School Grounds Maintenance in Croydon that keeps your site safe, presentable and inspection-ready. From lawns and hedges to pitches and playground areas, we handle it all with reliable scheduling. Fine Landscaping is based just 10 minutes away for fast response and consistent standards.
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Managing a school site means balancing safety, appearance and day-to-day practicality. We support schools across Croydon, including Addiscombe and South Croydon, with planned visits that cover everything from litter collection to sports pitch care. If you’re near East Croydon station or the Whitgift Centre, our local team can reach you quickly and work around drop-off and pick-up times. The result is grounds that look cared for and stay usable all year.
Croydon is one of South London’s largest boroughs, with a mix of Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and modern developments around CR0 and CR2. That variety often brings different boundary planting, mature trees and changing shade patterns that affect turf health. We tailor maintenance plans to your site’s layout, soil conditions and footfall, whether you’re in Shirley, Waddon or Sanderstead. Our approach keeps surfaces consistent and planting tidy without disrupting school routines.
We start with a site walkover and a clear schedule covering lawn care, hedge trimming, weed control, seasonal planting, tree care, playground maintenance and sports pitch care. Risk-aware working practices and tidy, documented visits help you demonstrate ongoing care to staff and governors. You’ll get straightforward communication, predictable timings and workmanship backed by our 10-year warranty. Many local clients choose us because we turn up when we say we will and leave the site clean and secure.
We understand access constraints around busy routes near Fairfield Halls and East Croydon, and we plan arrivals to reduce disruption. In the school grounds maintenance Croydon area, compact sites and tight gates are common, so we use the right-sized equipment and keep paths clear. We also factor in varying shade from mature trees and the wear patterns caused by heavy footfall. For school grounds maintenance in London Borough of Croydon, we can align work with site rules, safeguarding procedures and waste handling expectations.
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Costs vary with site size, frequency and what’s included (lawns, hedges, litter, pitches and playground areas). As a guide, small sites often start around £250–£500 per month for regular visits, while larger schools with sports pitches and extensive planting can be £800–£2,500+ per month. One-off seasonal tidy-ups typically range from £450–£1,800. We’ll survey the grounds and provide an itemised quote.
A routine visit for lawn mowing, edging, litter collection and light weeding is often 2–6 hours depending on access and mowing area. Larger sites, or those needing hedge trimming, playground maintenance checks and sports pitch care, may take a full day or be split across multiple visits. Timescales are affected by term-time restrictions, weather, grass growth rate and the amount of debris after storms. We agree timings in advance and stick to them.
Most maintenance tasks—mowing, hedge trimming, weed control, seasonal planting and routine playground upkeep—don’t require planning permission. However, tree works can be subject to Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) or conservation area rules, and some fencing or surfacing changes may need approval. We’ll check the relevant constraints for your site in the London Borough of Croydon and advise on any permissions before work starts, keeping your compliance straightforward.
Yes. Our workmanship is supported by a 10-year warranty, covering the quality of installation work we carry out as part of grounds improvements (for example, edging, small hard-landscaping repairs or reinstatement works). For ongoing maintenance, we also provide clear service standards and revisit promptly if something hasn’t been completed as agreed. Living elements like turf, plants and trees are influenced by weather and use, so we set realistic expectations and document care.
We can tailor seasonal planting schemes (low-maintenance perennials, bulbs, pollinator-friendly beds) and choose robust shrubs for boundary screening. For sports pitch care, options include aeration, overseeding, topdressing and line marking schedules to suit usage. Playground maintenance can include surface tidying, edging repairs and vegetation control around equipment zones. We’ll recommend choices based on footfall, shade, safeguarding requirements and the level of upkeep you want.
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