3FE primary build cost (630 places)
Three-form-entry primary serving 630 mainstream places, with a typically larger hall, kitchen and external play than a 2FE.
GIFA scaling 2FE → 3FE
BB103 area standards are not purely linear[BB103]. Teaching area scales with pupil number, but the hall, MUGA, plant room and admin core grow less than proportionately. The result is a slightly lower £/m² and £/place at 3FE than 2FE.
Worked figure (England average)
GIFA = 630 × 6.8 m² = 4,284 m². Works rate = £2,415/m². Sub-total works = £10,345,860. +10% Net Zero (£1,034,586), +8% FF&E (£827,669), +10% fees (£1,034,586), +5% abnormals (£517,293). All-in = £13,759,994. £/m² = £3,212. £/place = £21,841.
Funding routes for 3FE primary
3FE new-builds are commonly funded through Free Schools[Free Schools] in high-growth areas, basic-need to a local authority[basic-need], or absorbed into a 3FE-primary replacement under SRP[SRP].
See 2FE primary and 6FE secondary for adjacent archetypes.