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St Paul’s Catholic Primary School

St Paul’s Catholic Primary School

Project Info:

Location: Stockport, Cheshire

Age Range: 5 - 11 Years Old

Budget: £20,000

Sector: Primary

Key Outcomes
  • Noticeable improvement in children’s core strength as well as grip and grasp.
  • New Trim Trail encourages children’s agility, balance and co-ordination.
  • A play space that both Key Stage 1 and 2 children can enjoy all year round.
  • Communication & Language skills boosted

Customer Feedback

The equipment itself is of the highest quality and looks amazing.  All visitors to the school are extremely impressed.

The positive feedback from children is wonderful and most certainly a high point of their day. As well as the more obvious physical health benefits, we have noticed improvement in children’s core strength and grip, with children sitting with better posture in classrooms and improved handwriting.  The emotional and mental wellbeing benefits children gain from using this equipment, makes every penny worth it.

The communication throughout the planning stages was excellent.  This continued throughout the installation and even afterwards, with Charlie visiting regularly to ensure that everything was going to plan and that the needs of the school were being met.  I can honestly say that Charlie went above and beyond what I had expected.  The contractors were also very efficient and a pleasure to work with.

I would highly recommend Fawns and hope to use them again in the future.

N. Armstrong-Boyle, Headteacher

BACKGROUND

Situated in the small town of Stockport in Cheshire, St Paul’s Catholic Primary School’s main mission statement is to “Aspire not to have more, but to be more”, inspired by St Oscar Romero. The school have created a nurturing environment, encouraging each of their pupils to be the very best they can be, each and every day.

 

PROJECT BRIEF

The school wanted to update an old adventure area which had been condemned for 12 months following a playground inspection. They were looking at replacing the area with some new climbing equipment, providing a play space suitable for both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils.

They wanted play equipment that would enhance children’s physical development, aiding core strength and grip & grasp as well as improving communication and language skills.

 

THE DESIGN PROCESS

An appointment was arranged for the school with the local play consultant. The school had met with several companies, but according to the headteacher it was clear from the outset that Fawns stood head and shoulders above the rest.

During the appointment the consultant listened to the school’s concepts and discussed plans and ideas on how to create a new, fun and engaging adventure area that would benefit children’s core strength as well as physical development.

The consultant made some suggestions which enabled the school to make the most of their budget, without compromising the play space; also giving the school free reign on designing their own piece of equipment which the children had requested.

Once the design had been created, it was presented to the school, and with some minor adjustments a final proposal was agreed, and the playground installation could begin.

 

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Children in red uniforms play on a wooden balance structure with ropes at St Paul’s playground, with a grassy field and a red brick building in the background. Two boys in red shirts climb a wooden playground structure with ropes at St Paul’s, with grass, a path, and houses in the background under a partly cloudy sky. A child in a red jumper balances on a playground obstacle made of ropes and wooden beams on artificial grass in St Pauls, with houses visible in the background. Six children in red uniforms from St Paul’s climb and play on an outdoor wooden climbing wall at a school playground on a sunny day.

Products Used In This Install:

LH Link Mini Balance Beam with child crossing
Left Hand Link Mini Balance Beam
A cylindrical wooden log with smooth surfaces and two small green dots near each end, displayed on a white background.
Link Mini Balance Beam
A wooden playground structure with two parallel yellow bars at the top and one blue bar at the bottom, supported by four upright logs.
Rope Crossing Bridge
arch rope crossing with child climbing
Arch Rope Crossing
A wooden cylindrical rod and two blue Link Parallel Rope Walk tension rods with hooked ends and suction pads are shown against a white background.
Link Parallel Rope Walk
Wooden swing set with three suspended log seats, similar to the Log Traverse 2100, each hanging by red and blue ropes from a horizontal wooden beam.
Log Traverse 2100
A wooden dowel and an arrangement of blue and red diagonal cords link together with metal clips at the ends, forming a crossed X-shape reminiscent of a rope walk.
Link Crossed Rope Walk
Wooden swing set frame with two upright posts, a horizontal crossbar, and three hanging ropes for Drop Rope Traverse 2100; a red line marks the distance between the base of the posts.
Drop Rope Traverse 2100
A child swings from triangular blue rings suspended from a wooden frame over a grassy surface.
Single Trapeze Swing
Bouldering Wall with Visibility Gap and child climbing
Bouldering Wall Single with Visibility Gap
A child with blonde hair in a purple shirt and black trousers balances on one foot atop a wooden stump surrounded by grass.
Stepping Stone (1)
Two wooden balance beams set at different heights, each supported by three vertical wooden posts, with blue circular markers on top.
2.4m Twin Crossover Balance Beams
Two children playing on a gymnastics bar in a grassy area, one child hanging and the other climbing.
Roll Over Bars
A round green sign with the word Start in yellow mounted on a wooden post.
Sports Challenge Start Sign
surrey picnic table with grass and children
Surrey Picnic Table
A wooden picnic table sits on artificial grass near a curved wooden climbing frame in a school playground. A brick building and mural are in the background.
Duralawn Grass Surface

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