Education Act 2005

Chapter 5E+WSchools causing concern

44Categories of schools causing concernE+W

(1)For the purposes of this Part, special measures are required to be taken in relation to a school if—

(a)the school is failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education, and

(b)the persons responsible for leading, managing or governing the school are not demonstrating the capacity to secure the necessary improvement in the school.

(2)For the purposes of this Part, a school requires significant improvement if, although not falling within subsection (1), it is performing significantly less well than it might in all the circumstances reasonably be expected to perform.

45Cases where Secretary of State or Assembly may direct closure of schoolE+W

In section 19 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) (power of Secretary of State to direct closure of school), for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)If at any time section 15 applies to a maintained school by virtue of subsection (6) of that section (school requiring special measures), the Secretary of State may give a direction to the local education authority requiring the school to be discontinued on a date specified in the direction.”

46Sixth forms requiring significant improvementE+W

Schedule 5 contains amendments of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) relating to schools requiring significant improvement in relation to their sixth forms.