The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 4) Order 2011

Made26th August 2011

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 19981, as applied in relation to independent schools by section 124B(1)2 of that Act.

In making this Order the Secretary of State has followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 20033.

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No. 4) Order 2011.

Interpretation2

In this Order “the relevant religion or religious denomination” means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets education is provided at the school or the school is conducted.

Designation of schools3

1

The schools listed in column (1) of the Schedule are designated as schools having a religious character.

2

The relevant religion or religious denomination in relation to a school listed in column (1) of the Schedule is specified in relation to that school in column (2).

P S A JonesA Deputy Director in theDepartment for Education26th August 2011

SCHEDULESchools having a religious character

Article 3

(1) Name and postcode of school	(2) Relevant religion or religious denomination
Barnet
Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School NW7 4SL	Jewish (Orthodox)
Buckinghamshire
The Chiltern Hills Academy HP5 2RG	Church of England
Kent
St Augustine Academy ME16 8AE	Church of England
Stoke-on-Trent
The St Peter’s Academy ST4 7LG	Church of England
Tower Hamlets
Canary Wharf College E14 3BA	Interdenominational Christian

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order designates the independent schools listed in the Schedule as having a religious character.

Under section 124A of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, independent schools which are so designated are permitted to take account of certain religious or denominational considerations in making specified employment decisions which relate to teaching staff (such as decisions on appointment or promotion).

Designation by this Order is not of itself a means of acquiring a religious character or of changing religious character. Designation is the recognition of certain existing attributes of the school or its governing body as described in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2314, as amended by S.I. 2004/2262).