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Education Act 1996

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5 Primary schools, secondary schools and middle schools.

(1) In this Act “primary school” means (subject to regulations under subsection (4)) a school for providing primary education, whether or not it also provides part-time education suitable to the requirements of junior pupils or further education. (2) In this Act “secondary school” means (subject to regulations under subsection (4)) a school for providing secondary education, whether or not it also provides further education. (3) In this Act “middle school” means a school which, in pursuance of proposals published under any of the enactments specified in subsection (3A), has been established as, or altered so as to become, a school for providing full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils who— (a) have attained a specified age below 10 years and six months, and (b) are under a specified age above 12 years. (3A) The enactments mentioned in subsection (3) are— (a) in relation to England— (i) section 28 or 28A of, or paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, (ii) section 66 of, or paragraph 7 of Schedule 11 to, the Education Act 2005, and (iii) section 7, 10, 11 or 19 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006; (b) in relation to Wales, (i) section 28 of, or paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and (ii) section 48, 59 or 68 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (4) The Secretary of State shall make regulations for determining, or enabling him to determine, whether a middle school is to be treated for the purposes of this Act and the other enactments relating to education as a primary school or as a secondary school. (5) The powers conferred by the enactments mentioned in subsection (3) (so far as relating to the establishment of middle schools) and the powers conferred by subsection (4) above are exercisable— (a) notwithstanding anything in this Act (and in particular section 1); but (b) without prejudice to the exercise of any other power conferred by this Act.

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5 Primary schools, secondary schools and middle schools.

(1) In this Act “primary school” means (subject to regulations under subsection (4)) a school for providing primary education, whether or not it also provides part-time education suitable to the requirements of junior pupils or further education. (2) In this Act “secondary school” means (subject to regulations under subsection (4)) a school for providing secondary education, whether or not it also provides further education. (3) In this Act “middle school” means a school which, in pursuance of proposals published under any of the enactments specified in subsection (3A), has been established as, or altered so as to become, a school for providing full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils who— (a) have attained a specified age below 10 years and six months, and (b) are under a specified age above 12 years. (3A) The enactments mentioned in subsection (3) are— (a) in relation to England— (i) section 28 or 28A of, or paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, (ii) section 66 of, or paragraph 7 of Schedule 11 to, the Education Act 2005, and (iii) section 7, 10, 11 or 19 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006; (b) in relation to Wales, (i) section 28 of, or paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, and (ii) section 48, 59 or 68 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (4) The Secretary of State shall make regulations for determining, or enabling him to determine, whether a middle school is to be treated for the purposes of this Act and the other enactments relating to education as a primary school or as a secondary school. (5) The powers conferred by the enactments mentioned in subsection (3) (so far as relating to the establishment of middle schools) and the powers conferred by subsection (4) above are exercisable— (a) notwithstanding anything in this Act (and in particular section 1); but (b) without prejudice to the exercise of any other power conferred by this Act.

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