School Grounds Maintenance in Sanderstead that keeps your site safe, presentable and ready for learning. From sports pitches to playgrounds, we deliver reliable care with minimal disruption.
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We provide dependable grounds care for schools and education settings across CR2, helping sites stay clean, safe and inspection-ready. Whether you’re close to Sanderstead Recreation Ground or near All Saints Church, our team handles everything from lawn care and hedge trimming to litter collection and weed control. We plan visits around drop-off, pick-up and events to reduce disruption. The result is a site that looks professional and performs well all year.
Sanderstead is known for excellent schools, mature greenery and well-kept surroundings, and your grounds should match that standard. We’re used to maintaining larger plots common to the area, including extensive lawns, boundary hedges and established trees found around executive homes and period properties. For schools in Purley, Selsdon and Hamsey Green, we tailor maintenance frequencies to term-time wear and the demands of sports use. You get practical solutions that protect surfaces and keep budgets predictable.
Our process starts with a site walkover and a clear maintenance schedule covering playground maintenance, sports pitch care, seasonal planting and tree care. Risk areas are prioritised first: trip hazards, sightlines, entrances and high-traffic routes. We work to agreed specifications, provide visit notes where required, and keep safeguarding and access procedures front of mind. Local clients trust us for punctual teams, tidy work and consistent results across the year.
We understand the mix of shaded edges, mature trees and open grass typical around Sanderstead Plantation and nearby school sites. Our school grounds maintenance in London Borough of Croydon accounts for seasonal leaf fall, compaction on pitches, and weed pressure along paths and fencing. Access and parking can be tight at peak times, so we plan arrivals and equipment to keep entrances clear. Where needed, we coordinate with site managers on waste storage and collection points.
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Costs vary by site size, visit frequency and the mix of tasks (lawn care, litter collection, hedge trimming, pitch marking, playground checks). As a guide, smaller sites often start around £250–£500 per month for regular visits, while larger schools with pitches and extensive planting can be £800–£2,000+ per month. One-off clearance or seasonal works are typically £300–£1,500 depending on scope and waste removal.
A routine visit can take 1–3 hours for a small site and 4–8 hours for larger grounds with multiple zones. Sports pitch care, aeration, topdressing or overseeding can add a half day to a full day depending on access and weather. Timescales are affected by grass growth, leaf fall, safeguarding requirements, and whether work must be completed outside pupil hours. We agree a schedule that fits your timetable.
Most routine maintenance—mowing, hedge trimming, litter collection, weed control and seasonal planting—doesn’t require planning permission. However, tree work may need checks if a Tree Preservation Order applies or if the site sits within a conservation area. For playground changes or new surfacing, approvals can depend on scope and procurement rules. We flag any likely constraints early and can help you confirm requirements with London Borough of Croydon.
We back our workmanship with a 10-year warranty on eligible installation elements we carry out as part of the service (for example, certain hard landscaping or constructed features). Routine maintenance outcomes such as grass growth are influenced by weather and usage, but we do guarantee the standard of our visits: tasks completed to specification, safe working practices, and tidy handover. If something isn’t right, we return promptly to put it right.
We can maintain and improve a wide range of site features, including robust turf and sports seed mixes, low-maintenance shrub borders, seasonal bedding schemes, and child-safe planting choices. For play areas, we can advise on surfaces such as wetpour repairs, bark zones or edging solutions where appropriate. For pitches, options include aeration programmes, sand topdressing and line marking regimes. We’ll recommend choices based on wear, budget and year-round usability.
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