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2026 No. 625
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
The Diocese of Salisbury (Educational Endowments) (Shaw Church
of England Primary School Teacher’s House) Order 2026
Made - - - - 11th June 2026
Coming into force - - 12th June 2026
It has been shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State for Education (“the Secretary of
State”) that the endowment of the educational foundation known as the teacher’s house at Shaw
Church of England Primary School in the County of Wiltshire, is or has been used in connection
with the provision of religious education in accordance with the tenets of the Church of England
at a voluntary school, the premises of which have ceased to be used for the purposes of such a
school.
None of the deeds comprising the endowment are available for inspection.
The assets representing the endowment consist of: (a) £55,260 being the net proceeds of sale of
the teacher’s house and held by the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Finance in a deposit account at
CCLA Investment Management Limited; and (b) any income derived from those proceeds of sale
before the coming into force of this Order.
Application for an order making new provision as to the use of the endowment has been made
to the Secretary of State by the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education, which body appears to
the Secretary of State to be the appropriate authority of the Church of England for the purpose.
Notice of the proposed Order and of the right of persons interested to make representations on
it has been given in the manner required by section 555(2) and (3) of the Education Act 1996(a).
No representations have been made on the proposed Order.
Accordingly, the Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by
sections 554 and 556 of the Education Act 1996(b).
(a) 1996 c. 56.
(b) Sections 554 and 556 were amended by Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31).Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Diocese of Salisbury (Educational Endowments) (Shaw
Church of England Primary School Teacher’s House) Order 2026 and comes into force on the
day after the day on which it is made (“the operative date”).
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
“the Diocesan Board” means the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education;
“the endowment” means the endowment relating to the foundation;
“the foundation” means the educational foundation known as Shaw Church of England
Primary School Teacher’s House;
“trust assets” means the sum of £55,260 held on deposit account at CCLA Investment
Management Limited representing the endowment of the foundation being the net proceeds
of sale of the teacher’s house of Shaw Church of England Primary School, together with
any income derived from those assets (whether before or after the operative date);
“trustee” means the Diocesan Board.
Trustee and vesting
3.—(1) The Diocesan Board is appointed to be the trustee of the foundation and the trust assets.
(2) All funds belonging to or held in trust for the foundation immediately before the operative
date must be transferred to the Diocesan Board and all acts necessary for that purpose must be
done by any persons holding such funds.
Administration of Foundation
4. After payment of any expenses of administration the Diocesan Board must hold the trust
assets on the terms set out in the Schedule (being the uniform statutory trusts set out in Schedule
36 to the Education Act 1996(a)).
Consolidation
5. The trust assets must be consolidated with the fund known as the Diocese of Salisbury
Consolidated Educational Endowments(b) and that consolidated fund must be known as the
Diocese of Salisbury Consolidated Educational Endowments.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Louise Whitesman
Deputy Director
11th June 2026 Department for Education
(a) Schedule 36 was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 9 to the Education Act 2005 (c. 18).
(b) The trustee of the Diocese of Salisbury Consolidated Educational Endowments is the Diocesan Board. The assets of the
Diocese of Salisbury Consolidated Educational Endowments fund are held under the uniform statutory trusts.
2SCHEDULE Article 4
The Uniform Statutory Trusts
1. In this Schedule—
“the area” means the Diocese of Salisbury;
“relevant school” means a voluntary school, a foundation school, an academy school, an
alternative provision academy, a city technology college or a city college for the technology
of the arts at which religious education in accordance with the tenets of the Church of
England is or is to be provided.
2. The trustee may, after payment of any expenses incurred in connection with the administration
of the trust, apply the capital and income of the trust assets for any of the following purposes—
(a) in or towards the purchase of a site for, or the erection, improvement or enlargement
of, the premises of any relevant school in the area;
(b) for the maintenance of any relevant school in the area;
(c) in or towards the purchase of a site for, or the erection, improvement or enlargement
of, the premises of a teacher’s house for use in connection with any relevant school in
the area; and
(d) for the maintenance of a teacher’s house for use in connection with any relevant school
in the area.
3. The trustee may also, after payment of any expenses incurred in connection with the
administration of the trust, apply the income of the trust assets for any of the following purposes—
(a) in or towards the provision of advice, guidance and resources (including materials) in
connection with any matter related to the management of, or education provided at, any
relevant school in the area;
(b) the provision of services for the carrying out of any inspection of any relevant school
in the area required by Part 1 of the Education Act 2005(a); and
(c) to defray the cost of employing or engaging staff in connection with—
(i) the application of income of the trust assets for either of the purposes referred to
in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above, or
(ii) the application of capital or income of the trust assets for any of the purposes
referred to in paragraph 2 above.
(a) 2005 c. 18.
3EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education as trustee of the foundation
known as Shaw Church of England Primary School Teacher’s House and makes new provision
as to the use of the endowment of that foundation.
The Order provides for the trust assets to be consolidated with the fund known as the Diocese
of Salisbury Consolidated Educational Endowments and held on the uniform statutory trusts as
set out in the Schedule to the Order (being the uniform statutory trusts set out in Schedule 36 to
the Education Act 1996) for the benefit of Church of England voluntary schools, foundation
schools, academy schools, alternative provision academies, city technology colleges and city
colleges for the technology of the arts in the Diocese of Salisbury.
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