School & Education Air Conditioning in Surrey
Hot, stuffy classrooms make it hard for pupils to concentrate and for staff to teach, and summer terms increasingly run into heatwave conditions. Tempest installs efficient, quiet air conditioning for schools, nurseries and colleges across Surrey — and we time the work around your holidays.
In short
School air conditioning in Surrey is usually installed as wall or cassette systems in classrooms and IT suites, or VRF across larger sites. Work is normally scheduled in school holidays. Single rooms cost around £1,500–£3,000; whole-block or multi-room VRF schemes run £7,000–£20,000+. There is no government grant for air-to-air systems.
Cooler classrooms, better learning
Concentration and learning suffer in overheated rooms, and south-facing classrooms, IT suites and halls can become unworkable on a hot June afternoon. IT rooms and server cupboards are a particular priority — equipment generates constant heat and needs reliable cooling year-round, not just in summer.
We size each space from its real heat load (glazing, occupancy, equipment) and specify quiet units so they don't intrude on teaching. As reverse-cycle air-to-air heat pumps, the same systems provide efficient heating in winter too.
Installed around the school calendar
Disruption to teaching is the biggest concern, so we plan installations into half-terms and the summer holidays, working to your access arrangements and safeguarding requirements. For larger sites we phase work building-by-building across holiday periods so the school is ready for the new term.
All our engineers are F-Gas qualified, and we work within your site safeguarding, DBS and contractor-induction procedures.
Budgets, funding and maintenance
School budgets are tight and bound by procurement and year-end cycles, so we provide clear, itemised quotes you can take to governors or the trust. Important: because air conditioning is an air-to-air heat pump, it is not eligible for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (which covers air-to-water and ground-source systems) — so we'll be straight with you about funding and focus on efficient running costs and finance options instead. A planned maintenance contract keeps systems efficient and ready for each summer term.
- Quiet classroom and IT-suite cooling that won't disrupt lessons
- Priority cooling for server rooms and IT equipment year-round
- Installations scheduled into half-terms and summer holidays
- F-Gas qualified engineers working within site safeguarding rules
- Reverse-cycle heating and cooling for whole-year comfort
- Clear, itemised quotes for governors and trust procurement
Typical school air conditioning by area (Surrey, ex-VAT, indicative)
| Area | Typical system | Indicative cost |
|---|---|---|
| Single classroom / IT room | Wall split or cassette | £1,500–£3,000 |
| Block of rooms | Multi-split / small VRF | £4,000–£9,000 |
| Whole building / multi-block | VRF, zoned | £9,000–£20,000+ |
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