Part II New framework for maintained schools

Chapter II Establishment, alteration or discontinuance of schools

Change of category of school

35 School changing from one category to another.

(1)

Schedule 8 makes provision for and in connection with—

(a)

enabling a maintained school within one of the categories set out in section 20(1) to become a school within another of those categories, and

(b)

in certain circumstances, requiring proposals to be published for a voluntary aided school to become a school within another of those categories;

and a maintained school may not so change its category otherwise than in accordance with that Schedule.

(2)

Except in relation to a change of category from voluntary aided to voluntary controlled school for which proposals are required to be published by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 8, that Schedule does not apply at any time before the end of such period as may be prescribed.