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Shade Sails for Schools
Offer sublime shelter come rain or shine with a school shade sail from A&S Landscape. Our range of high-quality school shade sails offers versatile and stylish solutions, whether you want to create a cool and shaded play area, an outdoor learning environment, or a sheltered dining space.
Enquire NowShade Sails for Schools: Year-Round Protection for Year-Round Play
One of the easiest, most affordable, and practical ways to improve a school’s outdoor space is by investing in a school shade sail. As well as doing the obvious and providing shelter to large outdoor areas, they allow both staff and students to enjoy the fresh air, no matter the weather. If you’re a primary school or senior school and feel like you have limited access to usable outdoor space, a school shade sail is the perfect way to transform your space into functional zones for learning, socialising, and fun activities.
Here at A&S Landscape, we have almost 50 years worth of experience working with schools to design playgrounds that are both flexible and cost-effective, allowing your outdoor space to achieve its full potential! We know exactly what you need when it comes to the design and briefing of a canopy construction project, and have all the expertise required when it comes to shade sail installation.
For more information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch or fill out our enquiry form.
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Our Range of Shade Sails for Schools
With almost 50 years as canopy experts, A&S Landscape can easily help you find the ideal solution for your needs.
We have a wide range of styles for you to choose from! So, no matter if you have exact design specifications, want a high-quality shade sail or are after a cost-effective solution, we have something for you.
Maxima Tepee®
The perfect standalone solution, a Maxima Tepee® is a bespoke shade sail solution as you can easily increase the coverage with multiple modules. With various steel finishes and featuring an integral gutter system, the colourful sections are available in waterproof, UV resistant and fire retardant fabric.
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Maxima Sail®
As both a cost-effective and commanding design, the Maxima Sail® is a great solution for any outdoor area. Available in both shade cloth and waterproof fabrics, the canopy comes in an unlimited number of shapes, configurations and colours.
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Maxima StarSail®
The innovative design of the Maxima StarSail is an easy way to update your outdoor space. This canopy is available in a wide choice of colours as well as shade cloth or waterproof fabrics.
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Maxima Umbrella®
As a commercial-grade product, the Maxima Umbrella® is typically used to cover seating areas. It is available in various colours and waterproof fabrics.
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Sail Away in Style
We pride ourselves on our extensive range of shade sails that are suitable for all schools and educational facilities. A shade sail is essentially a large piece of fabric that attaches to posts or anchor points on your existing buildings. It is then stretched and tensioned between them to create a large, covered space.
And, our shade sails don’t just act as a handy shelter – they are suitable for a wide range of uses, including:
- Playground shade sails
- Nursery shade sails
- Dining area shade sails
- Play area shade sails
- Covered seating areas
- Play equipment shade
A shade sail is the perfect solution to get students outside during breaks, no matter the weather, and provides opportunities for safe and enjoyable outdoor learning! Our Maxima Sail is extremely durable, however, we do recommend that they are taken down in periods of extremely bad weather. Our fabric canopies are even more durable and can be left up all year round.
Need Some Inspiration? Take a Look at Some of Our Completed School Shade Sails
Every building has its own unique layout and our experienced design team is able to offer functional yet affordable canopy solutions. We’ve helped numerous educational institutions design, manufacture and install shade sails to improve their playground space.
Shade Sails for Schools Ideas
If you want even more inspiration, take a look at our Case Studies page to see how we can help you.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with our friendly team to find out more about a shade sail for your school.
What are the Benefits of Shade for Schools?
But what exactly are some of the benefits that a school shade sail can achieve? If you’re feeling a little pessimistic, we’re confident that you won’t take much persuading to be impressed by our stunning range of shade sails. Some of the best ways to benefit from shade sails for schools include:
- Superior UV protection – Give pupils a place to shelter from the sun and enjoy spending time outdoors during even the hottest months of the year. Depending on what fabric you opt for, our shade sails block between 90% – 98% of harmful UV rays!
- Create cooler outdoor areas – By opting for school shade, you’re reducing the temperature in the covered area. This allows pupils to enjoy being outdoors even on hot days, making playtime and outdoor lessons more comfortable to endure.
- Enhance aesthetics and encourage outdoor play – All of our shade sails are available in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and vibrant colours, which help to brighten up your school grounds and create a welcoming play area.
- Promotes health and well-being – Encourage pupils to get outdoors, where they can benefit from incredible mental health benefits. A shade sail is the perfect solution to reduce the risk of sunburn and heat exposure.
According to the skin charity SKCIN, schools have a responsibility to protect children from harmful UV rays. The solution? A school shade sail. They help to offer a level of UV protection while still allowing children to play outdoors.
