Editing Primary school (section)

==Theoretical framework of primary school design==
School building design does not happen in isolation. The building (or school campus) needs to accommodate:

* Curriculum content
* Teaching methods
* Costs
* Education within the political framework
* Use of school building (also in the community setting)
* Constraints imposed by the site
* Design philosophy
Each country will have a different education system and priorities.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Liew Kok-Pun|first1=Michael |first2=Pang |last2=Kia Seng |last3=Singh |first3=Harbans |title=The design of secondary schools:Singapore a case study|url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0004/000443/044397EB.pdf|website=Educational Building reports|publisher=UNESCO|access-date=3 April 2017|page=37|date=1981|series=17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404132431/http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0004/000443/044397EB.pdf|archive-date=2017-04-04|url-status=live}}</ref> Schools need to accommodate students, staff, storage, mechanical and electrical systems, support staff, ancillary staff and administration. The number of rooms required can be determined from the predicted roll of the school and the area needed.

According to standards used in the United Kingdom, a general classroom for 30 reception class or infant (Keystage 1) students needs to be 62&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>, or 55&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> for juniors (Keystage 2).<ref name="area guidelines">{{cite web |title=Mainstream schools: area guidelines |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mainstream-schools-area-guidelines |website=GOV.UK |access-date=18 April 2019 |language=en |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418090755/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mainstream-schools-area-guidelines |url-status=live }}</ref> Examples are given on how this can be configured for a 210 place primary with attached 26 place nursery<ref name="210place">{{cite web |title=Baseline design: 210 place primary school with a 26 place nursery |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/baseline-design-210-place-primary-school-with-a-26-place-nursery |website=GOV.UK |access-date=18 April 2019 |language=en |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418093330/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/baseline-design-210-place-primary-school-with-a-26-place-nursery |url-status=live }}</ref> and two-storey 420 place (two form entry) primary school with attached 26 place nursery.<ref name="420place">{{cite web |title=Baseline design: 420 place primary school with 26 place nursery |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/baseline-design-420-place-primary-school-with-26-place-nursery |website=GOV.UK |access-date=18 April 2019 |language=en |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418093328/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/baseline-design-420-place-primary-school-with-26-place-nursery |url-status=live }}</ref>