The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 4) Order 2010

Made22nd December 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. 4) 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.

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 Education22nd December 2010

SCHEDULESchools having a religious character

Article 3

(1) Name and postcode of school	(2) Relevant religion or religious denomination
Birmingham
John Henry Newman Catholic College, B37 5GA	Roman Catholic
Bristol City
Oasis School Westbury, BS9 4DT	Christian
Essex
Trinity School, CM15 0DG	Christian
Kirklees
The Branch Christian School, WF13 4LA	Christian
Peterborough
The Peterborough School, PE3 6AP	Church of England
Salford
Beis Malka Belz Girls School, M7 2BT	Orthodox Jewish
Stockport
Highview School, SK4 2AA	Christian
Tower Hamlets
Ebrahim Academy, E1 1EJ	Islam

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).