Playground markings, designed and installed
Playground markings that get children moving, learning and playing
We turn a tired tarmac yard into a space pupils want to use, with bright, hard-wearing markings drawn around your school. Free design, a fixed quote, and a team that installs nationwide.
- Free design and site survey
- Thermoplastic and painted markings
- Installed nationwide, often in a single day
What we install
Every design is drawn to your yard and laid in thermoplastic or paint. Pick a starting point below, or ask us to combine a few into one scheme.
Number & grid markings
Number squares to 100, alphabet snakes, clocks and compass points that back up maths and literacy.
See number & grid markingsSports courts & MUGA
Netball, basketball and tennis courts, plus multi-use games areas that fit the space you have.
See sports courts & mugaDaily mile tracks
Looped running tracks that make the daily mile easy to run whatever the weather.
See daily mile tracksRoadways & road safety
Mini road systems with junctions, crossings and parking bays for teaching road sense early.
See roadways & road safetySensory & SEND
Calming trails, sensory circuits and feelings zones designed around how your pupils use the space.
See sensory & sendGames & hopscotch
Hopscotch, snakes and ladders, mazes and target games that get a quiet corner busy.
See games & hopscotchEducational designs
World maps, times tables and phonics trails that take a lesson outdoors.
See educational designsBespoke designs
Your logo, mascot or a one-off theme, drawn to your yard and your budget.
See bespoke designsWhy schools choose Uniplay
Headteachers, business managers and council officers come back to us because the process is straightforward and the markings last.
Free design and site survey
We visit, measure the yard and draw a scheme around it before you commit to anything.
Durable thermoplastic
Hot-applied, anti-slip and made to take years of PE, playtimes and British weather.
Often a single-day install
Most primary schemes go down in a day, so a yard closed at drop-off is usually back in use fast.
Linked to the curriculum
Maths, literacy, PE and road safety, all reinforced by what is under your pupils’ feet.
Designed around your pupils
You know your pupils. We turn that into zoning and designs that suit how they actually play.
Installed nationwide
Local teams across England, Scotland and Wales, working from our Lancashire base.
From first call to finished playground
Four steps, and most of the work is ours.
- 01
Tell us about your yard
Call or send the form. We talk through what you want the space to do and book a visit.
- 02
Free survey and design
We measure the surface, then draw a scheme and send it back with a fixed quote.
- 03
We install
Our team preps the surface and lays the hot thermoplastic, working around your school day.
- 04
Your playground, transformed
The markings cure quickly and your pupils are playing on them, often the same day.
Playground markings across the UK
We install from Cornwall to the Highlands, with local teams around every regional hub. Find your nearest below or on the areas page.
See areas we coverRecent installs
Real playgrounds we have marked out for schools and councils.
What schools say
A few words from the teachers and heads we have worked with.
From our initial visit right through to the installation, I found the service, staff and communication smooth and efficient. The children are delighted with the new markings.
The installation team were totally professional and did an amazing job. They worked around our day and did the most they could to accommodate any adjustments.
You made everything so easy. Everyone was professional and reliable, from removal of the old markings to the completion of quite extensive new ones. The children and staff love them.
Playground markings, answered
How much do playground markings cost?
Projects range from a single graphic to a whole-playground scheme. As a guide, individual markings start from around £50 to £300, and a typical primary-school package is often in the low thousands, but the price depends on the number of designs, the area, thermoplastic versus paint, the surface and access. We give a free design and a fixed quote, so you know the cost before anything is booked.
How long does installation take?
Most single-yard primary schemes are installed in a day. We prep the surface, apply the hot-applied thermoplastic and it cures quickly, so disruption is kept low. Larger multi-zone or MUGA projects are staged over a little longer, and we can work weekends or school holidays where that suits you.
Are thermoplastic markings safe and hard-wearing?
Yes. Thermoplastic is bonded to the surface with heat, giving an anti-slip finish that stands up to constant footfall, wet weather and years of PE. It holds its colour far longer than paint, which is why we recommend it for most school yards.
Which schools and settings do you work with?
We work with primary, infant and junior schools, nurseries and EYFS settings, SEND and special schools, academies and multi-academy trusts, and local councils for parks and play areas.
Let’s design your playground
Send us your yard and what you want it to do. We will come back with a free design and a fixed quote, with no obligation.