Commentary on Sections Schedule 11: Schools: exceptions Effect
864.Paragraphs 3 and 4 enable a school which is going through the process of changing from a single-sex to a co-educational institution to apply for a transitional exemption order to enable it to continue to restrict admittance to a single sex until the transition from single-sex is complete.
865.Paragraph 4 sets out the procedures for applying for a transitional exemption order for each type of school.