The Education (School Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 1995

Amendment of the principal Regulations

4.—(1) Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations (information to be published by governing bodies) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 6(1) (statement on curriculum and organisation of education) there shall be substituted for “section 7 of the Education Act 1981(1)” the words “section 168 of the Education Act 1993”.

(3) In paragraph 10 (particulars of careers education) there shall be inserted after “education”the words “and guidance”.

(4) In paragraph 11(2) (particulars of religious education) there shall be substituted for the words beginning with “and of” to the end of that sub-paragraph the words “a statement that a pupil shall, pursuant to section 9 of the 1988 Act(2), be excused wholly or partly from attendance at religious worship in the school or from receiving religious education given in the school, or both, if the parent of the pupil so requests and particulars of any arrangements as respects the exercise by the parent of a pupil of rights under section 9 of the 1988 Act in relation to the pupil’s attendance at religious worship or religious education or both.”.

(5) In paragraph 15(1) (first key stage information) there shall be substituted for “at or near the end of” the word “in”.

(6) There shall be substituted for paragraph 15(2) the following sub-paragraph—

“(2) Where the number of such pupils is ten or more, the percentage who in respect of each of mathematics and the attainment targets in English in sub-paragraph (3)—

(a) in respect of each level of the 10 level scale were assessed as having reached that level;

(b) were assessed as working towards level 1; or

(c) were exempted from assessment under section 18 or 19 of the 1988 Act.”.

(7) Paragraph 15(3)(e) and the word “and” preceding it shall be revoked.

(8) At the end of paragraph 15(4) there shall be added “and in mathematics”.

(9) After paragraph 15(4) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(4A) Where the number of such pupils is ten or more, the percentage who in respect of each of mathematics and the attainment targets in English in sub-paragraph (3) were assessed by teacher assessment but were exempted under section 18 or 19 of the 1988 Act from assessment by the administration of NC tests and, the percentage who in each of mathematics and those attainment targets were assessed by the administration of NC tests but were exempted under section 18 or 19 of that Act from teacher assessment.”.

(10) In paragraph 15(6) there shall be substituted for “a test” the words “any NC tests” and after “15(2)” there shall be inserted “(a) and (b)”.

(11) After paragraph 15 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“15A.— (1) The number of registered pupils in the final year of the second key stage.

(2) Where the number of such pupils is ten or more, the percentage who in respect of each of the core subjects—

(a) in respect of each level of the 10 level scale were assessed as having reached that level;

(b) were assessed as working towards level 1;

(c) were exempted from assessment under section 18 or 19 of the 1988 Act;

(d) failed to register a level because they were absent from the assessment; or

(e) failed to register a level on being assessed.

(3) Where the number of such pupils is fewer than ten but not fewer than five, the percentage who in respect of each of the core subjects were assessed as having reached level 4 or above.

(4) Where the number of such pupils is ten or more, the percentage who in respect of each of the core subjects were assessed by teacher assessment but were exempted under section 18 or 19 of the 1988 Act from assessment by the administration of NC tests or NC tasks, or both, and, the percentage who in each of those subjects were assessed by the administration of NC tests or NC tasks, or both, but were exempted under section 18 or 19 of the 1988 Act from teacher assessment.

(5) Where the number of such pupils is fewer than five, a statement recording the fact and explaining that the results of assessment are not to be published for reasons of confidentiality.

(6) Where a pupil has been assessed both by teacher assessment and by the administration of any NC tests or NC tasks (or both), the information referred to in sub-paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) and (3) shall be given in respect of both the teacher assessment and by the tests or tasks (or both, in accordance with regulation 16A).”.

(12) In paragraph 16(1) (third key stage information) there shall be substituted for “at or near the end of” the word “in”.

(13) There shall be substituted for paragraph 16(2) the following sub-paragraph—

“(2) Where the number of such pupils is ten or more, the percentage who in respect of each of the core subjects—

(a) in respect of each level of the 10 level scale were assessed as having reached that level;

(b) were assessed as working towards level 1;

(c) were exempted from assessment under section 18 or 19 of the 1988 Act;

(d) failed to register a level because they missed the assessment by reason of absence; or

(e) failed to register a level on being assessed.”.

(14) In paragraph 16(3) there shall be substituted for “6” the number “5” and there shall be added after this sub-paragraph the following sub-paragraph—

“(3A) Where the number of such pupils is ten or more, the percentage who in respect of each of the core subjects were assessed by teacher assessment but were exempted under section 18 or 19 of the 1988 Act from assessment by the administration of NC tests or NC tasks, or both, and the percentage who in each of those subjects were assessed by the administration of NC tests or NC tasks, or both, but were exempted under section 18 or 19 of that Act from teacher assessment.”.

(15) There shall be substituted for paragraph 16(5) the following sub-paragraph—

“(5) Where a pupil has been assessed both by teacher assessment and by the administration of any NC tests or NC tasks (or both) the information referred to in sub-paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) and (3) shall be given in respect of both the teacher assessment and by the tests or tasks (or both, in accordance with regulation 16A).”.

(16) There shall be inserted after paragraph 16 the following paragraph—

“16A.   Where both NC tests and NC tasks are administered to a pupil, for the purposes of paragraphs 15A(6) and 16(5) only the result which indicates the highest level of attainment which the pupil has achieved in any core subject concerned is to be used for the purposes of the information to be given.”.

(17) In paragraph 18(c), (d)(iv) and (f)(i) (public examinations and qualifications information) there shall be omitted “by the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority” and there shall be inserted after “Royal Society of Arts” the words “Examination Board”.

(18) In paragraph 19(i)(i) and (k)(iv)(i) (public examinations and qualifications information) there shall be inserted after “Royal Society of Arts” the words “Examination Board”.

(19) In paragraph 21(1), (2) and (3)(b) (information as to absence) there shall be substituted for “28th May” the words “on or before the Friday before the last Monday in May”.

(20) In paragraph 21(5) there shall be omitted the words “a school providing education for”and “only”.

(1)

1981 c. 60; section 7 was repealed by the Education Act 1993 (c. 35), Schedule 2, Part I.

(2)

Section 9 was amended by section 12(4) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13). .sdef heb