New school building fire-safety design compliance record
- Version
- v1
- Updated
- 1 October 2026
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This record is for [school name] and relates to [project name], where a fire-safety design is being prepared for a new school building.
Applicability
Use this record where a maintained or academy primary or secondary school in England is preparing a fire-safety design for a new school building. It is not applicable where no new-building fire-safety design is being prepared.
Project and design status
The design status for this record is [design status]. The relevant building-control body is [building control body].
Building regulations
Building work at schools must comply with the building regulations enforced by local building-control bodies.
Fire-safety design approach
The fire-safety design approach for [project name] is [fire safety design approach].
The design documents supporting this approach are identified as [design documents reference].
Building Bulletin 100
Building Bulletin 100: design for fire safety in schools is the normal means of demonstrating compliance with building regulations for fire-safety design in new school buildings.
Where Building Bulletin 100 is used for this project, its application is recorded as [building bulletin 100 application].
Where another design approach is recorded, the approach used is [alternative fire safety design approach].
Compliance record
The compliance statement for the fire-safety design is [fire safety compliance statement].
The calculations or specifications supporting the recorded design approach are [calculations or specifications reference].
Sources
- Fire safety in new and existing school buildings - GOV.UKDepartment for Education
