The Education (School Information) (England) Regulations 2002

Time and manner of publication of information by authorities

7.—(1) This regulation shall apply in relation to the publication by an authority of the information in respect of the matters specified in Schedule 1.

(2) Such information and particulars shall be published during the publication school year and, except in so far as they relate exclusively to primary education or special educational provision, they shall be published no later than six weeks before the date up to which parents may express a preference for a school in respect of the admission school year.

(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) to (8), such information and particulars shall be published—

(a) by copies being made available for distribution without charge to parents on request, and for reference by parents and other persons—

(i) at the office of the relevant authority, and

(ii) at every school maintained by that authority, other than a nursery school or a special school;

(b) by copies being distributed without charge to parents of pupils at schools maintained by the relevant authority, other than nursery schools or special schools, who, in the publication school year, are in the final year at such schools and who might transfer to other schools so maintained; and

(c) by copies being made available for reference by parents and other persons at the public libraries in the area of the relevant authority.

(4) So far as the information in respect of the matters specified in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Schedule 1 is concerned (schools maintained by the authority), the information in respect of schools in a particular part of the relevant local education authority’s area need not—

(a) be made available at offices, schools and libraries outside that part, or

(b) be distributed to the parents of pupils who are at schools outside that part,

if information about how it may be obtained is available at those offices, schools and libraries or, as the case may be, is distributed to those parents.

(5) Where, in accordance with regulation 8, the authority publishes the information specified in paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of Schedule 2, the authority shall not also be required, under this regulation, to publish the same information as specified in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Schedule 1.

(6) Irrespective of the terminology used, it shall be sufficient compliance with paragraph (3)(a)(ii) if so much of the information and particulars as relates to schools classified as—

(a) primary schools,

(b) middle schools,

(c) secondary schools,

is available only in schools of the classification in question.

(7) It shall be sufficient compliance with paragraph (3)(b) if there is published so much of the information and particulars as is relevant having regard to the schools to which pupils in the final year at that school might transfer.

(8) So far as the particulars specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 are concerned (special educational provision), paragraphs (3), (4), (6) and (7) shall not apply but the particulars shall be published—

(a) by copies being made available for distribution without charge to parents on request and, for reference by parents and other persons, at the offices of the relevant authority; and

(b) by copies being available for reference by parents and other persons—

(i) at every school maintained by the relevant authority, and

(ii) at the public libraries in the area of that authority.