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Keeping a school site safe is a serious legal responsibility, and one that is easy to fall behind on when the day job never stops. An external audit gives you an honest, expert picture of where you stand and what needs attention first.
We check your health, safety, and premises compliance against what the law and inspectors expect, and give you a clear, prioritised plan to act on.
What Is a Health and Safety Audit?
It is an independent audit of your school or trust’s health, safety, and premises compliance. An experienced auditor visits the site, reviews your systems and records, and walks the premises to see how policy translates into practice.
You receive a clear report that separates what is working, what needs attention, and what needs it urgently.
Who Is a Health and Safety Audit For?
It is for schools, academies, trusts, and specialist settings that want assurance their site is safe and their statutory duties are met. It is particularly valuable for business managers and premises leads who want an expert second pair of eyes, and for trusts wanting a consistent standard across every site.
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What Does a Health and Safety Audit Include?
- A full site walk-through with an experienced auditor
- Review of health and safety policy and risk assessments
- Checks on fire safety, first aid, and accident recording
- Review of statutory testing and maintenance records
- Assessment of contractor and visitor management
- A prioritised report separating urgent from routine actions
- Clear, practical recommendations you can act on
How Does a Health and Safety Audit Help Your School, Academy, Trust, or Setting?
1
Know where you actually stand
It is hard to judge your own site objectively. An external auditor gives you a true picture, not a hopeful one, so you can plan with confidence.
2
Protect pupils and staff
The point of all this is a safe place to learn and work. We help you find the gaps before they become incidents.
3
Meet your legal duties
Health and safety law places real obligations on schools. We check you are meeting them and evidence it clearly.
4
Prioritise your spending
Not everything can be fixed at once. Our prioritised report helps you direct budget to what matters most, first.
5
Support your premises team
Business managers and site staff often carry this alone. An audit gives them backing, focus, and a clear action list.
6
Reassure governors and trustees
Boards are accountable for site safety. A clear external audit gives them the assurance and the evidence they need.
7
Be ready for inspection
Inspectors and insurers both look at safety management. A recent audit shows you take it seriously and have it in hand.
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How a Health and Safety Audit Works
- 1We agree the scope and book a convenient date for the site visit.
- 2Our auditor reviews your policies, risk assessments, and testing records.
- 3We walk the site to see how safety management works in practice.
- 4We produce a clear, prioritised report separating urgent and routine actions.
- 5We talk you through the findings and the sensible order to tackle them.
What You Get at the End
- A clear picture of your current compliance position
- A prioritised action plan, urgent items first
- Evidence of due diligence for governors and insurers
- Practical recommendations grounded in school reality
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Key Features of Our Service
Experienced auditors
Our auditors know school sites — the plant rooms, the DT workshops, the minibuses, the realities of an old building.
Prioritised reporting
We tell you what is urgent and what can wait, so you are not staring at an undifferentiated list.
Practical recommendations
Every recommendation is something a real school can actually do, not a counsel of perfection.
Why Choose Jarvis Education?
We work only with schools and trusts, so our auditors understand the specific hazards and pressures of an education site. You get a rigorous, honest audit and a plan you can genuinely work through — not a generic corporate checklist that ignores how schools run.
Next Steps & How to Get Started
- Speak to us about your site and what you want the audit to cover.
- We agree scope and dates and carry out the visit.
- Contact us today to book your health and safety audit.
Who We Work With
We support settings of every type across England and internationally.
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