The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2010

Made7th July 2010

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 19981, as applied in relation to independent schools by section 124B(1)2 of that Act.

In making this Order the Secretary of State has followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 20033.

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2010.

Interpretation2

In this Order “the relevant religion or religious denomination” means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets education is provided at the school or the school is conducted (or, as the case may be, each such religious denomination).

Designation of schools3

1

The schools listed in column (1) of the Schedule are designated as schools having a religious character.

2

The relevant religion or religious denomination in relation to a school listed in column (1) of the Schedule is specified in relation to that school in column (2).

P S A JonesA Deputy Director in theDepartment for Education7th July 2010

SCHEDULESchools having a religious character

Article 3

(1) Name and postcode of school	(2) Relevant religion or religious denomination
Birmingham
Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School, B10 0BP	Islam
Bournemouth
Bishop of Winchester Academy, BH8 9PN	Church of England
Hackney
Ohel Blima Rochel Bobov Girls School, E5 9AB	Orthodox Jewish
Lancashire
Al-Ikhlaas Primary School, BB9 7SY	Islam
Liverpool
Enterprise South Liverpool Academy, L19 2PH	Church of England; Roman Catholic
Oldham
Oasis Academy Oldham, OL8 3PT	Christian
Plymouth
All Saints Church of England Academy, PL5 3NE	Church of England
Surrey
Coworth-Flexlands School, GU24 8TE	Christian

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the independent schools named in the Schedule as having a religious character.

Under section 124A of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, independent schools which are so designated are permitted to take account of certain religious considerations in making specified employment decisions which relate to teaching staff.

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) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2314, as amended by S.I. 2004/2262).