3

In this Act “middle school” means a school which, in pursuance of proposals published under any of the enactments specified in subsection (3A), has been established as, or altered so as to become, a school for providing full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils who—

a

have attained a specified age below 10 years and six months, and

b

are under a specified age above 12 years.

3A

The enactments mentioned in subsection (3) are—

a

in relation to England—

i

section 28 or 28A of, or paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998,

ii

section 66 of, or paragraph 7 of Schedule 11 to, the Education Act 2005, and

iii

section 7, 10, 11 or 19 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006;

b

in relation to Wales, section 28 of, or paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.