The governing body of the Walkergate Primary School (“the governing body”) have, in accordance with section 4(2) of the Education Act 2002() (“the Act”), consulted the local education authority and such persons as appear to them to be appropriate, including the parents of registered pupils at the school and the staff working at the school;
It is the opinion of the Secretary of State, having regard to the matters set out in section 1(2) of the Act, that the implementation by the governing body of the provisions of this Order may contribute to the raising of educational standards achieved by children in England;
In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by section 2(1) of the Act, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, on the application of the governing body, makes the following Order: