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Schools and Universities:
Fire Safety Services for Educational Settings from Tower Fire

Tower Fire provides specialist fire safety for schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Our educational clients include the University of Brighton, where we completed a P50 fire extinguisher installation across three campuses, significantly reducing extinguisher numbers, servicing costs, and administrative overhead.

Fire safety in educational settings presents a unique combination of challenges: high occupancy, young and vulnerable occupants, complex timetabling, multi-building campuses, and in some cases student residential accommodation. Every Tower Fire service we deliver in the education sector is carried out by an active or retired professional firefighter who understands how to manage these environments effectively.

Schools and Universities: Fire Safety Services for Educational Settings from Tower Fire
Why Fire Safety in Educational Settings Demands Specialist Expertise

Why Fire Safety in Educational Settings Demands Specialist Expertise

Educational premises host a wider range of activities than almost any other building type. Laboratories, workshops, commercial kitchens, sports halls, theatres, and student residences all exist within a single school or university campus, each carrying its own distinct fire risk profile. Managing fire safety for schools and universities therefore requires a provider with genuine breadth of capability, not a one-size-fits-all approach.

Fire and rescue services responded to 596 fires in educational premises in England in the year April 2022 to March 2023. Electrical faults account for approximately 23 per cent of school fires. Deliberate ignition is a significant further cause, with at least 80 arson attacks on schools reported in England in the year ending March 2024. Children and young people are also specifically identified in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 as a group requiring particular consideration in fire risk assessments.

Fire Safety Law for Schools and Universities

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to all educational premises in England and Wales, including schools, colleges, universities, academies, crèches, and adult education centres. Fire safety for schools UK compliance requires the responsible person to carry out a fire risk assessment, implement appropriate fire precautions, ensure all staff are trained in emergency procedures, and conduct regular evacuation drills.

In schools, the responsible person is typically the headteacher and governing body, or the academy trust where applicable. The Government’s Guide for Educational Premises provides sector-specific guidance on applying the RRFSO to educational settings.

University halls of residence are also subject to the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 where they meet the relevant height thresholds, introducing additional fire door inspection and resident information obligations. Universities and higher education providers must ensure these requirements are reflected in their fire safety management arrangements alongside their core RRFSO 2005 duties.

Our Fire Safety Services for Educational Settings

Tower Fire provides the complete range of services for fire safety for schools, colleges, and universities. Every service is tailored to the specific premises and its occupants.
  • Fire risk assessments: site-specific assessments for every educational building type, produced by a qualified officer with direct fire service experience and covering the full range of risks present in school and university environments
  • Fire safety training for schools: our fire safety training for schools service includes fire awareness for all staff, fire warden training, fire marshal courses, and bespoke in-house programmes for specialist environments such as laboratories and workshops
  • Fire warden training: our fire warden training for schools UK service equips nominated staff with the skills to manage evacuations, direct occupants safely, and account for all pupils and staff at the assembly point. Tailored to the specific building layout and occupancy
  • Evacuation training and drills: practical drills reflecting the specific layout and occupancy of the school or campus, including arrangements for pupils and students with mobility or cognitive impairments
  • Fire compartmentation surveys: inspecting fire barriers, fire doors, and stopping measures across complex multi-building campuses where compartmentation failures are frequently found in voids, risers, and service penetrations
  • Active fire protection: design, installation, and maintenance of fire detection and alarm systems across school and university buildings, compliant with BS 5839
  • P50 fire extinguishers: supply and installation of the Britannia P50 composite extinguisher. With a 20-year lifespan and no annual engineer servicing, the P50 significantly reduces cost and administration for large educational estates. The University of Brighton is a Tower Fire P50 case study
  • Fire safety policy development and independent audits: helping schools, academy trusts, and universities develop compliant fire safety policies and providing independent audits to verify arrangements are current and defensible

Trusted by Educational Institutions
Across the UK

Tower Fire works with primary schools, secondary schools, academy trusts, further education colleges, and universities across England and Wales. The University of Brighton is among our most prominent educational clients, where we delivered a P50 extinguisher installation programme across three campuses that reduced their extinguisher count and eliminated the annual servicing burden.

Our experience spans all educational setting types, from small primary schools with a single building to large multi-site universities with residential accommodation, specialist laboratories, and high-footfall public areas.
Why Choose Tower Fire for Evacuation Training?

Why Choose Tower Fire for Educational Fire Safety?

Every service Tower Fire delivers in the education sector is carried out by an active or retired professional firefighter. We understand how fire behaves in complex, high-occupancy buildings, and that understanding shapes every risk assessment, training session, and evacuation drill we deliver for fire safety for schools and universities.
  • Bespoke approach: training and risk assessments tailored to the specific premises and occupancy
  • Experience across all educational setting types: primary, secondary, academy, FE, and university
  • Specialist P50 extinguisher capability for large and multi-site educational estates
  • Full compliance with RRFSO 2005, Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, and all relevant British Standards
  • Trusted by the University of Brighton and educational institutions across the UK
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The responsible person under the RRFSO 2005 is typically the headteacher and governing body. In an academy, it is the academy trust. The responsible person must ensure a fire risk assessment is in place, staff are trained, and evacuation procedures are regularly tested.

At least once per term in most schools, and in accordance with the findings of the fire risk assessment. The headteacher and governing body are responsible for ensuring fire evacuation drills are carried out. Results must be recorded in the fire safety logbook.

Yes. Halls of residence that meet the relevant height thresholds are subject to the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, which introduce additional fire door inspection obligations and requirements to provide fire safety information to residents.

Yes. We provide single-provider coverage across academy trust portfolios and multi-campus universities, delivering a consistent standard of service at every location under one contract.