Skyswood Primary School, Windsor

Skyswood Primary School required a new challenging climbing unit to enhance physical development and an outdoor classroom to improve the existing KS1 area. The current area was a huge field, with limited playground space which was causing issues throughout most of the year.
Location: St Albans
Skyswood Primary School and Nursery provides a warm, friendly learning environment where all children are valued and are encouraged to achieve their full potential. Skyswood’s vision is to ‘provide a happy, caring, and challenging environment where children will recognise and achieve their full potential, developing a love for learning in an ever-changing world. They aim to achieve their vision by valuing diversity, providing a safe and secure environment, delivering a challenging and exciting curriculum through high quality teaching, sharing everybody’s achievements, and celebrating their successes, and involving the school and the wider community in respecting and caring for each other and the world around us.’
Skyswood Primary School required a new challenging climbing unit to enhance physical development and an outdoor classroom to improve the existing KS1 area. The current area was a huge field, with limited playground space which was causing issues throughout most of the year. Designed to increase the play space equipped with a different climbing style to the traditional linear trim trail the school had. The ESP design includes a Tangled Tarantula with black wetpour all-weather surfacing and a bespoke freestanding shelter with seating area.
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“ESP were very informative and helpful throughout the whole process, and we were very happy with the team on site. The staff and children are very pleased with the completed area. We would work with ESP again and recommend to other schools”.
Robert Brindle, Headteacher






