Guidance

Standards for school premises

Guidance to help schools and local authorities understand their obligations in relation to the School Premises Regulations 2012.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 14 May 2013
• Last updated: 9 March 2015 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Standards for school premises

Ref: DFE-00311-2013

PDF, 531 KB, 16 pages

Details

This is for:

• school leaders
• governing bodies
• local authorities
• proprietors
• school staff

It applies to:

• local-authority-maintained schools
• academies and free schools
• pupil referral units (PRUs)
• special schools not maintained by the local authority
• independent schools
• sixth-form colleges (SFCs)

The guidance helps schools and local authorities understand their obligations and duties in relation to:

• the School Premises Regulations 2012
• part 5 of the revised Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2010, which came into force on 1 January 2013

Pupil referral units provide education for vulnerable children unable to attend a mainstream school.

Published 14 May 2013
Last updated 9 March 2015 + show all updates

1. 9 March 2015

   Updated document to reflect changes to information on toilet facilities, fire safety, acoustic school design and area guidelines.

2. 14 May 2013

   First published.