Education, England Citation, commencement, extent and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Coasting Schools (England) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1st September 2022. 2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply in relation to schools and units in England. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— a “ school ” has the meaning given in section 4 of the Education Act 1996 ; b “ unit ” means a pupil referral unit within the meaning given in section 19 of that Act . Disapplication of coasting schools regime for certain descriptions of school 3 Section 60B of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 does not apply to a maintained nursery school . Coasting schools 4 1 A school is coasting for the purposes of section 60B(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 where paragraph (2), (3), (4) or (5) applies in relation to the school. 2 This paragraph applies in relation to a school (“school A”) where school A— a has had two or more section 5 inspections; b at its most recent section 5 inspection, was awarded by the Chief Inspector a grade of “requires improvement” for the quality of education provided in that school; and c in the section 5 inspection that took place before the inspection referred to in sub-paragraph (b), was awarded by the Chief Inspector a grade of “requires improvement”, “satisfactory” or “inadequate” for the quality of education provided in that school. 3 This paragraph applies in relation to a school (“school B”) where school B— a has had only one section 5 inspection; b in that inspection was awarded by the Chief Inspector a grade of “requires improvement” for the quality of education provided in that school; c has one predecessor school; and d in the last section 5 inspection of the predecessor school, the predecessor school was awarded by the Chief Inspector a grade of “requires improvement”, “satisfactory” or “inadequate” for the quality of education provided in that school. 4 This paragraph applies in relation to a school (“school C”) where school C— a has had only one section 5 inspection; b in that inspection was awarded by the Chief Inspector a grade of “requires improvement” for the quality of education provided in that school; c has two or more predecessor schools; and d in the most recent section 5 inspection of each of those predecessor schools, each predecessor school was awarded by the Chief Inspector a grade of “requires improvement”, “satisfactory” or “inadequate” for the quality of education provided in that school. 5 This paragraph applies in relation to a school (“school D”)— a where school D is in a chain; b where school D has had only one section 5 inspection; c in that inspection was awarded by the Chief Inspector a grade of “requires improvement” for the quality of education provided in that school; d where its predecessor school has not been subject to a section 5 inspection; and e in the most recent section 5 inspection of a relevant school, that school was awarded by the Chief Inspector a grade of “requires improvement”, “satisfactory” or “inadequate” for the quality of education provided in the school. 6 For the purposes of this regulation, a predecessor school is a school that— a has been discontinued; and b upon discontinuation was replaced by school B, school C or school D. 7 For the purposes of paragraph (5), school D is in a chain since— a it has one predecessor school; and b the predecessor school replaced at least one relevant school. 8 For the purpose of construing paragraph (7), “ relevant school ” means a school in the chain other than school D or its predecessor school. 9 In this regulation a “ section 5 inspection ” means an inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005 . Amendment of Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Management Committees etc) (England) Regulations 2007 5 1 The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Management Committees etc) (England) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 2(1), (interpretation) in the definition of “eligible for intervention”, before sub-paragraph (a) insert— za the circumstances set out in section 60B of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 apply in relation to the unit; . Amendment of the Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2007 6 1 The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows. 2 In Schedule 1— a before paragraph 23 insert— 22A 1 Section 60B of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 applies in relation to units as it applies in relation to maintained schools with the following modifications. 2 Section 60B has effect as if— a for subsection (1) there were substituted— 1 A unit is by virtue of this section eligible for intervention if— a the unit is coasting, and b the Secretary of State has notified the management committee that it is coasting. . b subsections (2) and (3) were omitted. ; b in paragraph 23C (application of section 4 of the Academies Act 2010 to units), for sub-paragraph (2) substitute— 2 Subsection (1) has effect as for it there were substituted— 1 The Secretary of State may make an Academy order in respect of a unit in England if— a an application in respect of the unit is made under section 3; or b the unit is eligible for intervention, within the meaning of Part 4 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, by virtue of section 60B of that Act (coasting schools). . ; c omit paragraph 23D(3)(a) (application of section 5 of the Academies Act 2010 to units); d omit paragraph 23DA(2)(a) (application of section 5B of the Academies Act 2010 to units); e omit paragraph 23DB(2)(a) (application of section 5C of the Academies Act 2010 to units); f in paragraph 23DC (application of section 5D of the Academies Act 2010 to units), omit the words after “maintained schools”; g in paragraph 23DD (application of section 5E of the Academies Act 2010 to units), in the modification made by paragraph (3)(b), after “set out in” insert “section 60B,” ; h after paragraph 30 insert— Coasting Schools (England) Regulations 2022 31 Regulation 4 of the Coasting Schools (England) Regulations 2022 applies in relation to a unit as if for— a “school” in each place there were substituted “unit” ; and b “schools” in each place there were substituted “units” . . Revocation 7 The Coasting Schools (England) Regulations 2017 are revoked. Barran Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Education