School Electrician in London
We are a school electrician and family business based in Acton, working with primary schools, secondary schools, academies, independent schools and nurseries across London.
Testing, repairs and upgrades are booked into your half terms and holidays, so teaching carries on and your estates file stays complete.
A school electrician that works around your year
Term time belongs to teaching. Therefore, we plan your testing and maintenance into the breaks, and as your school electrician we spread the work so nothing is left until the last week of the summer.
October half term
Fire alarm service, the first of two each year, plus fault-finding on any false alarms.
Christmas holidays
Annual emergency lighting duration test, with failed batteries and fittings replaced.
February half term
PAT testing across classrooms, offices and kitchens, plus small repairs.
Easter holidays
Second fire alarm service of the year and remedial work from your last EICR.
May half term
Site surveys and fixed quotes for the bigger summer jobs.
Summer holidays
EICR testing, LED lighting upgrades, new circuits, data points and Wi-Fi.
This is a typical plan. We fit it around your own term dates, budgets and priorities.
The electrical checks every school needs
The DfE’s Good estate management for schools guidance expects schools to keep certificates and records of all testing and remedial work. In addition, fire safety law requires fire alarms and emergency lighting to be kept in good working order. Here is what that means in practice, and which checks a school electrician should carry out.
| Check | How often | Standard | Who does it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire alarm test from a call point | Weekly | BS 5839-1 | Your site team we show them how |
| Emergency lighting function test | Monthly | BS 5266-1 | Your site team or Us |
| Fire alarm service | Every 6 months | BS 5839-1 | Us |
| Emergency lighting duration test | Every year | BS 5266-1 | Us |
| PAT testing | Based on risk, often yearly | IET Code of Practice | Us |
| EICR (fixed wire testing) | Up to every 5 years | BS 7671 | Us |
Primary, secondary, independent and early years
Whatever the setting, the same school electrician team looks after you, from the first survey to the final certificate.
Primary schools
Busy sites with small site teams, so we keep visits short and plan the disruptive work for after pupils leave.
Secondary schools and academies
We phase larger sites building by building across half terms, so no department loses power for long.
Independent schools
We work directly with bursars and estates managers, with one point of contact from quote to certificate.
Nurseries and early years
Because nurseries open long hours, we test early in the morning, in the evening or at weekends.
What to expect when we are on site
Schools trust us with their buildings, their staff and their pupils. Because of that, every school electrician visit follows the same simple rules.
- Our engineers hold Enhanced DBS checks wherever required.
- We sign in at reception and follow your safeguarding and contractor procedures.
- Noisy or disruptive work is kept outside lesson time.
- Power isolations are agreed with your site manager in advance.
- Every area is left safe, tidy and working at the end of each day.
How our school electrician visits work
Site survey
First, we walk the site with your site manager and review your existing certificates and logbooks.
Planned into the breaks
Next, we book the work for half terms, holidays, evenings or weekends.
Test, fix and certify
On site, we test, label and log everything, and we fix or quote for any faults we find.
Records for your file
Finally, you receive certificates, logbooks and remedial quotes, and we let you know before the next test is due.
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School electrician FAQs
Can you work during the school holidays?
Yes, as a school electrician, most of our work is booked for half terms, the Easter and summer holidays, evenings and weekends. Therefore, testing and repairs do not interrupt lessons or exams.
Are your engineers DBS checked?
Yes, our engineers hold Enhanced DBS checks wherever required. They also sign in at reception and follow your safeguarding procedures.
How often does a school need an EICR?
IET guidance suggests a maximum of five years for educational buildings. However, your inspector may recommend a shorter interval for older wiring, kitchens or sports facilities.
Do you work with nurseries?
Yes, we test and maintain the electrics in nurseries and early years settings. For instance, we often test before opening or at weekends because of their long hours.
Can you test everything in one visit?
Yes, in most cases. For example, we can carry out PAT testing, emergency lighting tests and a fire alarm service in the same holiday visit.
Which schools do you work with?
We work with maintained schools, academies, independent schools and nurseries, mainly in West and North West London but also across the rest of the city.
Need a school electrician?
Tell us about your school and when you would like the work done. Then we will send you a free, no-obligation quote.
Book a school electrician with us
Tell us what you need and roughly where you are, and we’ll get back to you with a free quote, usually within 12 hours. Photos of the job always help.
Rather talk it through? Call us on 07447 569653 or send us a message on WhatsApp.
We’re NAPIT-accredited (No. 65117), and every job comes with the right certificate.
