LegalizeThe Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2016
Made: 23rd August 2016
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
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 2003[^f00003].
Citation
1
This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 2) Order 2016 and comes into force the day after the day on which it is made.
Interpretation
2
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 schools
3
- (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).
SCHEDULE — Schools having a religious character
| (1) Name and postcode of school | (2) Relevant religion or religious denomination |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | Birmingham |
| Olive Primary School, Birmingham, B11 4DY | Islam |
| Bolton | Bolton |
| Olive School, Bolton, BL1 8HT | Islam |
| Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire |
| Cheltenham College, GL53 7LD | Church of England |
| Hertfordshire | Hertfordshire |
| Yavneh Primary School, WD6 1HL | Jewish |
| Lancashire | Lancashire |
| Olive School, Preston, PR1 4BX | Islam |
| London Borough of Harrow | London Borough of Harrow |
| Saint Jérôme Church of England Bilingual School, HA1 2QB | Church of England |
| London Borough of Redbridge | London Borough of Redbridge |
| Atam Academy, RM6 4XT | Sikh |
| London Borough of Tower Hamlets | London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
| Canary Wharf College 3, E14 3BA | Christian |
| Swindon | Swindon |
| Tadpole Farm Church of England Primary Academy, SN25 2QS | Church of England |
| Wiltshire | Wiltshire |
| Ridgeway Farm Church of England Academy, SN5 4GT | Church of England |
Signed
Peter Swift — Deputy Director — Department for Education — 23rd August 2016
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order designates the independent schools listed 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 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).
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1998 c. 31.
[^f00002]: Section 124B was inserted by the Independent Schools (Employment of Teachers in Schools with a Religious Character) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2037) and has been amended by the Alternative Provision Academies (Consequential Amendments to Acts) (England) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/976).
[^f00003]: S.I. 2003/2314, as amended by S.I. 2004/2262.
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