Community Use
Our excellent facilities, with easy access and plentiful parking, are used by a range of community groups and sports clubs on a regular basis and are also available for events, workshops, conferences, meetings or holiday clubs. Our facilities are available for hire on weekday evenings, at weekends and during school holidays.
To enquire about availability or discuss your idea please contact our Lettings Administrator on 01929 500599 or email lettings@theswanageschool.co.uk
You can find our Charging and Lettings Policy on our policies page.
Facilities for Hire
Sports Hall
The Swanage School has a fantastic Sports Hall available for hire by local groups. It has markings for basketball, four badminton courts, a 5-a-side pitch and has basketball hoops, cricket nets and indoor football goals. There is also a partition to divide the hall. Posts and nets are available for netball, short tennis, badminton and pickleball. It is also a great place for gymnastics, dance classes and fitness sessions.
There are changing rooms and toilets, including a disabled toilet.
The Sports Hall can also be hired for events, such as sports activity breaks or sports parties.
Prices for regular hire start from £35ph for local community groups. For events please get in touch for a quote. A minimum two hour booking will be required at times there is no other use of the facilities (e.g. at weekends or during school holidays).
Astro-turf
Our 6-a-side astro pitch is available for hire. It has limited lighting, but enough to make it usable for outdoor training in the winter months. Charges start at £27ph for local community groups.
Main Hall
The Main Hall (Atrium) is a bright, open space. It can be used on a regular basis as an 'empty space' (without stage) and is particularly suitable for fitness, dance or martial arts classes, or community meetings.
For events, the use of the space is varied and seating and tables can be set up for your needs. The Hall can accommodate 250 people seated in rows and comfortably up to 100-120 seated at tables. Used in conjunction with the drama studio, it is easily transformed into a performance space perfect for shows and performances, with a bi-folding door that can be pulled back to reveal the stage area and the drama studio acting as a "back-stage" area behind. Our stage is made of portable sections and can be configured in various sizes.
Audio-visual equipment includes a large projector screen, speakers and microphone.
The adjacent kitchen, with serving hatch, provides the opportunity to offer tea and coffee to your guests, or bring in professional caterers for your event. A Temporary Event Notice (TENS license) will be needed if alcohol is to be served or sold.
As the space is extremely flexible, it is ideal for a variety of events, including presentations, musical performances and quiz/social nights.
Prices for regular hire by local community groups start at £28ph. For regular hire requiring more than a basic set-up, please get in touch to discuss your needs. A minimum two hour booking will be required at times there is no other use of the facilities (e.g. at weekends or during school holidays).
Special events are charged on a bespoke basis depending on the requirements.
Classrooms
The school has ample classrooms available for hire. With state of the art whiteboards and projectors, they make great learning environments. With tables and chairs for 28 people.
The rooms are perfect for tuition, language lessons, meetings and small workshops. There is also access to some specialist classrooms (e.g. art, food technology, labs, computing) for suitably qualified tutors.
Our art classroom is a particularly lovely space with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the Purbeck hills.
Field or netball court
We have an outside netball court, alongside a field that can be used for outdoor events such as fetes.
The field can be hired for camping by organised groups such as Duke of Edinburgh, Boys' Brigade, Guides, Scouts etc, during certain weeks of the summer holidays. Please get in touch to discuss options.
Pricing
Regular hire
Prices mentioned above are for regular use by community groups and charities, or for youth, OAP and disability groups. Prices for cheaper spaces such as classrooms, the netball court and field may vary depending on the overall use of the facilities; for example, these can be offered more cheaply when other spaces are in use at the same time.
Event pricing
Quotes for private, public or commercial functions or one-off events are on an individual basis and are not based on hourly rates given above. For more information on pricing for an event, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Contacting us
Either call 01929 500599 or by email lettings@theswanageschool.co.uk