http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2575/note/madeThe Designation of Schools having a Religious Character (England) Order 2011Church Of EnglandFaith schoolsPrimary schoolsRoman Catholic ChurchVoluntary aided schoolsenKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2014-11-13EDUCATION, ENGLAND This Order designates the voluntary schools named in the Order as having a religious character in accordance with section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“the Act”). EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the voluntary schools named in the Order as having a religious character in accordance with section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“the Act”).

Designation as a school which has a religious character is relevant for a number of purposes under the Act, notably: a as part of the mechanism for determining the form of religious education to be provided under Schedule 19 to the Act; b as part of the mechanism for determining the form of collective worship to be provided under Schedule 20 to the Act; c as part of the mechanism for determining school staffing matters under sections 58 to 60 of the Act.