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Playground Markings in Edinburgh
Yes, we install playground markings right across Edinburgh, from Leith, Gorgie and Newington to Morningside, Portobello and out to Corstorphine. The capital mixes long-established primaries on tight city-centre sites with newer schools serving the growing suburbs, so the right scheme varies a lot from one yard to the next. Bright, durable markings and clear zoning make either kind of playground work harder for pupils from P1 to P7.
- Free design and site survey
- Hard-wearing thermoplastic
- Often installed in a day
Free design and quote
Get a free design and a fixed quote for Edinburgh
For Edinburgh primary schools, nurseries and councils we install the full range: educational grids like number squares to 100, alphabet snakes, world maps, clocks and compass points; sports and active markings including MUGA courts, netball and basketball courts and daily-mile tracks; fun designs such as hopscotch, mazes and mini roadways for road safety; and calming sensory and SEND circuits. Thermoplastic or painted, designed around your yard.
- A free site survey and a scaled design
- A fixed price, no obligation
- Fitted around your school calendar
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What we install in Edinburgh
We design and install the full range of playground markings across Edinburgh, from educational grids and sports courts to sensory circuits and mini roadways, in hard-wearing thermoplastic or paint.
- Educational markingsNumber grids to 100, alphabet snakes, world maps, clocks and compass points that take lessons outside.Explore
- Sports court markingsMUGA layouts, netball, basketball and tennis courts marked out to size for PE and clubs.Explore
- Daily mile tracksA measured running loop around the yard so every class can clock up their daily mile.Explore
- Fun and games markingsHopscotch, snakes and ladders, mazes, targets and traditional games that fill the breaktime yard.Explore
- Roadway and road safetyMini road systems with junctions, crossings and give-way lines for real road-safety lessons.Explore
- Sensory and SEND markingsCalming trails, sensory circuits and quiet-zone markings designed for SEND and EYFS settings.Explore
- Thermoplastic markingsHard-wearing, hot-applied thermoplastic that bonds to tarmac and holds its colour for years.Explore
- Wall artBright painted and thermoplastic wall art that turns a bare wall or fence into a learning feature.Explore
Playground markings in Edinburgh
Local markings, designed around your site
Edinburgh pairs historic, compact primaries on constrained inner-city sites with newer, larger schools in the expanding western and coastal suburbs, so each yard needs a scheme judged on its own space rather than a single template.
Do you install playground markings across Edinburgh?
We cover the whole of Edinburgh and the neighbouring council areas with our own installation teams. That takes in the inner districts like Leith, Gorgie and Newington, the coastal side at Portobello, and the western suburbs out to Corstorphine, then reaches into West Lothian and Fife. Because Edinburgh yards range from tight stone-built sites to open suburban grounds, we start with a free site survey to map each space before a single line is laid, and plan the work around the school day.
What markings suit Edinburgh's older city-centre school yards?
Zoned, multi-use markings suit tight city-centre sites best, and plenty of Edinburgh's established primaries sit on exactly that kind of compact yard. On a single tarmac surface we can set a quiet number grid and alphabet trail at one end, an active track or target games in the middle, and courts where the space allows. Thermoplastic is our usual recommendation because it is hot-applied, anti-slip and copes with heavy footfall and damp east-coast winters, keeping a small yard doing several jobs at once.
Can you mark the larger playgrounds at Edinburgh's newer schools?
Yes, the growing suburbs around Edinburgh have brought newer primaries with more generous grounds, and those open up bigger schemes. With more room we can lay a full daily-mile loop, a MUGA or court area, a trim trail around the edge and a dedicated road-safety roadway, all in one visit. We design around the age range and the curriculum, so a new-build serving young families gets early-years-friendly markings alongside the active sports layouts older pupils want.
Do you provide sensory and SEND markings for Edinburgh schools?
We design sensory and SEND playground markings for special schools and mainstream primaries with support provision across the city. These include calming trails, sensory circuits, Simon Says routes and feelings zones that give pupils a predictable, low-stimulation way around the playground. We talk the specific needs through with your staff first, because you know your pupils and we know how to turn that into markings that are clear, gentle and safe underfoot.
How quickly can you install playground markings in Edinburgh?
Most Edinburgh primary schemes are installed in a single day with minimal disruption. Once the design is signed off, our team preps the surface, applies the hot thermoplastic and the markings cure quickly, so a yard closed at drop-off is often ready again soon after. For larger schemes across a MUGA or several zones we stage the work, and we can use weekends or the school holidays where a school would rather keep the yard clear during teaching.
Recent playground markings near Edinburgh
Roadway and road-safety markings
Sensory quiet-area markings
Maze markings
Target-game markings
Playground markings in Edinburgh: your questions
How much do playground markings cost in Edinburgh?
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 every Edinburgh school 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 done in a day. We prep the surface, apply hot-applied thermoplastic and it cures quickly, so disruption is kept to a minimum. Larger multi-zone or MUGA projects are staged over a little longer, and we can work weekends or the school holidays where that suits your yard.
Do you cover Livingston, Dunfermline and Musselburgh?
Yes. Alongside Edinburgh itself we regularly install in Livingston, Dunfermline and Musselburgh, as well as Leith, Portobello, Corstorphine and Morningside. If you are anywhere around the capital, in West Lothian or Fife, just ask and we will confirm cover and arrange a free survey.
Which schools and settings do you work with?
We work with primary and nursery schools, EYFS and early-years settings, SEND and special schools, and local authorities for parks and play areas. In Edinburgh that ranges from a historic city-centre primary to a new-build serving one of the growing suburbs.
Ready to mark out your Edinburgh playground?
Tell us about your site and we will send a free design and a fixed quote for your Edinburgh school, nursery or play area.
- Free design and site survey
- No obligation
- Nationwide install team