School Grounds Maintenance in Purley that keeps your site safe, tidy and inspection-ready. From lawn care and hedge trimming to pitches, playgrounds and tree care, we work around school hours with minimal disruption.
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Schools around Purley Cross and along Purley Way need grounds that look professional and stay safe in all seasons. Fine Landscaping provides planned maintenance that covers lawn care, hedge trimming, litter collection and weed control as standard. We also handle playground maintenance and sports pitch care to reduce hazards and improve play and training surfaces. Coverage includes CR8 and nearby school routes with flexible visit schedules.
Purley’s leafy setting at the foot of the North Downs brings fast grass growth in spring and leaf fall in autumn, so timing matters. We regularly support sites serving families from Purley Oaks, Sanderstead and Kenley, where presentation is important and outdoor spaces are heavily used. Our teams are used to working near large detached houses, 1930s properties and period homes, which often means tighter access, shared boundaries and careful noise control. You get a consistent standard that matches the expectations of excellent local schools.
We start with a site walkover, risk notes and a maintenance plan tailored to term dates and events. Visits are logged, issues are flagged early, and seasonal tasks—like planting refreshes and tree care—are scheduled before they become problems. Our operatives arrive in uniform, work to agreed method statements, and leave areas clean and usable. Local clients choose us for clear communication, dependable attendance and workmanship backed by a 10-year warranty.
In the school grounds maintenance Purley area, we often see sloping sections and chalky soils influenced by the North Downs, which can dry quickly in summer. We adapt mowing heights, irrigation advice and feeding programmes to keep lawns and pitches resilient. Access and parking near Purley Cross can be tight at peak times, so we plan arrival windows and vehicle positioning. We also stay mindful of London Borough of Croydon requirements for waste disposal and protected trees.
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Costs depend on site size, visit frequency and whether you need specialist tasks like sports pitch care or tree works. As a guide, smaller school sites may budget from £250–£600 per month for regular visits, while larger grounds with pitches and multiple play areas often fall between £800–£2,500+ per month. One-off clean-ups and seasonal planting are usually priced separately after a site survey.
A routine visit can take 1–3 hours for smaller sites and 4–8 hours for larger grounds, depending on mowing area, hedge lengths and litter levels. Playground maintenance checks are typically quick but may extend if repairs are needed. Sports pitch care is seasonal and may require additional time for aeration, overseeding or line marking. Weather, access restrictions and term-time events can also affect timings.
Most routine maintenance—mowing, hedge trimming, litter collection, weed control and seasonal planting—doesn’t require planning permission. However, tree works can be restricted by Tree Preservation Orders or conservation area rules, and waste handling must follow local regulations. If you’re changing layouts, installing new surfacing or altering drainage, permissions may apply. We check constraints, advise on compliance, and can help coordinate any required approvals.
We provide a 10-year warranty on qualifying installed works, covering workmanship on items such as edging, hard landscaping elements and certain repair works completed by our team. Routine maintenance tasks (like mowing and hedge trimming) are quality-checked through visit logs and agreed standards. Planting is supported with practical aftercare guidance, and we’ll return to address any issues caused by installation defects within the warranty terms.
We can tailor seasonal planting with hardy perennials, bulbs and low-maintenance shrubs suited to school sites. For sports areas, options include mowing regimes, fertilising, aeration, overseeding and line marking to match usage levels. Playground maintenance can include surface tidying, minor timber repairs, bark/woodchip top-ups and safety-focused inspections. We’ll recommend choices based on footfall, budget, safeguarding needs and how the site is used year-round.
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