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.

Gorton Primary School – Manchester

Gorton Primary School wanted to create an outdoor area that matched the standard and ambition of the school buildings. It aimed to provide, from the outset, a safe, inclusive outdoor space that provided a wide range of opportunities for play, learning and sports and which consisted of high standard equipment that would endure.
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Westbourne Primary School – Bradford

The WOW Factor was delivered for these Nursery and Reception Outdoor Play Areas Check out one of our playground transformations from the summer, Westbourne Primary School, Bradford, completed in the summer holidays, they now have natural looking outdoor play equipment creating a fun and exciting EYFS play area - this outdoor provision now delivers all the key outdoor learning goals. Problem solving, communication and language development and much more!
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Long Lee Primary School – Bradford

This outstanding playground at Long Lee Primary School now provides an outdoor provision that is set up and ready to use every day. It includes elements of our Wild Wood equipment, various playground surfacing, including block paving and artificial grass to give it an evergreen look all year round.
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Warren Primary School – Nottingham

An Open Ended Play Area for the Development of Key Gross and Fine Motor Skills The playground at Warren Primary School has been transformed into a fantastic little learning oasis. We removed old Wetpour surfacing and replaced it with artificial grass and installed new seating areas. In addition, we included various climbing equipment and den and mark making areas too.
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Ivy Road Primary School – Gateshead

A Play Tower that is Fun, Exciting and Challenging for Children aged 3-5 year old. At Ivy Road Primary School, we transformed an unused area of grass at the school into a challenging bespoke play tower. It has been designed to challenge key skills, such as grip, balance, crawling and role-play.
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Rainbow Forge Primary School – Sheffield

At Rainbow Forge Primary School, we installed this challenging and exciting FreeFlow trim trail package, with bonded rubber mulch safety surfacing and some additional playground markings to brighten up a bland tarmac playground. We had to meet the needs of both Key Stage 1 and 2 children, which our unique modular design does really well.
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Collingwood Primary School – North Shields

We replaced a dated Wetpour surfacing at Collingwood Primary School with an artificial grass surfacing and a challenging FreeFlow package, which was designed to challenge the needs of all children at the school. Our modular, unique trim trail was the perfect solution, allowing a large number of children to play, without frustrating queues forming.
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Glapton Primary Academy – Nottingham

A Stunning EYFS Outdoor Provision The areas at Glapton Academy was predominantly grassed and relied on teachers setting up equipment and putting it away on a daily basis. We have transformed this area to create block-paving roadway, playground shelters and other role-play activities and various textured surfacing.
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Jubilee Primary Academy – Nottingham

Looking for Inspiration for your EYFS Play Area? This is a MUST SEE Case Study The schools EYFS team had some very specific ideas and shared a wish list of needs. The school really liked a lot of the standard EYFS products ESP have available such as the Construction Zone, the Block Paving Roadway, Wild Wood and the Magnetic Water Wall.
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Thurlstone Primary School – Sheffield

At Thurlstone Primary, it was really important that the school got this right and made the impact they required. The Headteacher also emphasised she needed a reliable contractor that she could trust to do a high quality and long lasting project.
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Waverley Primary School – Newcastle

We were invited into Waverley Primary School in Newcastle to discuss a range of playground surfacing requirements. The existing Wetpour surface covered a huge area and had become very slippy and costly to maintain.
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Edna G Olds Academy – Nottingham

At Edna G Olds Academy, the primary focus is upon exceptional teaching and learning provision ensures that pupils will flourish and get to realise their potential. The school ethos promotes high personal, social and moral values, independence, self-discipline and resilience.
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Western House Academy – Slough

Part of the Park Federation Academy Trust, Western House Academy is a three-form entry primary school, with nursery, located in Cippenham, Slough. The academy’s EYFS manager originally contacted ESP Play via live chat, wanting advice about how to improve the reception playground equipment so that children had facilities that covered all areas of EYFS learning.
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