PART 4Information to be published by governing bodies
General information to be published by governing bodies about their schools
7.—(1) The governing body of a maintained school must publish in relation to that school the information specified in Schedule 3.
(2) The information must be published as provided in regulation 8.
Time and manner of publication of information by governing bodies about their schools
8.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to the publication by a governing body (or by a local authority on their behalf pursuant to section 92(c) of the 1998 Act) of the information specified in Schedule 3.
(2) Such information—
(a)must be published collectively in the form of a single document to be known as the school prospectus; and
(b)copies of the school prospectus must be distributed without charge to parents on request and made available at the school for reference by parents and other persons.
(3) Such information and particulars must be published during the publication school year and, except in the case of a primary school (other than a middle school deemed to be a primary school) or of a special school, not later than six weeks before whichever is the earlier of the following dates—
(a)the date by which an application for admission to that school in respect of the admission school year should be made in accordance with the arrangements for admission to that school; or
(b)the date up to which parents may express a preference for a school in respect of the admission school year.
(4) In the case of a special school the information must also be published 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 local authority who maintain the school.
(5) In the case of any maintained secondary school, a copy of the school prospectus must be provided without charge to the offices in the area served by the school of persons providing career services in accordance with arrangements made, or directions given, under section 10 of the Employment and Training Act 1973(1).
As substituted by section 45 of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1973, and further amended by S.I. 2010/1158.