The Education (Middle Schools) (Wales) Regulations 2012

Determination of a middle school as secondary school

4.  A middle school, to which the proposals relate, is to be treated as a secondary school for Education Act purposes where—

(a)that school has a wider secondary age range of pupils than of primary age range pupils;

(b)the school proposes to provide education for pupils until they cease to be of compulsory school age or are above compulsory school age; and

(c)(where paragraph (b) applies) the Welsh Ministers have not made a determination under regulation 5(2).