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Playground Case Studies

If you are looking for playground equipment for schools, then this page is full of playground case studies. Take inspiration from hundreds of different projects showcasing a range of inspiring designs.

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Gotherington Primary School in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

The Headteacher contacted us as the school wanted to provide an open-ended climbing structure, suitable for KS1 & 2 users, complete with all-weather safety surfacing. An important consideration was the play equipment's design aesthetics were sympathetic to the woodland zone and where possible, supported learning in the forest school setting. ESP's clamber stack structures from our tangled range is the obvious choice when enhancing woodland spaces with physical play.

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Charles Darwin Community Primary School

Fun and colourful playground markings have made a great addition to Charles Darwin Community School in Northwich, Cheshire. The school PTA had raised some money and they thought some playground markings would be a great addition to the playground.

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Djanogly Strelley Academy – Djanogly Learning Trust

The new outdoor SEN space at Djanogly Strelley Academy in Strelley, Nottingham looks amazing. A complete transformation!

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Peak School – Chinley, North Derbyshire

Peak School is a community special school in Chinley, North Derbyshire, welcoming pupils who experience a wide range of needs. The school is part of the Esteem Multi-Academy Trust which includes several other special schools, all striving to secure high quality education for their young people by working together, sharing expertise and practice.

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Ribblesdale School

The School Business Manager Susan and Headteacher Anne-Marie met our North West representative at The Northern Education Show. They were so impressed by what they heard that they booked a meeting to discuss the Early Years area for the new build school.

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Aldwyn Primary School

Craig, Headteacher at Aldwyn Primary in Audenshaw, Manchester, first contacted ESP Play via the website LiveChat in April 2022. Following some advice on funding, the project was subsequently put on hold in July 22 until he got back in touch in July the following year to arrange for a free consultation with our North West representative.

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Feniscowles Primary School

Robyn, the School Business Manager at Feniscowles Primary, called ESP Play in April 24, she had an area in the school that she desperately wanted surfacing. The school had been waiting 5 years to get this project done and now that they had some money they wanted to go ahead as soon as possible.

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Chatburn Pre-School

Judith had long standing issues with the existing rubber mulch surfacing at her Pre School, it had been installed many years previous and was being affected by the poor installation, existing tree stumps and consequent roots causing undulations and trip hazards.

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Hunter Hall School

A Google search led Paul to the ESP Play website, from there, he submitted an enquiry using our online form and was quickly contacted by a member of our team. A meeting with the North West representative was arranged at which they discussed the various issues and obstacles that the school needed to overcome with two outdoor spaces.

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St Matthew’s C of E Primary

Deborah, the School Business Manager at St Matthew’s C of E Primary School called ESP Play for a free design and quotation for the school’s KS1 Playground. After finding us on Google, she had looked through the case studies on the website and loved what she had seen, the natural aesthetic we provide with our wooden equipment suited exactly what the school was looking for.

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Banks St Stephen’s CE Primary School

When Gareth Allen, the Headteacher of Banks St Stephen’s CE Primary School, had an outdoor project at his school he searched on Google for a local company that could help. He came across the website for ESP Play and spoke to a member of the team via LiveChat.

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Denewood Academy, Nottingham

ESP PLAY have completed a stunning new playground at Denewood Academy in Nottingham on behalf of the Rayleigh Education Trust. Their new inclusive playground features a new sport MUGA, outdoor gym equipment, multiple sensory areas, playground markings, outdoor table tennis tables and much more.

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Steeple Bumpstead Primary School , Suffolk

Steeple Bumpsteads’ executive headteacher contacted ESP after completing works at another one of her schools. The vision was to explore the 7 areas of learning through play using their outdoor space to the best possible way.

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Laureate Primary School, Suffolk

Laureate Primary school are an existing customer of ESP PLAY. We have worked with the school on two projects before, so it was a no brainer when they contacted ESP for a site visit to look at their EYFS area.

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The Nest Day Nursery & Pre-School, Brighton

We were contacted by the Nursery owner in Early January as she was interested in our Wild Wood range.

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Girton Day Nursery, Cambridgeshire

Girton Day Nursery are a small nursery based in Cambridgeshire. They invited ESP PLAY to their site to measure the area and design an active and engaging playground to cater for all ages within their nursery.

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St Patrick’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Sheffield

Through the whole school community, St Patrick’s exudes a real warmth and enthusiasm for lifelong learning. Their aim is to provide every opportunity in a Christian environment for their children to emerge as confident, articulate and independent young people

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Brightstars Day Nursery School, Bedfordshire

Brightstars Day Nursery who are based in Bedfordshire contacted ESP PLAY to help them with the design of a new outdoor play area. The nursery were restricted to a very small garden area and a tight budget so our years of playground expertise were required.

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