Welsh Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 3261 (W. 332)
Education, Wales
The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Wales) Order 2014
Made 9 December 2014
Coming into force 15 December 2014

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 69(3) and (4) and 138(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and now vested in them, having followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998.
1998 c. 31. Section 69 was amended by section 215(1) of, and paragraph 104 of Schedule 21 to, the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) and S.I. 2010/1158 (see article 5(1) and Schedule 2). See section 142(1) of the Education Act 2002 for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
The powers in section 69(3) and (4) and 138(7) and (8) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 are now vested in the Welsh Ministers so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales. They were previously vested in the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). By virtue of paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), they were transferred to the Welsh Ministers.
S.I. 1998/2535.

Title, commencement and application
1. (1) The title of this Order is the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Wales) Order 2014.
(2) This Order comes into force on 15 December 2014.
(3) This Order applies in relation to Wales.

Revocation
2. The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Wales) Order 2007 is revoked.
S.I. 2007/972 (W. 88).

Interpretation
3. In this Order “the relevant religion or religious denomination” (“y grefydd neu’r enwad crefyddol perthnasol”) means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets religious education is, or may be, required to be provided at a school in accordance with Schedule 19 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
Schedule 19 was amended by section 215(1) of, and paragraph 117 of Schedule 21 to, the Education Act 2002 and S.I. 2010/1158 (see article 5(1) and Schedule 2).

Designation of the Schools
4. (1) A school listed in the Schedule to this Order is designated as a school having a religious character.
(2) The relevant religion or religious denomination in relation to a school listed in the Schedule to this Order is—
(a) Church in Wales, in the case of a school listed in Part I of the Schedule;
(b) Roman Catholic, in the case of a school listed in Part II of the Schedule; and
(c) Roman Catholic and Anglican, in the case of a school listed in Part III of the Schedule.
Huw Lewis
Minister for Education and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers
9 December 2014
SCHEDULE

