2012 No. 3174

Education, England

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 3) Order 2012

Made

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. 3) Order 2012.

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 Schedule 1 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 Schedule 1 is specified in relation to that school in column (2).

Revocations4

The instruments listed in column (1) of Schedule 2 with the references specified in column (2) are revoked to the extent specified in column (3).

P S A JonesDeputy DirectorDepartment for Education

SCHEDULE 1Schools having a religious character

Article 3

(1)

(2)

Name and postcode of school

Relevant religion or religious denomination

Barnet

Focus School - Barnet Campus, N20 9EQ

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Buckinghamshire

Focus School - Stoke Poges Campus, SL2 4QA

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Cambridgeshire

Focus School - Cambridge Campus, CB22 3BF

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Central Bedfordshire

Focus School - Dunstable Campus, LU5 4QL

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Cheshire East

Focus School - Crewe Primary Campus, CW1 4PP

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Coventry

Focus School - Coventry Campus, CV6 4LX

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Derbyshire

Focus school - Long Eaton Campus, NG10 4HR

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

East Riding of Yorkshire

Focus School - Cottingham Campus, HU16 4DD

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Essex

Focus School - Colchester Primary Campus, CO7 7JG

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Gloucestershire

Focus School - Berkeley Campus, GL13 9RS

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Focus School - Gloucester Campus, GL4 3DB

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Hampshire

Focus School - Eastleigh Primary Campus, SO50 9JJ

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

St Columba Church of England Primary Academy, PO15 6LL

Church of England

Harrow

Focus School - Harrow Primary Campus, HA1 2JL

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Hertfordshire

Focus School - Cheshunt Primary Campus, EN8 9NQ

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Kent

Focus School - Linton Park Campus, ME17 4HT

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Lambeth

Rann Horizon School, SW4 7JR

Christian

Lancashire

Focus School - Hornby Campus, LA2 8LH

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Leeds

Focus School - Boston Spa Campus, LS23 6DW

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Middlesborough

Focus School - Middlesborough Campus, TS3 8BT

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Norfolk

Focus School - Swaffham Campus, PE37 7XD

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Northamptonshire

Focus School - Northampton Primary Campus, NN3 3LF

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Nottinghamshire

Worksop College Preparatory School, DN22 8HX

Church of England

Oxfordshire

Oxford Christian School, OX3 8JT

Christian

Plymouth

Focus School - Plymouth Campus, PL5 1HL

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Reading

Trinity Christian School, RG2 7AG

Christian

Rotherham

Focus School - Bramley Campus, S66 8QN

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Somerset

Focus School - Yeovil Primary Campus, BA20 2EQ

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Staffordshire

Focus School - Stafford Primary Campus, ST16 3EA

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Stockport

Focus School - Stockport Campus, SK4 2AA

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Suffolk

Focus School - Ipswich Campus, IP1 6AR

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Surrey

Focus School - Hindhead Campus, GU26 6SJ

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Sutton

Focus School - Carshalton Campus, SM5 4AZ

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Waltham Forest

Alpha Preparatory School, E17 3JJ

Christian

West Sussex

Focus School - Pulborough Campus, RH20 1DJ

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Wiltshire

Focus School - Wilton Campus, SP2 0JE

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

Windsor and Maidenhead

The King’s School, Windsor, SL4 3AQ

Christian

Wokingham

Focus School - Reading Primary Campus, RG2 8QA

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

SCHEDULE 2Revocations

Article 4

(1)Regulations revoked

(2) References

(3) Extent of revocation

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 3) Order 2003

S.I. 2003/3328

In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Ranby House School

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 3) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/577

In the Schedule, the entries in relation to Wellgrove Education Centre, The Sceptre School, Willowview Education Centre, Copsewood Education Centre, Eastbrook Education Trust, Brownberrie Education Trust, The Parrs Training Centre, Tamar Education Trust, Larchcroft Education Trust and Three Counties Education Trust

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (England) (No 4) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/1378

In the Schedule, the entries in relation to Beechwood Education Trust and Elsworth House Education Centre

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 5) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/2089

In the Schedule, the entries in relation to Northmoor Education Trust and Whinfield Study Trust

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 6) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/2986

In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Prospect Education Trust

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/1533

In the Schedule, the entries in relation to Sefton Park School, Allbrook School SO50 4LW, Linton Park School, Moordale Academy, Surrey Hills School, Ashton Park School and Tisbury School

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No 2) (Order) 2008

S.I. 2008/2340

In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Breckland Park School

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

S.I. 2010/3031

In the Schedule, the entry in relation to Highview School

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the independent schools listed in the Schedule as having a religious character and revokes the instruments listed in Schedule 2 to the extent set out in that Schedule. The revocations relate to schools which were previously designated with a different 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 or denominational considerations in making specified employment decisions which relate to teaching staff (such as decisions on appointment or promotion).

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).