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Determining primary school capacity: guidance for local authorities

Guidance on the determination of the capacity of primary schools, with the aim of providing a consistent approach to calculating the capacity.

The Scottish Government makes the following recommendations:

That all Scottish Local Authorities adopt the approach set out in Part 2 to calculate the Planning Capacity of Primary Schools in their areas to create greater consistency across the country.
That all Scottish Local Authorities adopt the approach set out in Part 2 to calculate the Working Capacity of Primary Schools in their areas to determine the sufficiency of its School Estate, taking into account local factors such as existing Local Authority policies, nature and design of schools etc.
That all Scottish Local Authorities consider what a consistent approach to calculating the capacity of Secondary Schools should be, and seek to work together to develop this by 2016.

Email: Central enquiry unit ceu@gov.scot

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