Education Act 1996

2 (1) There shall be annexed to any proposals published under section 193 a statement which shall—

(a) state the result of the ballot, giving the number of votes cast in favour of seeking grant-maintained status for the school, the percentage of those eligible to vote who voted, and the number of votes cast against,

(b) state whether the school is a county, controlled, aided or special agreement school,

(c) briefly describe the existing character of the school including, in the case of a school which has a particular religious character, that character and the religion or religious denomination (if any) in accordance with whose tenets religious education is provided,

(d) state the number of pupils for whom accommodation can be provided at the school, and

(e) give such other information as may be prescribed.

(2) The statement so annexed shall be treated for the purposes of section 193 and of paragraph 1 as forming part of the proposals.