FOI Request - Class Sizes

Request 101003751762

1.  The number of times class sizes have exceeded the legal limits for P1-P3 in each of the last five academic years (2019-20 to 2023-24). Please provide a breakdown by school if available.

2.  The current largest class size in both (a) P1-P3 and (b) other years in your local authority.

3.  The number of multi-year composite classes formed due to staffing shortages in each of the last five academic years. Please provide details on which year groups were combined.

4.  The number of schools currently operating above their designed pupil capacity in the 2023-24 academic year.

Response 15-04-2025 

1. Nil

2. Current largest class sizes by stage (based on week beginning 17th March 2025):

P1 - 24
P2 - 29
P3 - 29
P4 - 33
P5 - 33
P6 - 33
P7 - 31

3. Nil

4. Please find the information requested in the following links to the 2023/24 (http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file155083.pdf) and 2024/25 (http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file159781.pdf) School Roll Forecasts which detail school capacities and the level each school is operating at.