(1)Subject to subsection (2), if pupils in any age group were admitted to a county or voluntary primary school in the school year beginning in 1991, the standard number applying to the school for that age group in any subsequent year shall be—
(a)the number applicable in relation to the school and in relation to that age group in accordance with section 419, or
(b)the number of pupils in that age group admitted in the school year beginning in 1991,
whichever is the greater.
(2)If proposals published under section 35 or 41 above or section 12 or 13 of the [1980 c. 20.] Education Act 1980 (proposals for the establishment or alteration of a school) have fallen to be implemented in relation to a county or voluntary primary school, the number stated in the proposals for any school year and age group shall constitute the standard number applying to the school for that age group—
(a)in any school year beginning after 1991 in relation to which the proposals have been wholly implemented, and
(b)subject to any variation made by the Secretary of State, in any school year beginning after 1991 in relation to which they have been partly implemented.
(3)Section 417(3) to (5) shall apply for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section as they apply for the purposes of section 417(2).