Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 119075

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 9 March 2026

Answered: 8 April 2026

Question

Perran Moon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of capacity considerations in class sizes for Key Stage 1 and 2 in schools with high levels of SEND; and whether she will consider a needs-weighted pupil cap to reflect the addition

Answer

Georgia Gould

The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 limits the size of an infant class to 30 pupils per teacher. An infant class is one in which the majority of children will reach the age of 5, 6 or 7 during the school year, i.e. Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.Thr...

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