PART I SCHOOLS WHOSE RELIGIOUS CHARACTER IS CHURCH IN WALES
Local Authority (‘LA’)	LA Number	School Number	School Name
VOLUNTARY AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS			
Gwynedd Council	661	3305	Ysgol Beuno Sant
Conwy County Borough Council	662	3302	Ysgol Bodafon
	662	3307	Ysgol San Siôr
	662	3340	Ysgol y Plas
Denbighshire County Council	663	3316	Ysgol Trefnant
Flintshire County Council	664	3303	Ysgol yr Esgob Voluntary Aided Primary School
	664	3316	Trelawnyd Voluntary Aided Primary School
	664	3320	Ysgol y Llan, Whitford Voluntary Aided Primary School
	664	3330	St Ethelwold’s Primary School
	664	3331	St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Primary School (Pentrobin)
	664	3332	St Mary’s Nercwys Voluntary Aided Primary School
	664	3333	Hawarden Village Voluntary Aided Church in Wales Primary School
Wrexham County Borough Council	665	3043	St Paul’s Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School
	665	3301	Bronington Primary School
	665	3305	Penley Madras Voluntary Aided School
	665	3326	St Chad’s Voluntary Aided School (Hanmer)
	665	3337	Minera Primary School
	665	3338	All Saints Primary School Gresford
	665	3341	St Mary’s Primary School (Ruabon)
	665	3342	St Mary’s (Aided) Primary School
	665	3346	St Mary’s Church in Wales (Aided) School
Powys County Council	666	3301	St Michael’s Church in Wales (Aided) Primary School
	666	3303	Llansantffraid Church in Wales (Aided) School
	666	3316	Llanbedr Church in Wales (Aided) School
	666	3317	Archdeacon Griffiths Church in Wales Primary School
	666	3318	Priory Church in Wales School
	666	3322	Llangattock Church in Wales Aided School
Ceredigion County Council	667	3317	Llanwenog Voluntary Aided Community Primary School
Pembrokeshire County Council	668	3310	Ysgol Bro Dewi Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School
	668	3315	St Aidan’s Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School
	668	3320	St Mark’s Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School
	668	3321	St Oswald’s Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School
Carmarthenshire County Council	669	3302	Llanfynydd Voluntary Aided Primary School
	669	3307	Ysgol Wirfoddol Penboyr
	669	3321	Pentip Voluntary Aided Church in Wales Primary School
	669	3322	Model Church in Wales School
City and County of Swansea Council	670	3306	Christchurch Church in Wales School
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council	671	3311	Bryncoch Church in Wales Primary School
	671	3313	Alderman Davies Church in Wales Primary School
Bridgend County Borough Council	672	3323	Archdeacon John Lewis Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School
Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council	673	3320	St Brides Major Church in Wales Primary School
	673	3321	Wick and Marcross Church in Wales Primary School
	673	3363	Pendoylan Church in Wales Primary School
	673	3364	St Andrews Major Church in Wales Primary School
	673	3365	Llansannor Church in Wales Primary School
	673	3367	St David’s Church in Wales Primary School
	673	3372	All Saints Church in Wales Primary School
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council	674	3317	Aberdare Town Church in Wales Primary School
	674	3319	Cwmbach Church in Wales Primary School
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council	677	3309	St Mary’s Brynmawr Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School
Torfaen County Borough Council	678	3002	Ponthir Church in Wales School
	678	3330	Henllys Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School
Monmouthshire County Council	679	3005	Llanfair Kilgeddin Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School
	679	3310	Magor Church in Wales Primary School
	679	3327	Archbishop Rowan Williams Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School
Newport County Borough Council	680	3313	Charles Williams Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School
Cardiff City and County Council	681	3341	St Monica’s Church in Wales Primary School
	681	3343	St Paul’s Church in Wales Primary School
	681	3344	Tredegarville Church in Wales Primary School
	681	3346	Llandaff City Church in Wales Primary School
	681	3355	St Mary The Virgin Church in Wales Primary School
	681	3357	All Saints Church in Wales Primary School
	681	3366	St Fagans Church in Wales Primary School
	681	3371	St David’s Church in Wales Primary School Pentwyn
	681	3373	Bishop Childs Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School
VOLUNTARY CONTROLLED PRIMARY SCHOOLS			
Anglesey County Council	660	3033	Ysgol y Parchedig Thomas Ellis
	660	3034	Ysgol Parc y Bont
	660	3035	Ysgol Llangaffo
Gwynedd Council	661	3004	Ysgol Pont y Gof
	661	3005	Ysgol Gynradd Maesincla
	661	3009	Ysgol y Faenol
	661	3010	Ysgol Foel Gron
	661	3013	Ysgol Llandygai
	661	3018	Ysgol Gynradd Llandwrog
	661	3023	Ysgol Llanystumdwy
	661	3029	Ysgol Tregarth
	661	3030	Ysgol Gynradd Cae Top
	661	3037	Ysgol Machreth
	661	3041	Ysgol Gynradd Dolgellau
Conwy County Borough Council	662	3007	Ysgol Porth y Felin
	662	3020	Ysgol Babanod Llanfairfechan
	662	3021	Ysgol Llangelynnin
	662	3024	Ysgol Pen-cae
	662	3032	Ysgol Ysbyty Ifan
	662	3038	St George Controlled Primary School
	662	3039	Ysgol Llanddoged
	662	3040	Ysgol Eglwysbach
	662	3059	Ysgol Llanddulas Controlled
	662	3062	Betws Yn Rhos Primary School
Denbighshire County Council	663	3020	Ysgol Tremeirchion
	663	3024	St. Asaph Voluntary Primary Church in Wales Infant School
	663	3044	Llanbedr Church in Wales Controlled School
	663	3045	Ysgol Reoledig Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
	663	3050	Borthyn Voluntary Controlled Primary School
	663	3057	Ysgol Reoledig Pant Pastynog
	663	3061	Ysgol Dyffryn Ial
Flintshire County Council	664	3002	Nannerch Primary School
Wrexham County Borough Council	665	2265	Borderbrook School
	665	3028	St Peter’s Church in Wales Primary School
	665	3036	Pentre Primary School
	665	3042	Eyton Primary School
	665	3055	St Giles Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Powys County Council	666	3000	Llanfechain Church in Wales School
	666	3002	Montgomery Church in Wales School
	666	3005	Gungrog Church in Wales Infant and Nursery School
	666	3016	Forden Church in Wales School
	666	3021	Llandysilio Church in Wales School
	666	3022	Castle Caereinion Church in Wales School
	666	3026	Gladestry Church in Wales School
	666	3030	Llandrindod Wells Church in Wales Primary School
	666	3031	Newbridge-On-Wye Voluntary Primary School
	666	3032	Nantmel School
	666	3033	Clyro Church in Wales School
	666	3035	Knighton Church in Wales School
	666	3036	Rhayader Church in Wales School
	666	3037	Llanelwedd Church in Wales School
	666	3046	Llangedwyn Primary School
	666	3050	Llangorse Voluntary Church in Wales Primary School
Ceredigion County Council	667	3058	Myfenydd Voluntary Controlled Community Primary School
Pembrokeshire County Council	668	3033	Angle Voluntary Controlled School
	668	3035	Cilgerran Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School
	668	3036	Cosheston Voluntary Controlled Primary School
	668	3040	Cleddau Reach Voluntary Controlled Primary School
	668	3042	Manorbier Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled Primary School
	668	3050	Spittal Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School
	668	3051	Stackpole Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School
	668	3052	Tenby Infants Voluntary Controlled School
	668	3053	Haverfordwest Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School
	668	3058	Ysgol Ger Y Llan
	668	3055	St Florence Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School
	668	3057	Hubberston Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled Nursery and Primary School
Carmarthenshire County Council	669	3000	Ysgol Wirfoddol Abergwili
	669	3002	Tremoilet Voluntary Controlled Primary School
	669	3003	Laugharne Voluntary Controlled Primary School
	669	3004	Ysgol Gynradd Wirfoddol Llanddarog
	669	3013	Ferryside Voluntary Controlled Primary School
	669	3026	Ysgol Gynradd Wirfoddol Llanllwni
Bridgend County Borough Council	672	3013	Pen-y-fai Church in Wales Primary School
Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council	673	3037	St Nicholas Church in Wales Primary School
	673	3047	Peterston Super Ely Church in Wales Primary School
	673	3057	Gwenfo Church in Wales Primary School
Torfaen County Borough Council	678	3028	Blaenavon Heritage Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Monmouthshire County Council	679	3004	Llantilio Pertholey Church in Wales Primary School
	679	3022	Usk Church in Wales Primary School
	679	3031	Raglan Voluntary Controlled Primary School
	679	3032	Osbaston Church in Wales School
Newport County Borough Council	680	3000	Malpas Church in Wales Junior School
	680	3001	Malpas Church in Wales Infant School
Cardiff City and County Council	681	3000	St Mellons Church in Wales Primary School
FOUNDATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS			
Powys County Council	666	5200	Ysgol Gynradd Llanerfyl
VOLUNTARY AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS			
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council	674	4604	St John Baptist Church in Wales High School
Cardiff City and County Council	681	4608	The Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School
	681	4609	St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School

