# The School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967, Regulation 9: Educational accommodation in primary schools

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Every primary school shall include educational accommodation of not less than the area specified in Table VI according to the number of pupils for which the school is designed:
Provided that in every primary school where the number of pupils is less than 25 or more than 630, the area of educational accommodation shall be such as may be approved in each case.
TABLE VI
Number of pupils
Area
25–89
141 m² plus 3.1 m² for each additional pupil beyond 25
90–239
344 m² plus 2.0 m² for each additional pupil beyond 90
240–279
655 m² plus 1.8 m² for each additional pupil beyond 240
280–314
725 m² plus 4.3 m² for each additional pupil beyond 280
315–329
874 m² plus 4.3 m² for each additional pupil beyond 315
330–439
938 m² plus 2.4 m² for each additional pupil beyond 330
440–629
1,208 m² plus 2.0 m² for each additional pupil beyond 440
630
1,579 m²

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1967/1199/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-premises-general-requirements-and-standards-scotland-regulations-1967/regulation-9
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