Practical & Durable School Flooring
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Flooring for Primary and Secondary Schools
Flooring for Busy Learning Environments
Schools are high-traffic environments where floors need to perform day after day, year after year. From corridors and classrooms to science labs and gyms, flooring must balance durability, acoustics, hygiene, and design flexibility.
Considerations for Primary & High School flooring:
- High durability: Surfaces that are quick to clean and reduce long-term costs.
- Acoustic comfort: Minimise noise from footsteps and furniture movement to improve concentration.
- Low maintenance: Surfaces that are quick to clean and reduce long-term costs.
- Design flexibility: Colours and patterns that enhance the learning environment and support school identity.
Recommended flooring solutions
- Marmoleum – Natural linoleum, sustainable, and design-rich ; ideal for classrooms, corridors, stairs and circulation areas.
- Flotex – Flocked textile flooring Ideal for classrooms, libraries and IT labs, combining comfort, acoustics, and hygiene.
- Step safety – Ensures safe movement in specialised classrooms like woodwork, food technology and bathrooms.
- Eternal – General purpose vinyl that's durable and easy to maintain, perfect for classrooms and corridors. Available to completely customise your own flooring.
Sports hall & gym areas
Sports and multipurpose hall flooring key considerations should be safe, resilient for gyms and activity spaces.
Recommended flooring solution
- Flotex – Flocked textile flooring is hygienic, acoustically effective, ideal for gyms, indoor multi-purpose halls and activity spaces. Flotex has 100% impermeable backing and slip-resistant in both wet and dry to ensure the safety of students.
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If you’d like to see how others have brought their Education projects to life, explore our case studies. You’ll find real-world examples across Early learning, kindergartens, primary, high and universities designed with Forbo flooring.