The Education (School Organisation Proposals) (Wales) Regulations 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/1671
• Sections: 105

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (School Organisation Proposals) (Wales) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st September 1999.

(2) These Regulations apply to local education authorities and schools maintained by (or, in the case of new schools, proposed to be maintained by) local education authorities in Wales.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations—

“admission arrangements” has the meaning given to it by section 88(2) of the Act ;

“the Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

“the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales or Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru ;

“mainstream school” means a community, foundation or voluntary school;

“relevant age group” has the meaning given to it by section 142(1) of the Act;

“special educational needs” has the meaning given to it by section 312(1) of the Education Act 1996; and

“statement of special educational needs” means a statement of special educational needs made by a local education authority under section 324 of the Education Act 1996.

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations except Part VI of Schedule 4 the capacity of a school shall be determined in accordance with Schedule 1.

(3) Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation of or Schedule to these Regulations so numbered and a reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the regulation or Schedule in which the reference appears.

Section 3 Alterations for which proposals must be published

For the purposes of subsections (1)(b), (1)(c) and (2)(b) of section 28 of the Act, the alterations specified in Schedule 2 are prescribed as alterations for which proposals must be published under that section.

Section 4 Information to be contained in published proposals

(1) This regulation prescribes for the purposes of sections 28(3)(a) and 29(3)(a) of, and paragraph 5(2)(a) of Schedule 7 and paragraph 9(1)(a) of Schedule 23 to, the Act the information which proposals relating to mainstream schools (including new schools) published under section 28 or 29 of, or paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 or paragraph 9 of Schedule 23 to, the Act must contain.

(2) Proposals published under section 28 or 29 of, or paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to, the Act must contain the information specified in Part I of Schedule 3 together with—

(a) the information specified in Part II of that Schedule where the proposals are to establish a new school, or

(b) the information specified in Part III of that Schedule where the proposals are to make a prescribed alteration to a school, or

(c) the information specified in Part IV of that Schedule where the proposals are to discontinue a school.

(3) Proposals published under paragraph 9 of Schedule 23 to the Act must contain the information specified in Part V of Schedule 3.

Section 5 Manner of publication of proposals

(1) This regulation prescribes for the purposes of sections 28(3)(b) and 29(3)(b) of, and paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 6, paragraph 5(2)(b) of Schedule 7 and paragraph 9(1)(a) of Schedule 23 to, the Act the manner in which proposals relating to mainstream schools (including new schools) required to be published under sections 28 and 29 of, and paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 6, paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 23 to, the Act shall be published.

(2) Any proposals for the establishment of a school shall be published—

(a) by being posted in a conspicuous place in the area to be served by the school; and

(b) in at least one newspaper circulating in that area.

(3) Any proposals—

(a) for the making of a prescribed alteration to a school which would not alter the area to be served by the school;

(b) for the discontinuance of the school; or

(c) to apply to the Assembly to vary any standard number which applies to the school;

shall be published

(d) by being posted in a conspicuous place in the area served by the school;

(e) in at least one newspaper circulating in that area; and

(f) by being posted at or near the main entrance to the school or, if there is more than one main entrance, all of them.

(4) Any proposals for the making of a prescribed alteration to a school which would alter the area proposed to be served by the school shall be published—

(a) by being posted in a conspicuous place in the area served by the school and the area proposed to be served by the school;

(b) in at least one newspaper circulating in the areas referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above; and

(c) by being posted at or near the main entrance to the school, or, if there is more than one main entrance, all of them.

(5) Any proposals that paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 6 to the Act (requirement to implement proposals) should cease to apply in relation to proposals published under section 28 or 29 of the Act, shall be published—

(a) by being posted in a conspicuous place in the area or areas in which notice of the original proposals was required to be posted;

(b) in at least one newspaper circulating in the areas referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above; and

(c) where the proposals relate to an existing school, by being posted at or near the main entrance to the school, or, if there is more than one main entrance, all of them.

Section 6 Information to be provided to the Assembly

(1) This regulation prescribes for the purposes of section 28(7)(b) and section 29(6)(b) of, and paragraph 9(1)(b) of Schedule 23 to, the Act the information in connection with proposals published under sections 28 and 29 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 23 to, the Act which must be sent to the Assembly.

