Part VIII Miscellaneous and general

Definition of “school”

51 Definition of “school”.

In section 4 of the Education Act 1996 (definition of “school”), for subsection (1) there shall be substituted—

1

In this Act “school” means an educational institution which is outside the further education sector and the higher education sector and is an institution for providing—

a

primary education,

b

secondary education, or

c

both primary and secondary education,

whether or not the institution also provides part-time education suitable to the requirements of junior pupils or further education.