School lettings that make more money with less hassle
On average, our schools increase their income 170% in just 6 months
Connected Community
We work with over 650 organisations, from local groups to national franchises. We support your school marketing efforts to attract students and build links with the local community.
Increased Revenue
We are the market leader in maximising bookings through our bespoke sales and marketing programme for every partner school.
Reduced Risk
Trust in a market-leading partner with 14+ years of experience. With our Schools Come First Policy, site-specific training and quality control procedures, your school site will remain in safe hands.
Trusted by over 200 schools and academies
We know that success looks different for every school and so would love to hear more about what matters most to your school so that we can help turn your vision into reality. Get in touch today to arrange an initial consultation
Testimonials
Claire Bailey
School Business Manager
Gospel Oak Primary School
Gary Kynaston
Headteacher
Hammersmith Academy
We’re extremely grateful for School Space’s Community Connectors. They are super attentive and really care about the school and customers.They make the effort to make sure that it is as if lettings haven’t happened on a Monday.
Duncan Lambe
Business Manager
All Saints Catholic High School
£14m
generated from community lettings
20,000
community members using our school spaces
1500+
school spaces under management
What School Space can do for you
For your Site
| Quality, DBS checked Staff for all bookings | |
| Site-specific security plans and training programmes | |
| Health and safety and safeguarding audits | |
| Quality Control Procedures and shift checklists |
For your Community
| Focused sales and marketing to discover new customers | |
| Vetting hirers for suitability, insurance and compliance | |
| Finances, invoicing and payment security | |
| Round the clock Customer Support |
For your School
| Regular reporting on financials and community impact | |
| Accounts on our bespoke bookings platform | |
| A dedicated Operations Manager to communicate with your site team | |
| Performance reviews to monitor targets |
Any questions?
What services do you provide?
School Space offers a number of services in the lettings market, but our core product is a ‘fully managed’ offering. This means that not only do we provide a bookings platform and software, but also fully trained, enhanced DBS staff to manage lettings on your school site.
How do you manage existing customers?
Here at School Space we are very used to handing over existing customers as well as bringing in new community groups to schools. We carefully vet all our customers, including insurance, safeguarding and british values checks, as well as careful management to ensure events are suitable for each school.
We also have an existing network of carefully selected partners who we place in our schools as part of the School Space offering. We then work closely with each of our partner schools to ensure all lettings users are as beneficial to the community and school as possible, building on your existing relationships rather than disrupting them!
How do we know what’s going on on site?
We have a bespoke booking system to manage lettings, and provide as many logins as needed for free as part of our service. You have full visibility of customer usage and regular income and impact reporting each term. Our School Operations Manager will have a close relationship with your site team, as well as our School Partnership Manager being available for income updates and contractual progress meetings.
What are the benefits of Community Lettings?
At School Space we believe every school should engage with its local community by providing access to its spaces – it’s at the heart of our mission as a social enterprise. However there are many benefits to your school beyond this, including the income generated to supplement budgets. Many of our school partners use lettings to drive marketing and reputation in the local community, as well as ensuring there are a range of activities in the evenings and weekends for students, parents and the wider community to stay active and reduce loneliness.
How quickly can we start?
Provided that your facilities meet the threshold for our service, we can start straight away. We take care of the onboarding process to get you set up for successful lettings, or handover what you already have in place. Get in touch below and we can give you a timeline based on your individual school’s needs.
What do you charge?
We almost always operate on a share of the income from lettings, to ensure there is no upfront cost, and never a risk of lettings costing a school money. We are market leaders for income generation, and our proposal will demonstrate to you how we generate the maximum possible income for each of our partner schools.