# The Education (Variation of Standard Numbers for Primary Schools) Order 1991, Article 4


If there is no more than one relevant age group in relation to the school, the standard number applying to the school for that age group shall be determined by—
(a) the number of registered pupils, other than those receiving nursery education, at the school on I st May 1991 divided by the number of age groups in the school, disregarding any such age groups receiving such education, and rounded down to the nearest whole number; or
(b) the number (rounded down to the nearest whole number) produced by the application of the formula, set out in paragraph I of the Schedule to this Order, to the school on I st May 1991; or
(c) the number of pupils, published under section 8 of the Education Act 1980, intended for admission to the school in that age group in the school year beginning in 1990; or
(d) (if applicable) the number of pupils in that age group stated in the most recent of proposals under section 12 of that Act (in accordance with subsection (2) of that section) or under section 13 of that Act (in accordance with that subsection as applied by section 13(2) of that Act) which have been wholly or partly implemented in relation to the school by 1st May 1991,
whichever number is the greatest.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/410/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-variation-of-standard-numbers-for-primary-schools-order-1991/article-4
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