The Education (School Premises) Regulations 1996

5.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 3 a playing field with a hard porous surface which is large enough for the playing of team games may be treated as if it were twice its actual area.

(2) In the case of a school which enjoys the benefit of facilities for—

(a) regular instruction in swimming whether at the school or otherwise;

(b) indoor instruction in team games whether at the school or otherwise; or

(c) outdoor instruction in team games available otherwise than at the school or on synthetic surfaces at the school,

the minimum areas specified in paragraph 3 shall be reduced so far as is reasonable having regard to the facilities mentioned above.