(2) Where proposals have been published under section 28 or 29 of the Act the relevant body or promoters shall send to the Assembly the information specified in Part II of Schedule 4 together with—

(a) such of the information specified in Part III of that Schedule as applies to the proposals, where the proposals are to establish a new school;

(b) such of the information specified in Part IV of that Schedule as applies to the proposals, where the proposals are to make a prescribed alteration to a school;

(c) such of the information specified in Part V of that Schedule as applies to the proposals, where the proposals are to discontinue a school.

(3) Where proposals have been published under paragraph 9 of Schedule 23 to the Act the local education authority or governing body shall send to the Assembly the information specified in Part VI of Schedule 4.

Section 7 Objections to proposals

(1) This regulation—

(a) prescribes for the purposes of paragraph 7(2)(a) and (3) of Schedule 6, paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 7 and paragraph 9(6) of Schedule 23 to the Act the period within which objections to proposals mentioned in those paragraphs relating to mainstream schools may be sent to the local education authority or the Assembly (as the case may be); and

(b) prescribes for the purposes of paragraph 7(2)(b) of Schedule 6 to the Act the period within which a local education authority must send to the Assembly copies of objections to proposals relating to mainstream schools.

(2) Objections to proposals published under section 28 or 29 of, or paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 or paragraph 9 of Schedule 23 to, the Act shall be sent to the local education authority or the Assembly (as the case may be)—

(a) within the period of two months after the date of publication of the proposals, except where sub-paragraph (b) applies, or

(b) within the period of one month after the date of publication of the proposals, where—

(i) the proposals are published under section 28 of the Act to make a prescribed alteration to, or published under section 29 of the Act to discontinue, a school to which section 15 of the Act applies, or

(ii) the proposals are published under section 28 of the Act to establish a new school on the same site as a school to which section 15 of the Act applies and which it is proposed to discontinue.

(3) The local education authority shall send copies of objections made (and not withdrawn in writing) within the objection period, together with their observations thereon, to the Assembly in accordance with paragraph 7(2)(b) of Schedule 6 to the Act within—

(a) the period of one month after the end of the objection period except where the proposals fall within paragraph (2)(b); and

(b) the period of two weeks after the end of the objection period where the proposals fall within paragraph (2)(b).

Section 8 Approval of proposals with modifications after consultation

(1) This regulation prescribes, for the purposes of paragraph 8(2)(c) of Schedule 6 to the Act, the persons or bodies with whom the Assembly must consult before approving, with modifications, proposals under section 28 or 29 of the Act.

(2) Those persons or bodies are the persons or body who published the proposals, and—

(a) where the proposals are to establish a new foundation or voluntary school, the local education authority whom it is proposed should maintain the school;

(b) where the proposals were published by the governing body of the school, the local education authority who maintain the school; and

(c) where the proposals were published by the local education authority to discontinue a voluntary or foundation school or to make a prescribed alteration to a foundation school consisting of an enlargement of the premises of the school, the governing body of the school.

Section 9 Modification of approved proposals

(1) This Regulation prescribes, for the purposes of paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 6 to the Act, the persons or body—

(a) at whose request the Assembly may modify approved proposals relating to a mainstream school;

(b) whom the Assembly must consult before modifying such approved proposals; and

(c) at whose request the Assembly may, where approval of proposals in respect of a mainstream school was given in accordance with paragraph 8(3) of that Schedule (approval expressed to take effect only if an event specified in the approval occurs by a date so specified), specify a later date by which the event in question must occur.

(2) The Assembly may modify approved proposals or specify a later date at the request of the persons or body who published the proposals.

(3) Before modifying approved proposals, the Assembly shall consult—

(a) where the proposals were to establish a new foundation or voluntary school, the local education authority who it is proposed should maintain the school;

(b) where the proposals were published by the governing body of the school, the local education authority who maintain the school;

(c) where the proposals were published by the local education authority to discontinue a voluntary or foundation school or to make a prescribed alteration to a foundation school consisting of an enlargement of the premises of the school, the governing body of the school.

(4) In this regulation references to approved proposals include references to proposals which the body or promoters by whom they were published have determined to implement under paragraph 9 of Schedule 6.

Section 10 Application of and modification of provisions of the Act in special cases

Schedule 5 has effect for the purpose of applying with modifications (where specified) provisions of section 28 of, and Part II of Schedule 6 to, the Act in relation to proposals published under paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 6 to the Act relating to mainstream schools.

