Extension of the Provisions of section 43(5) of the Education Act 19972
Section 43 of the Education Act 1997 shall have effect as if there were substituted for the period specified in section 43(5) as the relevant phase of a pupil’s education the period—
a
beginning at the same time as the school year in which the majority of pupils in his class attain the age of 12; and
b
ending with the expiry of the school year in which the majority of pupils in his class attain the age of 16.