School grounds maintenance in Crawley

Fields, hedges and paths for Crawley schools, worked around lessons, playtimes and the holidays.

School grounds maintenance in Crawley covers a lot of sites. The town has 17 primary schools plus four infant and junior pairs, six secondary schools, an all-through free school and four special schools. That’s partly down to the new town plan, which put a primary school at the heart of each neighbourhood.

We cut fields and verges, keep boundary hedges in check and paths clear, and plan noisy work for when pupils aren’t outside. Bigger jobs go into half-terms and the summer holiday. Boundary hedges are often the first thing parents see at drop-off, so we keep them neat.

Safeguarding and timing on a school site

Your safeguarding rules come first. We sign in, wear whatever badge reception hands us, stay inside the areas you’ve agreed and deal with the site manager, never the pupils. Mowing a field next to a PE lesson isn’t on, so visits fit around the timetable, with fields done early or while they’re empty. In term time that usually means a regular slot on the same morning each week, which makes it easy for staff to plan around.

School grounds maintenance in Crawley on heavy clay fields

Playing fields take a battering, and on Weald Clay the damage shows in winter. Wet fields compact under feet and machinery, drain worse each year and end up with bare goalmouths and mossy corners. We don’t mow fields when they’re waterlogged.

Boundary hedges and fence lines get their main cut in the October, Christmas or February breaks, outside nesting season. If you’ve been looking for school grounds maintenance near me, we’re based in Horley, about 3.5 miles north of the town.

Schools and academies in Crawley: your questions

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

What goes into a school grounds maintenance contract?

A written annual schedule of what we do and when, a fixed price invoiced monthly or quarterly, and an itemised quote you can take to governors or the trust. We’ll quote against an existing spec as well.

Can you do a one-off holiday clearance?

Yes. Overgrown boundaries, neglected corners and wildlife areas that have got out of hand make good summer holiday jobs, when nobody’s on site.

Are you insured to work on school premises?

Yes, we’re fully insured, and certificates are available on request for your records.

Can you work around exams?

Yes, by keeping well away. In exam season we move mowing near halls and classrooms to after the papers finish, or to days with no exams, and tell the site manager what’s planned.