Section 11 Review of Standard Number Decisions

(1) This regulation makes provision, for the purposes of paragraph 10(7) of Schedule 23 to the Act, for enabling the Assembly—

(a) to review any relevant decision, that is to say a decision of the Assembly under paragraph 10(1) of that Schedule varying or, as the case may be, refusing to vary any standard number, and

(b) if appropriate, to revoke or vary that decision.

(2) The Assembly may carry out such a review of a relevant decision where it is satisfied, upon the application of the local education authority or the governing body, that—

(a) the decision was wrongly made by virtue of a material error of fact contained in the information provided to the Assembly in accordance with regulation 6(3), or

(b) there as an obvious error in the decision.

(3) No such application for the review of a relevant decision shall be made later than one month after the date on which the person mentioned in paragraph 8(3) or (4) of Schedule 23 who made the application to the Assembly for the decision was given written notice of that decision by the Assembly.

(4) Every application for a review of a relevant decision shall be by notice in writing setting out the grounds on which it is made; and the body making the application shall forthwith serve a copy of it on the governing body or (in a case where it was made by that body) the local education authority who, in either case, shall then be entitled, not later than 14 days after the date of service, to make written representations to the Assembly in relation to the application.

(5) If, having considered the application and any representations made as mentioned in paragraph (4), the Assembly determines that it is not satisfied as mentioned in paragraph (2) and that therefore the relevant decision does not fall to be reviewed, or (where the Assembly is so satisfied) that the relevant decision should be revoked or varied, the Assembly shall forthwith give written notice of that determination to the governing body and the local education authority.

Section 12 Amendment of transitional Regulations

Regulation 12 of the Education (Transition to New Framework) (School Organisation Proposals) Regulations 1999 shall be amended in relation to Wales by the substitution for the words “section 42(1)(b)” in paragraph (b)(i) and (ii) (in both places where they occur) of the words “section 41(1)(b)”.

Section 13 Revocation

The Education (Publication of Proposals for Reduction in Standard Numbers) Regulations 1991 and the Education (Publication of School Proposals and Notices) Regulations 1993 (insofar as they have not ceased to have effect by virtue of the repeal without re-enactment of the provisions containing the powers under which they were made) are hereby revoked in relation to Wales.

Section 1

The capacity of a primary school is to be determined in accordance with the following formula—

where—

X is the sum of the numbers (rounded down to the nearest whole number in the case of each number) obtained by dividing the total floor area of each classroom in the school whose floor area is less than 54 square metres by 1.8;

Y is the number of complete floor areas of 54 square metres in those classrooms in the school whose floor area is 54 square metres or more, multiplied by 30;

Z is the number of pupils in the school in respect of whom notices have been served by a local education authority that they propose to make an assessment of their special educational needs in accordance with section 323 of the Education Act 1996 (“pupils subject to assessment”) or for whom statements of special educational needs are maintained by such authority in accordance with section 324 of that Act (“pupils with statements”), multiplied by 2.

Section 2

For the purposes of this Schedule “classroom” excludes—

(a) any hall or libary;

(b) any room or other area used wholly or mainly for the education of pupils subject to assessment and pupils with statements;

(c) any room or other area so constructed, adapted or equipped as to be unsuitable for general teaching purposes;

(d) where the school makes provision for nursery education, any room or other area used wholly or mainly for that purpose;

(e) any room, part of a room or other area constructed, adapted or equipped primarily for the storage of apparatus, equipment or materials used in teaching,

and any part of an area which is required for the movement of pupils through that area, and which is used wholly or mainly for that purpose, is not to be taken into account in calculating the floor area of a classroom.

Section 3

The capacity of a secondary school is to be determined in accordance with the following formula—

rounded down to the nearest whole number, where

A is the sum of the numbers obtained by adding together each workplace number, as determined in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5 below, which applies in relation to an area of any of the following kinds of teaching space that exist at the school in question—

general teaching space,

light practical teaching space,

heavy practical and large teaching space, and

sports and physical education teaching space;

B is the result of the application of the following formula—

where—

b1 is the number of registered sixth form pupils at the school up to and including 150 such pupils, divided by 2;

b2 is the number of such sixth form pupils above 150, multiplied by 0.73;

b3 is the number of registered pupils, excluding any sixth form pupils, at the school, multiplied by the age factor, as determined in accordance with paragraph 6 below, which applies in relation to the school; and

N is the total number of registered pupils at the school;

C is the result of the application of the following formula—

where—

A and B have the same definitions as set out respectively in relation to those letters above in this paragraph; and

D is the number of registered pupils at the school in respect of whom notices have been served by a local education authority that they propose to make an assessment of their special educational needs in accordance with section 323 of the Education Act 1996 or for whom statements of special educational needs are maintained by such authority in accordance with section 324 of that Act, multiplied by 3.

