Education Act 1997 (c. 44)

Part IV U.K. Baseline assessments and pupils’ performance

Chapter I E+W Baseline assessments

15 Introductory. E+W

In this Chapter—

• “baseline assessment scheme” means a scheme designed to enable pupils at a maintained primary school to be assessed for the purpose of assisting the future planning of their education and the measurement of their future educational achievements;

• “designated” means designated by the Secretary of State; and

• “maintained primary school” means a primary school which is—

  (a)

  [F1 a community, foundation or voluntary school, or

  (b)

  a community or foundation special school (other than one established in a hospital),]

  or (in relation only to Wales) a maintained nursery school.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 15: in definition of "maintained primary school" paras. (a)(b) substituted (1.9.1999) for paras. (a)-(c) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para. 209 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1