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WQ.227/2021
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR CHILDREN AND EDUCATION BY DEPUTY M.R. LE HEGARAT OF ST. HELIER
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 17th MAY 2021
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 24th MAY 2021
Question
Will the Minister state the current pupil capacity for each States-run primary school in the Island?
Answer
Non fee-paying
The maximum class size in Government of Jersey non-fee-paying primary schools for Reception through to Year 6 is 26, 28 or 30 depending upon the following criteria –
• Allocations up to 26 per form will be made as standard, if less than 26 pupils are within the catchment then spaces will be available for non-catchment pupils up to and including the 26th place.
• A 27th and 28th place can be granted to pupils who live within the catchment area only.
• A 29th and 30th place can be allocated upon appeal.
The following table details the capacity of each primary school based on class sizes set at either 26, 28 or 30 pupils and includes capacity for nursery children.
School | Nursery | Current number of classes Reception to Year 6 | 26 per class | 28 per class | 30 per class |
d'Auvergne | 45 | 18 | 468 | 504 | 540 |
First Tower | 40 | 14 | 364 | 392 | 420 |
Rouge Bouillon | 30 | 14 | 364 | 392 | 420 |
St Lawrence | 30 | 7 | 182 | 196 | 210 |
Grands Vaux | 30 | 7 | 182 | 196 | 210 |
Janvrin | 30 | 14 | 364 | 392 | 420 |
Springfield | 26 | 8 | 208 | 224 | 240 |
St Martin | 30 | 7 | 182 | 196 | 210 |
St John | 30 | 7 | 182 | 196 | 210 |
St Saviour | 30 | 7 | 182 | 196 | 210 |
Trinity | 26 | 8 | 208 | 224 | 240 |
Grouville | 30 | 14 | 364 | 392 | 420 |
Plat Douet | 40 | 16 | 416 | 448 | 480 |
Samares | 30 | 9 | 234 | 252 | 270 |
St Clement | 30 | 7 | 182 | 196 | 210 |
St Luke | 20 | 7 | 182 | 196 | 210 |
Bel Royal | 30 | 8 | 208 | 224 | 240 |
La Moye | 30 | 14 | 364 | 392 | 420 |
Les Landes | N/A | 7 | 182 | 196 | 210 |
Mont Nicolle | 30 | 8 | 208 | 224 | 240 |
St Mary | 26 | 7 | 182 | 196 | 210 |
St Peter | 30 | 7 | 182 | 196 | 210 |
Total | 643 | 215 | 5590 | 6020 | 6450 |
In addition, individual classes may be capped to less than 26 due to a high level of need within that form. This means that class size, and in turn school capacity, will be determined by a number of factors including the application of the above policy and the context of the school community.
Further information can be found within Admissions to Non-Fee-Paying Primary schools on gov.je.
Fee-paying
The fee-paying primary schools, Jersey College Preparatory (JCP) and Victoria College Preparatory (VCP) follow their own admission and class size policies and do not have nurseries.
JCP has up to 33 girls and 33 boys in Reception through to Year 2. These children are organised into 3 classes of 22, with 11 girls and 11 boys in each class. From Year 3 through to Year 6 there are 2 classes of 22 in each year, girls only. The school capacity is 374.
VCP only operates from Year 3 through to Year 6 and has 3 classes of 25 per year group, boys only. The school's capacity is 300.