Part III Grant-maintained schools

Chapter IX Groups of grant-maintained schools

289 Application of maintenance grants in the case of groups.

1

For each financial year the governing body of a group shall apply for the purposes of each school in the group the share of maintenance grant which is attributable to that school.

2

For the purposes of subsection (1), in each financial year the share of maintenance grant which is attributable to each school in a group is the amount which in the case of that school is the prescribed percentage of the maintenance grant payable in respect of the school.

3

The governing body of a group shall not apply otherwise than for the purposes of schools in the group any payments made to them in respect of maintenance grant.

4

This section is subject to—

a

any requirements imposed under section 247(1) or, as the case may be, 253(1), and

b

any requirements as to the application of maintenance grant contained in the articles of government for any of the schools.

5

In relation to groups of grant-maintained schools, this section has effect in place of section 244(3) or, as the case may be, 250(2).