The School Organisation (Establishment and Discontinuance of Schools) (England) Regulations 2007

Part 5 Details to be published from section 10 and 11 proposals to establish a new mainstream school

Contact Details

30.  The name of the proposer or proposers and a contact address.

31.  Whether the proposals are being submitted independently or jointly with another proposer or proposers.

Category

32.  The type of school that it is proposed is established (a foundation school and, if so, whether it is to have a foundation, a voluntary school or a community school) and, if required by section 10, a statement that the Secretary of State’s consent has been obtained to the publication of the proposals.

Extended Services

33.  Information on the extended services which it is envisaged will be provided on the site of the school.

Pupil numbers and admissions

34.  Information on—

(a) the number of pupil places the school should provide;

(b) the upper and lower age limits of the school;

(c) where it is intended that it should provide sixth form education, the number of pupils for whom it is intended that such education should be provided;

(d) where it is intended that it should provide nursery education, the number of pupils for whom it is intended that such education should be provided;

(e) where it is intended that the school should provide for boarding pupils, the number of pupils for whom it is intended such facilities should be provided;

(f) the number of pupils to be admitted to the school in each relevant age group in the first school year in which the proposals will be implemented or, where it is intended that the proposals should be implemented in stages, the number of pupils to be admitted to the proposed school in each stage that the proposals will be implemented;

(g) whether it is proposed that the school should admit pupils of both sexes or boys or girls only and, in the case of a single sex school where it is intended to provide sixth form education, whether both sexes or boys or girls only are to be admitted to the sixth form.

Ethos/Religious Character

35.  A short statement suitable for publication setting out the proposed ethos of the school, including details of any educational philosophy, which it is proposed that the school will adhere to.

36.  If the school is to have a religious character, confirmation of the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets religious education will, or may be required to be provided at the school; and a statement that the proposers intend to ask the Secretary of State to designate the school as a school with such a religious character.

Area or community that school serves

37.  The area or particular community or communities the school is expected to serve.

Admission Arrangements

38.  An indication of the proposed admission arrangements and over-subscription criteria for the new school including, where the school is proposed to be a foundation or voluntary school or Academy which is to have a religious character—

(a) the extent to which priority for places is proposed to be given to children of the school’s religion or religious denomination; and

(b) the extent if any to which priority is to be given to children of other religions or religious denominations or to children having no religion or religious denomination.

Specialisms

39.  Whether the school will have any specialisms on implementation and whether the promoter intends to apply to the Secretary of State for the new school to be a specialist school from implementation.

Location

40.  A statement about—

(a) the location of the site (including where appropriate the postal address or addresses if the school is to occupy a split site); and

(b) whether the school will occupy a single or split site.

Implementation

41.  The date when it is planned that the proposals will be implemented, or where the proposals are to be implemented in stages, information about each stage and the date on which each stage is planned to be implemented.

Travel

42.  The proposed arrangements for travel of pupils to the school.

Federation

43.  Details of any proposals for the school to be federated with one or more schools (by virtue of sections 24 of EA 2002 and section 12).

Foundation Schools

44.  Where the school is to be a foundation school with a foundation—

(a) the name of the foundation where known;

(b) a summary of the rationale for the foundation and the particular ethos that it will bring to the school; and

(c) the details of membership of the foundation, including the names of the members.

Special educational provision

45.  Information as to whether the school will have provision that is recognised by the local education authority as reserved for children with special educational needs and, if so, the nature of such provision and the proposed number of pupils for whom such provision is to be made.