School grounds maintenance in Bletchingley

Grass, hedges and boundaries for schools and nurseries in and around the village.

School grounds maintenance in Bletchingley covers quite a range. The village primary at Coneybury takes children aged two to eleven. Out at Pendell, The Hawthorns sits on a 35-acre site around Pendell Court, a listed house built in 1624. Very different grounds, same basic need: grass cut, hedges in check and paths clear, all planned so nobody mows beside a playground at break.

We work to your safeguarding procedures, signing in and out and staying in the areas agreed with your site manager. The noisy jobs happen before school, after school or in the holidays. Tell us what your school needs from contractors and it’ll be in place before we start.

Playing fields and boundaries on greensand

Sandy ground has its upsides for a school. Fields drain quickly after rain, so they’re usable sooner and less likely to churn up. The downside is a field that browns off in a dry summer if it’s cut too short, right when sports day comes round. We keep the height up in dry weather and adjust the schedule rather than cutting for the sake of it. Boundary hedges are cut in autumn and winter, outside nesting season.

School grounds maintenance contracts and holiday work

Term time is for regular cuts and quick tidies. Half-terms and the long summer break are for bigger jobs, like cutting back an overgrown boundary, clearing a neglected corner or sorting out growing beds before September. You get a written schedule for the year, a fixed price invoiced monthly or quarterly and an itemised quote you can show governors or the trust.

Schools and academies in Bletchingley: your questions

Anything else, just ring. You’ll speak to the people who do the work.

Do you help with school garden maintenance, like growing beds?

Yes. We can weed and tidy growing beds and planters over the holidays so they’re ready when pupils come back. If planting is the children’s job, we’ll leave that part to them.

Can you price against our existing specification?

Yes. Send it across and we’ll cost every line. If you’re part of a trust, we can quote for one school or several.

Where are you based?

In Horley, about five and a half miles away. If you’ve been looking for school grounds maintenance near me in this part of Tandridge, Bletchingley is an easy run for us.

Do you cut hedges during term time?

Main hedge cuts happen between September and February, outside nesting season, so most fall in the autumn and spring terms. We book them for when the area is clear of pupils, often after school or on an INSET day.