The world’s biggest school: 47,000 pupils in 1,000 classrooms run by 3,800 staff in India  Dr Jagdish Gandhi started the school in 1959 with only five pupils  He believes every child has the right to an education  The school receives no government funding; parents are charged a small fee for their children to attend By Daily Mail Reporter Starting from humble beginnings in a building with just five pupils, City Montessori school in India is now the world's largest - with a staggering 47,000 attendees. It is so large a packed Anfield football stadium could comfortably attend - with room to spare. The school, known as CMS, employs an army of 3,800 staff, including teachers, support staff, cleaners, rickshaw drivers, and even electricians, carpenters and gardeners. Scroll down for video Record breaking: City Montessori School, in India is the world's largest with 47,0000 students, but they still have room to congregate outside for morning prayers It has over 1,000 classrooms, 3,700 computers and goes through thousands of pounds worth of stationary and books each year. Based in the city of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, CMS was set up by Dr Jagdish Gandhi, 75, and his wife Bharti in 1959 with just five pupils. Today, it sprawls over 20 campuses across the city - and is still growing despite more than doubling in size during the last 14-years alone. Dr. Gandhi said: 'I founded this school with great difficulty back in 1959. I was beating the drum all around the part of Lucknow that I live for 15 days but no one came.   Dr Ghandi said: 'I believe that we should not deny children the right to education.' Dr Jagdish Gandhi, right, the co-founder of City Montessori School began in 1959 with just five pupils. Now, on average, classes contain 40 to 50 students and teachers say lessons work well with that number 47,000 pupils attend largest school in the world in India   'It was only when me and my wife persuaded a woman to send the children from her extended family that it all started, and even then it was only five children. 'We started from very humble beginnings and back then we only had a loan of 300 rupees (£3 at current rates) to fund our school. 'But from word of mouth it slowly spread and children started coming. Year after year the numbers swelled. 'I never thought that one day we would have the world's biggest school. There are over 20 campuses around Lucknow and we are bigger than the population of many towns.'