Section 4

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 3 above and subject to paragraph 5 below, the workplace number which applies in relation to an area of teaching space is that specified in the second column of the table below, opposite the reference in the first column of the table to the area of teaching space at the school which shall be determined by calculating the floor area, in square metres, of that space, rounded down to the nearest whole number.

TABLE

Section 5

In the case of any area of general teaching space used partly for social, dining or careers advice purposes and any area of teaching space used other than by the school during any part of the school day, the area of teaching space shall be treated as if it included any area which falls to be excluded from being teaching space by virtue of paragraph 7(g)(iv) below and the workplace number shall be the workplace number as determined in accordance with paragraph 4 above multiplied by the proportion of the school day for which the area is available for teaching, rounded down to the nearest whole number.

Section 6

For the purposes of paragraph 3 above, the “age factor” is the number specified in the second column of the table below, opposite the reference in the first column of the table to the age range which most closely reflects the age range of the school excluding its sixth form pupils.

Section 7

For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule—

(a) “general teaching space” means teaching space other than teaching space of the kinds described in sub-paragraphs (b), (d) and (f) below;

(b) “heavy practical and large teaching space” includes—

(i) teaching space used or available mainly for the purposes of teaching any one or more of the following—

workshop crafts, cookery, drama and dance; and

(ii) includes teaching space in any assembly hall and library;

(c) “light crafts” includes pottery and print making;

(d) “light practical teaching space” includes—

(i) teaching space used or available mainly for the purposes of teaching any one or more of the following—

art, sculpture light crafts, needlecraft, fabrics and textiles, technical drawing and design, music, business studies, commerce, typing and computer studies, and

(ii) includes teaching space in any science or language laboratory;

(e) “projectile room” includes a room used for the purposes of any of the following—

archery, gun or rifle shooting, golf, bowls and cricket;

(f) “sports and physical education teaching space” includes teaching space in any sports hall, gymnasium, projectile room, squash court, indoor swimming pool, or any room used for weight or fitness training or both;

(g) “teaching space” means any area in the school in question used or available for teaching or study, or both, for all or part of the school day, but excluding the following—

(i) any room, part of a room, or other area constructed, adapted or equipped primarily for the storage of apparatus, equipment or materials used in teaching;

(ii) any part of any area in the school which is required for the movement of pupils through that area and which is used wholly or mainly for that purpose;

(iii) in the case of the area of any gymnasium, sports hall or indoor swimming pool, any area, in terms of square metres of floor area, in excess of a floor area of 240 square metres save that, where the floor area of any gymnasium, sports hall or indoor swimming pool is equal to, or greater than, a multiple of 240 square metres, the area equal to that multiple or, where greater than a multiple, rounded down to the nearest multiple, is to be included as teaching space; and

(iv) in the case of any area partly used for social, dining or careers advice purposes and any area used other than by the school during any part of the school day, the proportion of that area, in terms of square metres of floor area, equal to the proportion of the school day for which the area is not available for teaching, rounded down to the nearest whole number; and

(h) “workshop crafts” includes craft design and technology, woodwork, metalwork and engineering.

Section 1

(1) An enlargement, other than a temporary enlargement, of the premises of the school which,

(a) would increase the capacity of the school by more than 30 pupils, and

(b) when taken together with all previous enlargements (if any) taking place since the appropriate date would increase the capacity of the school by the relevant amount as compared with—

(i) its capacity on the appropriate date, or

(ii) if at any time after that date its capacity was lower than its capacity on that date, its lowest capacity at any such time,

whichever gives rise to the greater increase in capacity.

(2) The making permanent of a temporary enlargement of the school.

