What is a Condition Survey?
A condition survey can determine the maintenance, refurbishment and replacement priorities for your school, college or multi-academy trust (MAT). It should provide a comprehensive understanding of the condition of your buildings and facilities.
Surveyors will conduct your appraisal, inspecting all areas of your estate, including windows, roofs and walls, as well as electrical, heating and ventilation systems. They will then suggest improvements that you should consider to ensure compliance with education building requirements.
School condition surveys are one of our core services, and our teams have years of experience supporting educational institutions. Please call 0808 156 2759 or claim your free consultation if you need one soon.
“Regular condition surveys are essential for schools to ensure safety, compliance and long-term sustainability. They help identify maintenance needs early, preventing costly repairs and ensuring a safe learning environment for students and staff.”
Ian Harrington, Regional Managing Partner (North)
Why are Condition Surveys Important for Schools?
These school building inspections enable you to better understand the condition and maintenance requirements of your buildings as well as any urgent health and safety risks that you should resolve. It also grades the issues in terms of their severity, prioritises the improvements and provides full costings.
As well as keeping your pupils, staff and visitors safe, a school condition survey can help cut your costs by allowing you to anticipate maintenance needs and perform remedial works before serious and expensive problems occur.
What is more, a school building condition survey is the first step in applying for government funding via Urgent Capital Support (UCS) and Condition Improvement Fund (CIF). The appraisal can provide crucial documentary evidence to support your applications.
What Do School Condition Surveys Cover?
Our RICS-certified Surveyors complete in-depth reports in line with the Department for Education’s (DfE) Asset Management Plan, but we also provide much more information.
We use the latest mobile assessment technology to perform non-intrusive inspections and utilise a common grading system to compare your maintenance requirements across multiple sites.
Our condition surveys include:
- Clear descriptions and a narrative of our findings
- Condition grades for every building within your estate
- Identification of the risks we find
- Prioritisation of the elements that require attention
- Recommendations for remedial works and replacements
- Full costings for the work required
- Information about other benefits of the works, such as energy savings
Why Should I Choose Eddisons for My School’s Condition Survey?
We provide building condition surveys for schools, academies, trusts, colleges and universities across the UK. Our team of over 60 RICS-certified surveyors delivers a first-class service and understands the challenges you face, from restricted budgets and project timescales to the importance of minimising disruptions during term time and exams.
Here are some more reasons to consider us for your next school condition survey:
- We have over 180 years of experience
- Our teams have a proven track record
- Past clients rate us highly
- We can provide building consultancy and project management services once issues have been identified
- Our specialists can help you secure funding by writing your applications
Contact Eddisons Education
Get in touch to find out more about building condition surveys for schools or to discuss the requirements of your school or academy with our team.
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