We think there will be over 35 children in year 2 next year. Can they all be in the same class is this allowed???
The class has 1 teacher and 1 full time TA will thyejust put another TA in there or will the class have to be split and have 2 teachers????
I don't know the rules.just a little worried as my DD is currently in year 1 and will be in that big class next year?

that does seem large but im not sure of the rules about class sizes, Im sure someone will know though

Not sure if the rules have changed. I think reception have to be something like 30 or under

I worked in a y2 class with 34 children we were in a temp classroom with barely enough room for the desks, was awful!

Not sure I think there is restrictions for KS1 but not KS2.I once worked iin a school were there was 36 yr 1's.The teacher had support one morning a wek and they put me in there as a student for two days a week. Istayed with her for 6 months although I was supposed to be in other year groups too.I spent about two weeks each in the others and the rest of the year with her and we have remained friends ever since.
The school I am at now made a decision to limit the classes to 28 unless they couldn't do anything else so some are small classes of 16/18

Don't think there is a limit, altho I think the recommended max class size is 32. Think if the classroom can take it then there is nothing stopping school having that many children.

At mine YF to Y4.....think KS1 have limit. Ive had 31/2 before. Y5 up (my daughter's school doesn't seem to be a limit )

We have a similar sized class which has 3 year groups in it. There are various 'rules' that govern the number of children in a class. Normally the LEA gives each school a total for each year group that you are allowed to have. Schools can differ from each other in the overall class size depending whether it's a mixed year class or a year specified class. In KS! there shouldn't be more than 30 in a class. No such limit applies to KS2 at the moment so far as I know. Even if you reach the recommended level for each year group, if a parent appeals the chances are they'll win and you'll get a larger year group than normal.

If the school budget will stand it, the HT and Governors might allocate funds to employ an extra teacher temporarily to split a class. We've done that when funds have allowed and we've had an extra large class. At the moment we've a small recep/Y1 class and a small Y2/3 class but a large year Y4,5,6 class. Over all, we've not enough children to bring in the funds to employ an extra teacher and retain the TAs we have. It would be a case of an extra teacher or no TAs. The HT had chosen to teach the Y6 himself in the mornings which helps.

At our school KS1 and foundation have a 30 maximum. KS2 no limit at all. My daughter is in yr3 (ks2) and she has currently 34. The teacher hates it.

We've had a school close down nearby so we are fully loaded at the moment with a waiting list of about 200 pupils

We are about to burst

The limit in our school is 30 per class in infants

Akhh just remembered another thing space per room can dictate how many.

A bit concerned about Rose's class....
[quote].....think KS1 have limit. Ive had 31/2 before. [quote]

You can't go 1/2ing children just to squeeze them in rose it's just not on!

I always thought it was 30 in keystage 1 but no limit in keystage 2....I saw something in the papers about this recently something about the lea can allow you to have more but you have to apply.

reception supposed to be limit of 30 but we goin to have 37-40 come sept which is against the law we have had this before and they lied when ofsted came shocking

Our other alternative fro year 1 and 2 is to mix them,we will have 27 year 1 and 35 year 2,so technically this would mean 3 classes of 21 each???
Would the school do this?