PART II SCHOOLS WHOSE RELIGIOUS CHARACTER IS ROMAN CATHOLIC
Local Authority (‘LA’)	LA Number	School Number	School Name
VOLUNTARY AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS			
Anglesey County Council	660	3304	St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
Gwynedd Council	661	3300	St Helen’s Catholic Primary School
	661	3301	Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School
Conwy County Borough Council	662	3303	Blessed William Davies Catholic Primary School
	662	3333	St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
Denbighshire County Council	663	3315	St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
Flintshire County Council	664	3306	St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
	664	3307	St Winefride’s Catholic School
	664	3308	St David’s Catholic School
	664	3311	St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School
	664	3312	Ven. Edward Morgan Catholic Primary School
Wrexham County Borough Council	665	3334	St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
	665	3343	St Anne’s Catholic Primary School
Powys County Council	666	3320	St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
Ceredigion County Council	667	3318	St Padarn’s Catholic Primary School
Pembrokeshire County Council	668	3311	Holy Name Voluntary Catholic School
	668	3312	St Mary’s Voluntary Catholic School
	668	3313	Mary Immaculate Voluntary Catholic School
	668	3314	St Francis Voluntary Catholic School
	668	3319	St Teilo’s Voluntary Catholic School
Carmarthenshire County Council	669	3300	St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Llanelli
	669	3301	St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Carmarthen
City and County of Swansea Council	670	3303	St David’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	670	3305	St Illtyd’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	670	3308	St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	670	3309	St Joseph’s Cathedral Primary School
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council	671	3309	St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
	671	3310	St Joseph’s Catholic Infant School
	671	3314	St Therese’s Catholic Primary School
	671	3316	St Joseph’s Catholic Junior School
Bridgend County Borough Council	672	3311	St Mary’s & St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School
	672	3315	St Robert’s Catholic Primary School
	672	3322	St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council	673	3361	St Helen’s Roman Catholic Infant & Nursery School
	673	3368	St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	673	3369	St Helen’s Roman Catholic Junior School
Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council	674	3309	Our Lady’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	674	3312	St Michael’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	674	3313	St Gabriel & Raphael Roman Catholic Primary School
	674	3314	St Margaret’s Roman Catholic Primary School
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council	675	3300	St Illtyd’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	675	3306	St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	675	3307	St Aloysius Roman Catholic Primary School
Caerphilly County Borough Council	676	3310	St Helen’s Roman Catholic Primary School
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council	677	3308	St Mary’s Roman Catholic School — Brynmawr
	677	3315	All Saints Roman Catholic Primary School
	677	3316	St Joseph’s Roman Catholic School
Torfaen County Borough Council	678	3321	Our Lady of the Angels Roman Catholic Primary School
	678	3324	St David’s Catholic Primary School
	678	3331	Padre Pio Catholic Primary
Monmouthshire County Council	679	3326	St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	679	3317	Our Lady & St Michael’s Roman Catholic Primary School
Newport County Borough Council	680	3300	St David’s Roman Catholic Junior & Infants School
	680	3301	St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	680	3302	St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	680	3304	St Michael’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	680	3305	St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	680	3306	St Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Primary School
Cardiff City and County Council	681	3321	St Alban’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	681	3323	St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	681	3328	St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	681	3330	St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
	681	3332	St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	681	3334	St Peter’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	681	3336	St Cadoc’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	681	3351	Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School
	681	3353	St John Lloyd Roman Catholic Primary School
	681	3354	Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School
	681	3370	St Bernadette’s Roman Catholic Primary School
	681	3374	St Phillip Evans Roman Catholic Primary School
	681	3375	St Francis Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
VOLUNTARY AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS			
Denbighshire County Council	663	4601	Blessed Edward Jones Catholic School
Flintshire County Council	664	4600	St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School
Carmarthenshire County Council	669	4600	St John Lloyd Roman Catholic Comprehensive School
City and County of Swansea Council	670	4600	Bishop Vaughan Roman Catholic School
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council	671	4601	St Joseph’s Catholic School and sixth form centre
Bridgend County Borough Council	672	4601	Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School
Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council	673	4612	St Richard Gwyn Roman Catholic High School
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council	674	4602	Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic High School
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council	675	4600	Bishop Hedley Roman Catholic High School
Torfaen County Borough Council	678	4603	St Alban’s Roman Catholic High School
Newport County Borough Council	680	4602	St Joseph’s Roman Catholic High School
Cardiff City and County Council	681	4600	St Illtyd’s Roman Catholic High School
	681	4611	Corpus Christi Catholic High School
	681	4607	Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic High School
VOLUNTARY AIDED MIDDLE SCHOOLS			
Denbighshire County Council	663	5900	St Brigid’s School

