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Home / Statutory Instruments / 2008 / 3001-3100 School Information (England) Regulations 2008 (2008 No 3093) 1 Citation, commencement and application(1) These Regulations may be cited as the School Information (England) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 10th February 2009.
(2) They apply only in relation to England and only to information in relation to the academic year 2010–2011 and subsequent years.
“determination year” means the academic year immediately preceding the offer year;
(a) for the purposes of Part 2, a community, foundation or voluntary school, and
(b) for the purposes of Parts 3 and 4, a community, foundation or voluntary school, or any community or foundation special school which is not established in a hospital;
“public examinations” means public examinations which are for the time being prescribed by regulations made under section 402 of EA 1996;
“school travel scheme” means a scheme made by a local authority under section 508E of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 35C to, EA 1996;
“sustainable modes of travel strategy” means a sustainable modes of travel strategy prepared by a local authority pursuant to section 508A(1)(a) of EA 1996;
“travel arrangements” means travel arrangements made under sections 508B or 508C of EA 1996; and
3 Qualification of duties3Qualification of dutiesThe duties imposed on a governing body and a local authority by virtue of these Regulations in respect of provision, publication or making available information apply only to the extent that that information is available to the governing body or the local authority in time for it to be reasonably practicable to provide, publish or make available the information before the latest occasion on which the information is required to be provided, published or made available, as the case may be.
4 Regulations revoked4Regulations revokedThe Regulations set out in Schedule 1 are revoked.
5 Local authority to publish composite prospectusPart2Publication of Composite Prospectus
5Local authority to publish composite prospectus(1) No later than 12th September in the offer year a local authority must publish the information specified in Schedule 2 in relation to all maintained schools, Academies, city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts in the composite prospectus area, in accordance with regulation 6.
(a) primary schools, and secondary schools;
(b) schools in different parts of the composite prospectus area
(a) “the composite prospectus area” means—
(i) the local authority's area; and
(ii) any part of the relevant area or relevant areas which fall outside the local authority's area, and
(b) the “relevant area” has the meaning given in section 88F(4) of SSFA 1998 and The Education (Relevant Areas for Consultation on Admission Arrangements) Regulations 1999.
6 Manner of publication6Manner of publication(1) A local authority must publish a composite prospectus—
(a) by displaying a copy on their website; and
(b) by copies being made available for distribution without charge to parents on request—
(i) at the offices of the local authority, and
(ii) at every school maintained by the local authority, and at every Academy, city technology college, and city college for the technology of the arts in composite prospectus area.
7 Provision of information to the local authority by governing bodies7Provision of information to the local authority by governing bodies(1) Subject to paragraph (2), for the purpose of enabling a local authority to comply with their obligations under regulations 5 and 6 the governing body of every maintained school to be included in a composite prospectus must provide the local authority with the information specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 no later than 8th August in the offer year.
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8 Local authority to publish other informationPart3Publication of Other Information by Local Authority
8Local authority to publish other information(1) A local authority must publish the information in Schedule 3 in accordance with paragraph (2) and regulation 9.
(2) Such information must be published during the offer year and, except in so far as it relates exclusively to primary education, or special educational provision, or provision to which section 19 of EA 1996 applies (exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere), must be published no later than six weeks before the date up to which parents may express a preference for a school in respect of the admission year.
9 Manner of publication9Manner of publication(1) A local authority must publish the information in Part 1 of Schedule 3 (Miscellaneous Matters)—
(a) by placing it on their website;
(b) by copies being made available for distribution without charge to parents on request, and for reference by parents and other persons—
(i) at the office of the local authority, and
(ii) at every school maintained by the local authority, other than a nursery school, a special school or a pupil referral unit, and at every Academy, city technology college, and city college for the technology of the arts in composite prospectus area;
(c) by copies being distributed without charge to parents of pupils at schools maintained by the local authority, other than nursery schools, special schools or pupil referral units, who, in the offer year, are in the final year at such schools and who might transfer to other schools so maintained; and
(d) by copies being made available for reference by parents and other persons at the public libraries in the area of the local authority.
(2) In the case of the information in paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 (the local authority's sustainable modes of travel strategy) the local authority need not comply with sub-paragraphs (1)(b)–(d).
(b) middle schools;
(c) secondary schools,
(5) A local authority must publish the information in Part 2 of Schedule 3 (Special Educational Provision—
(b) by copies being made available for distribution without charge to parents on request and, for reference by parents and other persons, at the offices of the relevant authority; and
(c) by copies being available for reference by parents and other persons—
(i) at every school maintained by the local authority, and at every Academy, city technology college, and city college for the technology of the arts in composite prospectus area, and
(ii) at the public libraries in the area of the authority.
(6) A local authority must publish the information in Part 3 of Schedule 3 (Exceptional Provision of Education in Pupil Referral Units or Elsewhere) in the manner set out in paragraph (1)(b)–(d).
10 Publication of school prospectusesPart4Information to be Published by Governing Bodies
10Publication of school prospectuses(1) The governing body of a maintained school must publish—
(a) the report containing special needs information referred to in section 317(5) of EA 1996; and
(b) any other general information relating to that school which they may decide to publish,
(5) In the case of any maintained secondary school, a copy of the school prospectus shall be provided without charge to the offices in the area served by the school of persons providing career services in accordance with arrangements made, or directions given, under section 10 of the Employment and Training Act 1973.
11 Supplementary provisions relating to published documentsPart5Supplementary
11Supplementary provisions relating to published documents(1) This regulation applies in relation to any document which contains such information or particulars as are mentioned in the preceding provisions of these Regulations and which is published in accordance with them.
(a) before the start of, or during, the academic year in question; or
(b) in relation to subsequent academic years.
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SCHEDULE 1 Regulations RevokedSCHEDULE
1Regulations Revoked
The Education (School Information) (England) Regulations 2002SI 2002/2897The whole Regulations
The Education (School Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005SI 2005/2152The whole Regulations
The Education (School Information) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007SI 2007/1365The whole Regulations
The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2007SI 2007/2979Paragraph 1 of Schedule 3
(This note is not part of the Regulations)These Regulations are made under sections 29(5), 537 and 569 of the Education Act 1996, and section 92 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and come into force on 10th February 2009. They prescribe school information that must be published by local authorities (LAs) and schools in relation to the academic year 2010–2011 and subsequent years.
Part 2 requires each LA to publish a composite prospectus annually containing information relating to all maintained schools, academies, city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts in the prospectus area (regulation 5). The requirement to include information in relation to academies, city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts is new. The information comprises: general information (detailed in Part 1 of Schedule 2) relating to the LA, the process of applying for a school place, the authority's co-ordinated admissions scheme and the authority's policies in respect of school travel; and admissions information in respect of each school mentioned in the prospectus (detailed in Part 2 of Schedule 2).
The composite prospectus must be published no later than 12th September each year (i) on the local authority's website, and (ii) by making copies available to parents on request (regulation 6).
Part 3 requires each LA to publish other information each year: information relating to the LA's policies on matters such as the provision of school meals, the provision of school clothing, entering pupils for public examinations and school travel (detailed in Part 1 of Schedule 3); the LA's policies in relation to special educational provision (detailed in Part 2 of Schedule 3); and the LA's policies in respect of the exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere (Part 3 of Schedule 3).