, foundation or voluntary school maintained by a local authority in Wales, or

(ii) a community special school maintained by a local authority in Wales, other than a community special school established in a hospital;

(b) “maintained nursery school” means a nursery school which is maintained by a local authority in Wales and is not a special school.

(2) In this Act, the following expressions have the same meaning as in the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)—

• “community school” (“ysgol gymunedol”)

• “community special school” (“ysgol arbennig gymunedol”)

• “foundation school” (“ysgol sefydledig”)

• “voluntary aided school” (“ysgol wirfoddol a gynorthwyir”)

• “voluntary controlled school” (“ysgol wirfoddol a reolir”)

• “voluntary school” (“ysgol wirfoddol”).