For more information, have a read of our blog post What is a Shade Sail? Benefits, Ideas, & More!
From start to finish, A&S Landscape have worked with the school to make the project a large success.
A&S Landscape weren't the cheapest, but with the quality of product, customer service and attention to detail, they out shone other providers.
If you’re ready to discuss your project, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our friendly team.
Can’t Find the Right Solution? Then Design Your Own!
If you haven’t found a shade sail that is fit to your specifications, then don’t worry, as we can help! With over 40 years of experience, our dedicated team can advise you through the entire process, whether that’s the initial design consultation or after installation.
We offer bespoke custom canopies, using only the highest-quality materials and latest construction methods to make sure that all of our products are safe, practical, and durable for many years to come. So, if you’ve had your eye on a specific colour, fabric, or design, get in touch with us to help create the shade sail of your dreams!
Need Inspiration? Have a Look at Some of Our Completed School Shade Sails
At A&S Landscape, we’ve helped numerous educational facilities with the design, manufacture, and installation process of bespoke shade sails that have improved their playground space. Our experienced design team is always on standby to offer functional yet affordable canopy solutions. Take a look at some of our successful projects below…
A Sun Shade Solution
St Mary’s Bluecoat Primary School has a wonderful playing field for their students, but it was missing just one thing – shelter.
If students wanted to use it, they would be out in the hot sun during the summer months. They got in touch with our team, looking for a solution that would both work and look good.
They decided to use a Maxima Sail to create waterproof sails for shade on their playing field, making it much easier to use in the summer.
These school shades are perfect for keeping the sun off pupils when they’re playing or socialising, and they look great too! They were created in a shade of aquatic blue, fitting in with the school colours and looking great against the colours of the grass.
The sails have proven to be a hit with the school, and they now have somewhere for pupils to play without being in the direct sun.
Adding a Pop of Colour to the Playground
When considering school design, it’s not enough to be purely functional. You need the school to spark the imagination of the children who attend, too. That’s why Ysgol Penygloddfa wanted something exciting when they were looking to install new school shade sails on their property.
They came to us as we were able to offer something that little bit different. They went with three Maxima Sail canopies that create a great, dynamic shape against the backdrop of the school.
By choosing them in green, blue and yellow with blue posts, the space has now become bright and cheerful. It’s perfect for brightening up any wet day on the playground.
Loved by students, parents and teachers, they offer lots of shelter whilst also being aesthetically pleasing.
I was left with an excellent impression of the company and would recommend to others.
- NOA's Ark Nursery
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With Almost 50 Years of Experience, Choose A&S Landscape as Your Trusted School Canopy Partner
Here at A&S Landscape, we’ve been designing, manufacturing, and installing canopies since 1976, and in that time, we’ve catered for all kinds of educational facilities, including nurseries, colleges, and universities.
We understand that each establishment has its own unique needs, and so we have increased our design flexibility over the years to offer a truly customized solution for all.
Ready to take the next step towards sun safety and enhancing outdoor play? Then please get in touch with us today – we’d be more than happy to work with you! Or, give us a call on 01743 444 100.
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FAQs
If you’re unsure where to begin when it comes to school shade sails, hopefully these FAQs should give you a bit more clarity. For more information about the process head to our overall FAQ page.
At A&S Landscape, we offer a full range of shade sails for schools, ensuring that we have something that suits every budget. Prices will vary depending on the shade sail sizes, location of your school, ground surface, and other site-specific factors. For more information or to get a quote, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Shade sails can be used for a wide variety of outdoor areas, including:
- Playground shade sail
- Nursery shade sail
- Dining area shade sail
- Play area shade sail
- Covered seating area
- Play equipment shade
We use a variety of materials for a shade sail. These include shade cloth, waterproof PVC fabric, and steel posts. Our waterproof PVC fabric blocks up to 99.8% of radiation, a great choice to keep pupils sheltered from harmful UV rays.
Depending on which material you choose for your shade sail, yes, your shade sail can be waterproof. Our PV fabric boasts incredible waterproof properties, offering you protection from rainy weather and meaning that you can use your canopy all year round!
Yes, your shade sail can be taken down in extreme weather conditions. By doing this, you can protect the canopy and also any buildings surrounding it. For further information in regards to the installation and dismantling process, get in touch with a member of our team.
Most of our shade sails from our Maxima range can be left up all year round as they are extremely durable and can withstand harsh weather conditions. However, we would recommend taking down your Maxima Sail canopy in dangerous or extreme weather conditions. For help on how to do this, give us a call on 01743 444 100.