SCHEDULE 2playing fields

Regulation 24

1

In this Schedule any reference to a school is a reference to a school to which regulation 24 applies.

2

1

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the grassed area of team game playing fields provided for any school shall be such that it can sustain the playing of team games thereon by pupils at the school for 7 hours a week during school terms.

2

This paragraph shall not apply in relation to so much of team game playing fields as exceeds the minimum area specified in paragraph 3.

3

1

The team game playing fields provided for any school shall be of a minimum total area determined (subject to sub-paragraph (2)) in accordance with the following Table by reference to the number of pupils at the school who have attained the age of 8 years and that area shall be the area specified opposite the entry in column (1) of the Table within which that number falls—

a

in column (2) thereof, in the case of a school with pupils who have not attained the age of 11 years; and

b

in column (3) thereof, in the case of any other school.

2

Should the number of pupils at the school who have attained the age of 8 years exceed 1,950, the team game playing fields shall be of a minimum total area equal to the aggregate of—

a

70,000 m2, in the case of a school mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a), or 75,000 m2, in the case of any other school; and

b

5,000 m2 for each complete 150 by which the said number of pupils exceeds 1,801.

TABLEMinimum area of team game playing fields for schools

Minimum total area in m2

(1)

(2)

(3)

Total number of pupils who have attained the age of 8 years (entries to be construed inclusive of both numbers specified)

Schools with pupils who have not attained the age of 11 years

Other schools

100 or fewer

2,500

5,000

101 to 200

5,000

10,000

201 to 300

10,000

15,000

301 to 400

15,000

20,000

401 to 500

20,000

25,000

501 to 600

25,000

30,000

601 to 750

30,000

35,000

751 to 900

35,000

40,000

901 to 1,050

40,000

45,000

1,051 to 1,200

45,000

50,000

1,201 to 1,350

50,000

55,000

1,351 to 1,500

55,000

60,000

1,501 to 1,650

60,000

65,000

1,651 to 1,800

65,000

70,000

1,801 to 1,950

70,000

75,000

3

For the purposes of this paragraph any part of team game playing fields which has an all weather surface, (that is to say a hard porous surface, a synthetic surface or a polymeric surface) may be treated as if it were twice its actual area.