Regulation 7 Sites for primary and secondary schoolsI1
Scotland
F1Subject to paragraph (4) of this regulation every primary school shall have a site of not less than the area specified in Table I according to the number of pupils for which the school is designed except where the provisions of regulation 7(6) apply.
F2TABLE I
| Number of pupils | Area (Hectares) |
|---|---|
| 25 or less | 0.1 |
| 26–60 | 0.2 |
| 61–140 | 0.4 |
| 141–315 | 0.6 |
| 316–450 | 0.8 |
| 451 or more | 1.2 |
Every secondary school shall have a site of not less than the area specified in Table II according to the number of pupils for which the school is designed except where the provisions of regulation 7(6) apply:
Provided that where the number of pupils is less than 320, the area of the site shall be such as may be approved in each case.
F3TABLE II
| Number of pupils | Area (Hectares) |
|---|---|
| 320–500 | 1.6 |
| 501–750 | 2.0 |
| 751–1,000 | 2.4 |
| Each additional 100 over 1,000 | 0.1 |
Every nursery school shall have a site of not less than the area specified in Table III according to the number of pupils for which the school is designed except where the provisions of regulation 7(6) apply.
F4TABLE III
| Number of pupils | Area (Hectares) |
|---|---|
| 40 or less | 0.1 |
| 41–80 | 0.025 |
Paragraph (1) of this regulation in its application to a primary school with a nursery class or classes shall have effect subject to the addition to the area specified therein of 0.075 hectares where the number of nursery pupils is 20 or less and, where the number of nursery pupils is more than 20, of 0.025 hectares for each additional 10 nursery pupils.
The area of the site for a special school or for a building for boarding accommodation or for a school providing both primary education and secondary education shall be such as may be approved in each case.
Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is impracticable or would be unreasonable to apply the standards prescribed in this regulation to a particular school building, the area of the site for that school building shall be such as may be approved.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 7(1) substituted (1.4.1973) by The School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1973 (S.I. 1973/322), regs. 1(2), 4(a)
- F2
Reg. 7 Table 1 substituted (1.4.1973) by The School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1973 (S.I. 1973/322), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2
- F3
Reg. 7 Table 2 substituted (1.4.1973) by The School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1973 (S.I. 1973/322), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2
- F4
Reg. 7(3) Table 3 substituted (1.4.1973) by The School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1973 (S.I. 1973/322), regs. 1(2), 4(b)
- F5
Reg. 7(4) substituted (1.4.1973) by The School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1973 (S.I. 1973/322), regs. 1(2), 4(c)
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 7 in force at 18.8.1967, see reg. 1(1)
Notes on Part III
Modifications
- C1
Pt. III applied (1.5.1976) by The Grant-Aided Secondary Schools (Scotland) Grant Regulations 1976 (S.I. 1976/475), regs. 1, 18