(3) In this paragraph—

“temporary enlargement” of the premises of a school is an enlargement of the premises in circumstances where it is anticipated that within three years of the enlargement the capacity of the school will revert to what it was before the enlargement was made;

“the appropriate date” means whichever is the latest of the following dates—

the date falling five years before the date on which the local education authority or, as the case may be, the governing body, form the intention to make the enlargement concerned;

the date when the school was established;

where any proposals for a significant enlargement of the premises of the school or for a prescribed alteration to a school consisting of an enlargement of the premises of the school have been—

approved under section 12 or 13 of the Education Act 1980 ;

approved under section 98 of the Education Act 1993 ;

approved under section 37, 43 or 261 of the Education Act 1996 ;

approved under paragraph 8 of Schedule 6 to the Act; or

approved or adopted under paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 to the Act,

the date (or latest date) on which any such proposals were implemented, and

where the local education authority, promoters or other body (as the case may be) have determined to implement any proposals for a significant enlargement of the premises of a school or for prescribed alterations to a school consisting of an enlargement of the premises of the school under section 12(7) of the Education Act 1980, section 38 of the Education Act 1996 or paragraph 9 of Schedule 6 to the Act the date (or latest date) on which any such proposals were implemented; and

“relevant amount” means 25 per cent of the capacity of the school (before the enlargement) or 200 pupils whichever is the lesser.

Section 2

The alteration of the upper or lower age limits of the school by a year or more, except—

(a) any alteration which consists of providing or ceasing to provide education for pupils over compulsory school age who are repeating a course of education completed before they reached compulsory school age;

(b) any alteration of the upper age limit of the school resulting from persons beginning or ceasing to be provided with education falling within section 80(1) of the Act; or

(c) any alteration which consists of providing or ceasing to provide education under a partnership arrangement within the meaning of section 60A of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 .

In this paragraph the upper and lower age limits of a school mean respectively the highest and the lowest ages of pupils for whom education is normally provided at the school.

Section 3

The establishment or discontinuance of provision which is recognised by the local education authority as reserved for children with special educational needs.

Section 4

The introduction of admission arrangements to which section 101(1) of the Act applies.

Section 5

(1) An alteration to a school such that—

(a) a school which was an establishment which admitted pupils of one sex only becomes an establishment which admits pupils of both sexes, or

(b) a school which was an establishment which admitted pupils of both sexes becomes an establishment which admits pupils of one sex only.

For the purposes of this paragraph a school is to be treated as an establishment which admits pupils of one sex only if the admission of pupils of the other sex—

(a) is limited to pupils over compulsory age; and

(b) does not exceed 25% of the number of pupils in the age group in question normally at the school.

Section 6

(1) In the case of a school at which one or more (but not all) relevant subjects are taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of English to any year group of pupils at the school, an alteration to the school such that the number of relevant subjects taught to pupils in that year group which are taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of Welsh would be increased or decreased by—

(a) 3 or more, in the case of a primary school, or

(b) 4 or more, in the case of a secondary school.

(2) In the case of a school at which one or more (but not all) relevant subjects are taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of Welsh to any year group of pupils at the school, an alteration to the school such that the number of relevant subjects taught to pupils in that year group which are taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of English would be increased or decreased by—

(a) 3 or more, in the case of a primary school, or

(b) 4 or more, in the case of a secondary school.

(3) In the case of a school at which there is any year group of pupils who are taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of English, every relevant subject which is taught to pupils in that year group, an alteration to the school such that—

(a) 2 or more of those subjects, in the case of a primary school, or

(b) 3 or more of those subjects, in the case of a secondary school,

would be taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of Welsh to pupils in that year group.

(4) In the case of a school at which there is any year group of pupils who are taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of Welsh, every relevant subject which is taught to pupils in that year group, an alteration to the school such that

(a) 2 or more of those subjects, in the case of a primary school, or

(b) 3 or more of those subjects, in the case of a secondary school,

would be taught (wholly or mainly) through the medium of English to pupils in that year group.

(5) In the case of a school at which any relevant subject is taught to any pupils (wholly or mainly) through the medium of English, an alteration to the school such that all pupils at the school would be taught all relevant subjects (wholly or mainly) through the medium of Welsh.

(6) In the case of a school at which any relevant subject is taught to any pupils (wholly or mainly) through the medium of Welsh, an alteration to the school such that all pupils at the school would be taught all relevant subjects (wholly or mainly) through the medium of English.

(7) For the purposes of this paragraph, the following are relevant subjects—

(a) religious education, and

(b) the subjects other than English and Welsh which are foundation subjects, within the meaning of section 354 of the Education Act 1996, in relation to one or more key stages as defined in section 355 of that Act (whether or not they are foundation subjects in relation to the pupils concerned).

