The Education (Information as to Provision of Education) (England) Regulations 1994

1.  The capacity of a primary school is to be determined in accordance with the following formula—

X + Y - Z

where—

• X is the sum of the numbers (rounded down to the nearest whole number in the case of each number) obtained by dividing the total floor area of each classroom in the school whose floor area is less than 54 square metres by 1.8;

• Y is the number of complete floor areas of 54 square metres in those classrooms in the school whose floor area is 54 square metres or more, mutiplied by 30;

• Z is the number of pupils in the school in respect of whom notices have been served by a local education authority that they propose to make an assessment of their special educational needs in accordance with section 5 of the Education Act 1981 (“pupils subject to assessment”) or for whom statements of special educational needs are maintained by such authority in accordance with section 7 of that Act (“pupils with statements”), multiplied by 2.