Statutory guidance

School organisation (maintained schools)

Statutory guidance about making organisation changes to maintained schools, including school closure.

Documents

School organisation: statutory guidance

Ref: DFE-00019-2014 PDF, 299KB, 23 pages

School organisation: annex A

PDF, 256KB, 16 pages

School organisation: annex B

PDF, 267KB, 23 pages

School organisation: annex C

PDF, 212KB, 14 pages

Detail

This statutory guidance is for:

• governing bodies
• local authorities
• decision makers

It describes opening, closing, or making school organisation changes to maintained schools.

It sets out how those changes can be made, and the areas where a statutory process must be followed.

This guidance is based on:

• The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013
• The School Organisation (Establishment and Discontinuance of Schools) Regulations 2013

• Published: 28 January 2014

• Organisation: Department for Education
• Policy: Increasing the number of academies and free schools to create a better and more diverse school system
• Collections: School organisation

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