Fine Landscaping delivers School Grounds in Elephant & Castle that look outstanding and perform safely every day. From adventure play to quiet zones and sports surfaces, we design spaces pupils love and staff can manage with ease.
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Elephant & Castle is changing fast, and schools need outdoor spaces that keep up—durable, inclusive and easy to supervise. We create playground design, outdoor classrooms and wildlife gardens that suit busy sites near Elephant Park and London South Bank University. Whether you’re upgrading a tired tarmac area or building new growing areas, we plan layouts that improve flow and reduce pinch points. Every scheme is built around safeguarding, accessibility and year-round use.
The school grounds elephant & castle area includes compact sites around Walworth and Kennington, plus larger campuses serving new-build communities. We’re used to working alongside modern developments, Victorian terraces and high-rise blocks where access can be tight and deliveries must be timed. Many sites in SE1 and SE17 need clever zoning to separate early years, KS1/KS2 and sports. Our designs balance robust play value with practical maintenance for caretaking teams.
We start with a site survey, risk-aware concept plan and clear phasing to keep the school running. You’ll receive material samples, drainage and surfacing recommendations, and a programme that prioritises safety surfacing and critical routes first. Our teams work tidily, communicate daily, and complete snagging promptly so areas can reopen on schedule. Clients choose us for consistent workmanship, transparent costs and a 10-year warranty on qualifying installations.
Working in the school grounds in London Borough of Southwark means planning for busy roads, delivery windows and limited on-site parking. Around Strata Tower and the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, we often schedule early drops and use compact plant to reduce disruption. Ground conditions can vary from made-up sub-bases to heavy, compacted soils, so we test levels and design drainage accordingly. We also align designs with site safeguarding, access routes and any Southwark requirements for waste and noise.
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Costs vary by size, access and specification. As a guide, safe surfacing often starts from £90–£160 per m² depending on system and base works. A small playground refresh with new markings, edging and a few features may be £8,000–£25,000, while larger schemes with outdoor classrooms, drainage and multiple zones can be £30,000–£120,000+. We provide itemised options to match budgets and phases.
Most projects run from 1–2 weeks for targeted surfacing or small upgrades, to 4–10 weeks for full redesigns with drainage, structures and multiple zones. Timescales depend on ground preparation, curing times for wet-pour, delivery lead times for play equipment, and whether work must be phased around term time. We can programme noisy or high-traffic tasks for holidays and keep safe routes open throughout.
Many school grounds improvements are permitted, but approvals can be needed for larger structures, fencing changes, lighting, significant level alterations, or works near boundaries and neighbours. If your site has specific conditions or sits within a sensitive area, extra checks may apply. We review constraints at survey stage, advise on what’s likely to need consent, and can supply drawings and specifications to support applications or school governance sign-off.
We provide a 10-year warranty on qualifying installations, covering workmanship and installation-related defects for agreed elements such as paving, kerbs, edging and many surfacing builds (subject to correct use and maintenance). Manufacturer warranties apply separately for play equipment, membranes and specialist systems, and we pass these on in writing. We also complete a handover with care guidance and can offer planned maintenance visits.
Options include wet-pour EPDM, rubber mulch, resin-bound paths, artificial sports surfaces, and robust block or concrete edging. For learning zones, we design outdoor classrooms with pergolas, canopies, seating logs, decking or composite platforms, plus storage and chalkboard features. Wildlife gardens can include ponds (where suitable), bug hotels, native hedging and sensory planting. We help you choose based on age groups, supervision lines, maintenance capacity and budget.
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