The Independent School Standards (Wales) Regulations 2003

The provision of information

6.—(1) The provision of information by the school meets the standard if the requirements in sub-paragraphs (2) to (9) are met.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (10), the school must provide to parents of pupils and prospective pupils and on request to the Chief Inspector, the National Assembly, or a body approved under section 163(1)(b) of the 2002 Act —

(a)the school’s address, e-mail address and telephone number, and the name of the head teacher;

(b)either—

(i)where the proprietor is an individual, his or her full name, usual residential address and appropriate e-mail address and telephone number, or

(ii)where the proprietor is a corporation, a Scottish firm or a body of persons, the address and telephone number of its registered or principal office;

(c)where the school has a governing body, the name and contact details of the Chairperson of that body;

(d)a statement of the school’s ethos (including any religious ethos) and aims;

(e)particulars of the school’s policy on and arrangements for admissions, discipline and exclusions;

(f)particulars of educational and welfare provision for pupils with statements and for pupils for whom English or Welsh is an additional language;

(g)particulars of the policies prepared under paragraph 1(2) of this Schedule;

(h)particulars of the policies prepared under paragraph 3(2) of this Schedule;

(i)particulars of academic performance, including the results of any public examinations;

(j)details of the complaints procedure set out in accordance with paragraph 7 of this Schedule, and the number of complaints registered under the formal procedure during the preceding school year; and

(k)the number of staff employed at the school, including temporary staff, and a summary of their qualifications.

(3) Following an inspection under section 163(1) of the 2002 Act the school must send to the parents of every registered pupil, by a date specified by the body who conducted the inspection —

(a)the summary report; or

(b)if no summary report has been prepared, the full report.

(4) Where the summary report has been sent in accordance with sub-paragraph (3)(a), the school must make arrangements for parents to have access to the full report on request.

(5) An annual written report of the progress of each registered child and their attainment in the main subject areas taught must be provided to parents by the school.

(6) The school will provide any body conducting an inspection under section 163 of the 2002 Act with —

(a)any information reasonably requested in connection with an inspection that is necessary for the purposes of the inspection; and

(b)access to the admission register, and any attendance register, maintained in accordance with the Education (Pupil Registration) Regulations 1995(1).

(7)  Where a pupil wholly or partly funded by a local authority is registered at the school, an annual audited account of income received and expenditure incurred by the school must be submitted to the local education authority and on request to the National Assembly.

(8) Where a pupil with a statement is registered at the school, the school must supply such information to the responsible local education authority as may reasonably be required for the purpose of the annual review of the statement.

(9) A copy of the risk assessment referred to in paragraph 3(5)(a) of this Schedule must be provided on request to the National Assembly.

(10) In relation to paragraphs (g) to (k) of sub-paragraph (2), provided that the school ensures that parents of pupils and of prospective pupils are aware that such information is available, it need only be provided to them on request.