The statutory system of public education shall be organised in three progressive stages to be known as primary education, secondary education, and further education; and it shall be the duty of the local education authority for every area, so far as their powers extend, to contribute towards the spiritual, moral, mental, and physical development of the community by securing that efficient education throughout those stages shall be available to meet the needs of the population of their area.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 7 excluded by Education Act 1964 (c. 82), s. 1(3)
C2S. 7 restricted (1.4.1993) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 93(1), Sch. 8 Pt. I, para.2; S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 3