Regulations on the amount of space required for playing fields according to pupil numbers are being replaced by the rather vague notion that there must be 'suitable outdoor space', with the intention of smoothing the way for schools to expand places.
The DfE might insist that 'extremely strict rules' are still in place, but many interested parties are not convinced. Under the last Conservative government, 10,000 playing fields were sold off.
This move follows the coalition scrapping the target for schools to provide every pupil with at least two hours of PE a week, and the reduction of funding for the schools sports partnerships.
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