The Diocese of York stretches across 8 local authorities between the River Tees and the Humber. There are 122 CofE schools within the Diocese, including 109 primary, 6 infant, 3 junior and 4 secondary schools. There are circa 16,808 pupils attending provision in Primary age phase and circa 4,769 students attending provision in Secondary age phase. Of these schools, there are 82 maintained schools, including 12 Voluntary Aided schools, 68 Voluntary Controlled schools and 2 Foundation schools. The remaining 40 schools are Academies - this includes all 4 of the CofE Secondary schools within the Diocese. As in all 43 dioceses of the Church of England, primaries outnumber secondaries.
The four main types of church schools are as follows.
Voluntary aided schools:
In these schools the governors employ the staff, are responsible for the admissions to the school, and determine the content of the religious education syllabus. The daily worship within the school will follow the Anglican tradition of school worship and will be one of the key activities contributing to the sense of community and strong Christian ethos that is a feature of Anglican schools. The governors also have to find 10% of the cost of all major building work carried out on the school building. The governing body of these schools includes governors nominated by the Church and the LEA, and others elected by the parents and the staff; the governors nominated by the Church are always in the majority.
Voluntary controlled schools:
In these schools the LA employs the staff, is responsible for the admissions to the school, and determines the content of the religious education syllabus. The daily worship within the school will follow the Anglican tradition of school worship and will be one of the key activities contributing to the sense of community and strong Christian ethos that is a feature of Anglican schools. The LA funds the costs of all major building work carried out on the school building. The governing body of these schools includes governors nominated by the Church and the LA and others elected by the parents and the staff, with no single group of governors in the majority.
Foundation schools:
In these schools the governors employ the staff and are responsible for the admissions to the school but the LA determines the content of the religious education syllabus. The daily worship within the school will follow the Anglican tradition of school worship and will be one of the key activities contributing to the sense of community and strong Christian ethos that is a feature of Anglican schools. The LA funds the costs of all major building work carried out on the school building. The governing body of these schools includes governors nominated by the Church and the LA and others elected by the parents and the staff, with no single group of governors in the majority.
Academies:
In these schools the Academy Trust employs the staff, is responsible for the admissions to the school, and determines the content of the religious education syllabus. The daily worship within the school will follow the Anglican tradition of school worship and will be one of the key activities contributing to the sense of community and strong Christian ethos that is a feature of Anglican schools. The governance structures will depend on the type of academy trust (i.e. whether it is a single or multi academy trust), the status of the school before it converted to an academy, and the particular agreements reached at the time of conversion.