Brackenfield SEND School – Coniston Canopies Case Study
- Product:
- Coniston Wall Mounted Canopy
Brackenfield SEND School, Nottinghamshire
Product: Four Coniston Wall Mounted Canopies
Sizes: 4.9m x 4.2m, 9.7m x 2.6m, 10m x 3.5m & 15m x 4m
Frame Colour: Ultramarine Blue – RAL 5002
Installation Date: April 2025 and September 2025
Installation Duration: 6 days
Intended Use: Classroom canopies for outdoor play and learning
Brackenfield SEND School provides education to pupils from the ages of 3-16 with complex learning, communication, and physical needs. Rated outstanding in all inspection areas, they cater for children across the south of Derbyshire.
During 2025, we supplied and installed a total of four canopies to help them further enhance their facilities by creating dry, sheltered areas where their children can play and learn outside all year round.
Canopies One, Two and Three
Initially, the school contacted us in December 2024, as they were looking to provide shade and shelter outside their Acorn, Maple, and Rowan classrooms.
After carrying out a full site survey, it was discovered that the Coniston Wall Mounted Canopy would be the perfect solution for all three areas due to a number of reasons. The first is that they had suitable walls to install against. Also, the Coniston offers all the features the school required, such as high UV protection, a strong, long-lasting frame that is guaranteed for 10 years and also features a 25-year life expectancy, integral guttering for a sleek appearance and minimal maintenance, and so much more.
The staff at the school were very impressed by the Coniston and its features and agreed that it would be the perfect shade and shelter structure for their needs and requirements.
When ordering the canopies, which were 4.9m x 4.2m, 9.7m x 2.6m and 10m x 3.5m, they opted for the canopy frame and posts to be powder coated in Ultramarine Blue (RAL 5002) to match their school branding colours.
All three canopies were installed during the Easter holidays in April 2025 as chosen by the school. The installation went ahead as planned with no problems along the way.
Canopy Four
Shortly after the canopies were installed, the school got back in touch, as they required another canopy to cover the area outside their Laurel and Willow classrooms.
Choosing a canopy this time round was much easier, as they knew they’d like the same canopy to match the other three, not only for the aesthetics but also because they were impressed with the quality.
This canopy was the largest of all four, measuring 15m x 4m and fitted in perfectly with the other structures, leaving the school with shade and shelter outside five of their classrooms for their pupils and teachers to enjoy the outdoors all year round.
Above: The finished fourth canopy installed outside the Laurel and Willow classrooms.