Section 7

(1) The introduction or ending of boarding provision.

(2) The alteration of boarding provision such that the number of pupils for whom boarding provision is made is increased or decreased by 50 pupils or 50 per cent (whichever is the greater).

Section 8

(1) The transfer of a school to a new site except—

(a) where the transfer is to a site which formerly consisted of playing fields used by the school, or

(b) where, in the opinion of the local education authority,—

(i) it is not reasonably practicable to make to the existing premises of the school any alterations necessary to secure that they conform to the standards prescribed under section 542 of the Education Act 1996 , or

(ii) the teaching accommodation at the school is too small to enable teaching to be undertaken satisfactorily in the light of the number of pupils at the school and it is not reasonably practicable to enlarge the teaching accommodation,

and the main entrance of the school on its new site will be within 3.218688 kilometres (two miles) of the main entrance of the school on its old site; or

(c) where the transfer has been authorised by an Order made before 1st September 1999 under section 47 of the Education Act 1996 .

(2) In this paragraph “playing fields” has the same meaning as in section 77 of the Act.

Section 1

The name of the persons or body publishing the proposals.

Section 2

The date on which the proposals are planned to be implemented or where the proposals are planned to be implemented in stages the date on which each stage is planned to be implemented.

Section 3

A statement explaining the effect of paragraph 7 of Schedule 6 or paragraph 12 of Schedule 7 to the Act (as the case may be) and regulation 7 including—

(a) the date by which objections should be sent to the local education authority or the Assembly; and

(b) the address of the local education authority or the Assembly to which objections should be sent.

Section 4

The location of the site of the proposed school (including, where appropriate, the postal address).

Section 5

The category (as set out in section 20(1) of the Act) into which the proposed school will fall.

Section 6

Information on—

(a) whether the new school will admit pupils of both sexes or whether it will admit pupils of one sex only;

(b) whether it is proposed that the admission arrangements for the new school will make any provision for selection by aptitude; and

(c) whether it is proposed that the admission arrangements for the new school will make provision for selection by ability such as is mentioned in section 101 of the Act (pupil banding).

Section 7

If the new school is to have a religious character, information about such religious character.

Section 8

The proposed arrangements for transport of pupils to the new school.

Section 9

The number of pupils to be admitted to the new school in each relevant age group in the first school year in which the proposals have been implemented or, where it is intended that the proposals should be implemented in stages, the number of pupils to be admitted to the new school in the first school year in which each stage has been implemented.

Section 10

Where the proposed school is to be established on the site which is occupied by a school to which section 15 of the Act applies and which it is intended to discontinue, a statement as to how the curriculum, staffing and (if relevant) the buildings of the proposed school will differ from those of the school proposed to be discontinued.

Section 11

A statement as to whether the governing body of the proposed school or the local education authority will be the admission authority.

Section 12

Where the proposals are to establish a new voluntary controlled or foundation school a statement as to whether the proposals are to be implemented by the local education authority or the promoters, and, if the proposals are to be implemented by both, a statement as to the extent to which they are to be implemented by each body.

Section 13

A description of the proposed alteration.

Section 14

Where the alteration consists of an enlargement of the premises of the school falling within paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2, a statement of the number of pupils at the school at the time of publication of the proposals, the capacity of the school and the proposed capacity of the school after the enlargement.

Section 15

The number of pupils to be admitted to the school in each relevant age group in the first school year in which the proposals have been implemented or, where it is intended that the proposals should be implemented in stages, the number of pupils to be admitted to the school in the first school year in which each stage has been implemented.

Section 16

Where the proposals relate to a foundation or voluntary controlled school, a statement as to whether the proposals are to be implemented by the local education authority or the governing body, and, if the proposals are to be implemented by both, a statement as to the extent to which they are to be implemented by each body.

Section 17

Details of the schools which pupils who are at the school to be discontinued may attend including any interim arrangements.

Section 18

Details of any other measures proposed to be taken to increase the number of school places available in consequence of the proposed discontinuance.

Section 19

The proposed arrangements for transport of such pupils to other schools.

Section 20

The name of the local education authority or governing body publishing the proposals.

Section 21

The standard number applying to the school at the time of the publication of the proposals for the relevant age group to which the proposals relate.

Section 22

The standard number proposed for that relevant age group.