PART III SCHOOLS WHOSE RELIGIOUS CHARACTER IS ROMAN CATHOLIC AND ANGLICAN
Local Authority (‘LA’)	LA Number	School Number	School Name
Wrexham County Borough Council	665	4602	St Joseph’s Catholic and Anglican High School

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which comes into force on 15 December 2014, designates schools in Wales which have a religious character in accordance with section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“the Act”).
This Order revokes and replaces the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/972 (W. 88)).
This Order is made to reflect:—
(i) the closure of some schools listed in the Order made in 2007;
(ii) the change of category of some schools listed in the Order made in 2007; and
(iii) the opening of some schools.
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;
(d) for the purposes of the determination of admission arrangements under section 89 of the Act; and
(e) for the purposes of the application of assets in respect of which a grant has been paid under Schedule 3 to the Act, so that conditions can be imposed requiring those assets to be applied for the benefit of schools of the same religion or religious denomination.
Designation as a school with a religious character will not be accepted as conclusive evidence that an endowment has been held or used, wholly or partly, in connection with the provisions at the school of religious education for the purposes of section 554(2) of the Education Act 1996. Section 554 enables appropriate authorities of any religious denomination or religion (but normally Church in Wales diocesan authorities) to make fresh provision for endowments held or used for the provision of religious education. This normally happens as a result of a school closing. In confirming eligibility for an endowment order, the trust deeds and supporting evidence would be considered.
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) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2535). Under the Act a school must first close if it is to acquire a religious character, if it does not, as a question of fact, have one already, or where it is to change its religious character.
The only religion in accordance with those tenets religious education is required to be provided at a school under this Order is the Christian religion. The relevant religious denominations within Christianity are the Church in Wales and the Roman Catholic Church.
The designation, in this Order, of a school as a school whose relevant religion or religious denomination is Roman Catholic does not determine whether or not the school is a Roman Catholic Church school according to canon law.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of a Regulatory Impact Assessment was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.