Class Size Policy
In law, the present maximum number of children in classes in P1 is 25; P2 &P3 is 30; P4-P7 is 33.
The exception to this is a composite class, which has a maximum size of 25. The Council allocates its staffing to primary schools to ensure that the maximum class sizes outlined above can be adhered to at all times.
Your child may be placed in a composite class during their primary education. Composite classes are formed to make efficient use of teaching staff in a school. Composite classes occur where children from two or more year stages are grouped together e.g. P2/3 or, in the case of some small schools, P1/2/3.
The number of teachers in a primary school is based on the number of children on the total school roll, not on the number in any single year group. The Head Teacher decides on the best possible structure of classes based on the number of pupils enrolled.
Further information on composite classes is available online at:
https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/download/346/admissions_and_composite_class_policy
In law, the present maximum number of children in classes in P1 is 25; P2 &P3 is 30; P4-P7 is 33.
The exception to this is a composite class, which has a maximum size of 25. The Council allocates its staffing to primary schools to ensure that the maximum class sizes outlined above can be adhered to at all times.
Your child may be placed in a composite class during their primary education. Composite classes are formed to make efficient use of teaching staff in a school. Composite classes occur where children from two or more year stages are grouped together e.g. P2/3 or, in the case of some small schools, P1/2/3.
The number of teachers in a primary school is based on the number of children on the total school roll, not on the number in any single year group. The Head Teacher decides on the best possible structure of classes based on the number of pupils enrolled.
Further information on composite classes is available online at:
https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/download/346/admissions_and_composite_class_policy