The Education (School Performance Targets) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/840
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (School Performance Targets) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 30th April 2002.

Section 2 Amendment

The Education (School Performance Targets) (England) Regulations 1998 shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4 of these Regulations.

Section 3 Amendment

(1) Regulation 3 (targets for pupils in the second key stage) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2) after “subject to” there shall be inserted “paragraph (3A) and”.

(3) In paragraph (3) after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be inserted before the full stop—

; and

the percentage of the relevant group of second key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in such tests in English; and

the percentage of the relevant group of second key stage pupils to achieve level 5 or above in such tests in mathematics

(4) After paragraph (3) there shall be inserted—

(3A) In relation to the targets specified in sub-paragraphs (3)(c) and (d) above, and subject to paragraph (5), for the 2001-02 school year the reference in paragraph (2) to 31st December shall be treated as a reference to 31st July.

(5) In paragraph (5), after “designated school,” there shall be inserted “paragraph (3A) shall not apply and”.

Section 4 Amendment

(1) Regulation 6 (publication of performance information) shall be amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph (2A) there shall be inserted—

(2B) Paragraph (1) shall not require the governing body to publish information relating to the performance targets specified in regulation 3(3)(c) and (d) in the school year 2001-02 if the school’s annual report for that year has already been published before the governing body have set those targets.

(3) In paragraph (5) after sub-paragraph (a)(ii) there shall be inserted—

(iii) the percentage of registered pupils at or near the end of the final year of the second key stage who achieved level 5 or above in NC tests in English; and

(iv) the percentage of registered pupils at or near the end of the final year of the second key stage who achieved level 5 or above in NC tests in mathematics; and