The School Organisation (Establishment and Discontinuance of Schools) Regulations 2013

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Revocations and saving provisions

3. PART 2 Proposals for Establishment of New Schools in a Competition

   1. 4. Prescribed interval after which a competition notice may specify a date for the submission of proposals

   2. 5. Competition notices and manner of publication

   3. 6. Proposals made pursuant to a competition notice

   4. 7. Manner in which proposals are to be published

4. PART 3 Proposals for the Establishment of New Maintained Schools with Consent of Secretary of State or in Special Cases

   1. 8. Information to be contained in proposals under section 10

   2. 9. Information to be contained in proposals under section 11

   3. 10. Manner in which proposals under sections 10 and 11 are to be published

5. PART 4 Proposals for Discontinuance of Schools

   1. 11. Information to be contained in proposals for discontinuance of schools

   2. 12. Publication and submission of discontinuance proposals

6. PART 5 Consideration of proposals by a local authority or by the schools adjudicator

   1. 13. Objections and comments

   2. 14. Period in which proposals are to be determined under paragraph 8(3) and 8(4) of Schedule 2 to the Act

   3. 15. Period in which proposals are to be determined under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 to the Act

   4. 16. Conditional approvals

   5. 17. Time limits for local authority referrals to adjudicator prior to determination

   6. 18. Referrals to the adjudicator at the request of a relevant person

   7. 19. Duty to refer related proposals

   8. 20. Notification of determinations

   9. 21. Publication of revocation proposals

   10. 22. Modifying proposals or specifying a later date for a conditional approval

   11. 23. References to the adjudicator at the request of a relevant person after determination under paragraph 21(4) of Schedule 2 to the Act

   12. 24. Schools established outside the area of the relevant local authority

7. Signature

8. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Information to be included in section 10 and section 11 proposals to establish a new school

      1. 1. Contact details

      2. 2. Implementation

      3. 3. Where the proposals are to establish a voluntary, foundation or...

      4. 4. Reason for the new school

      5. 5. Category

      6. 6. Ethos and religious character

      7. 7. If it is proposed that the school is to have...

      8. 8. Where it is proposed that the school—

      9. 9. Pupil numbers and admissions

      10. 10. Admission arrangements

      11. 11. Early years provision

      12. 12. Sixth form provision

      13. 13. Special educational needs provision

      14. 14. Details of the proposed policy of the school relating to...

      15. 15. Where the school will replace existing educational provision for children...

      16. 16. Single sex school

      17. 17. Curriculum

      18. 18. Relevant experience of proposers

      19. 19. Effects on standards and contributions to school improvement

      20. 20. Location and costs

      21. 21. Travel

      22. 22. Federation

      23. 23. Voluntary aided schools

      24. 24. Foundation schools

      25. 25. Independent schools entering the maintained sector

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Information to be included in discontinuance proposals

      1. 1. Contact details

      2. 2. Implementation

      3. 3. Reason for closure

      4. 4. Pupil numbers and admissions

      5. 5. Displaced pupils

      6. 6. Details of the schools or further education colleges at which...

      7. 7. Details of any other measures proposed to be taken to...

      8. 8. Impact on the community

      9. 9. Rural primary schools

      10. 10. Balance of denominational provision

      11. 11. Maintained nursery schools

      12. 12. Sixth form provision

      13. 13. Special educational needs provision

      14. 14. Travel

      15. 15. The proposed arrangements for travel of displaced pupils to other...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Modification of provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Act, applying to revocation proposals published under paragraph 21(4) of that Schedule

      1. 1. Paragraph 1 has effect as if in sub-paragraph (1) for...

      2. 2. Paragraph 2 has effect as if after paragraph 2(b) there...

      3. 3. Paragraph 5 has effect as if for it there were...

      4. 4. Paragraph 13 has effect as if for it there were...

      5. 5. Paragraph 14 has effect as if for it there were...

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Modification of sections 7, 10 and 11 of and Schedule 2 to the Act, where schools established outside of area of relevant local authority

      1. PART 1 Proposals published under section 7 where school is to be established in area other than that of local authority that published the notice

         1. 1. In relation to proposals published under section 7 which relate...

         2. 2. After section 7(4) insert— (4A) In cases where the notice...

         3. 3. For paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 2 to the Act substitute...

         4. 4. After paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 2 to the Act insert—...

         5. 5. After paragraph 8(6) of Schedule 2 to the Act insert...

      2. PART 2 Proposals published under section 10 or 11 where school is to be established in area other than that of local authority which it is proposed should maintain the school

         1. 1. In relation to proposals published under section 10 or 11...

         2. 2. After section 10(3) insert— (3A) In cases where the proposed...

         3. 3. After section 11(5) insert— (5A) In cases where the proposed...

         4. 4. For paragraph 8(4) of Schedule 2 to the Act substitute...

         5. 5. After paragraph 8(4) of Schedule 2 to the Act insert...

         6. 6. After paragraph 8(6) of Schedule 2 to the Act insert...

9. Explanatory Note