Reception Areas

At CID Study.space, we understand that first impressions count. A well-designed school reception sets the tone for your entire institution, reflecting your ethos and values while ensuring a safe and welcoming environment. Serving schools in Surrey, Sussex, London and the South-East we specialize in creating reception areas that leave a lasting positive impression.

Doors & Entry Systems

The entrance to your school, nursery, or university is the first thing visitors see, whether they are prospective parents, interviewees, or OFSTED inspectors. Upgrading your school reception with modern entry systems and security doors is a worthwhile investment to enhance safety and manage access effectively. Our solutions ensure that your reception is both inviting and secure.

Bespoke Flooring

School receptions and the nursery and university equivalents are likely to be subject to high levels of footfall.

The flooring installed needs to be robust as well as able to be hygienically cleaned. It doesn’t have to be all about the practicalities however, there are still lots of aesthetically pleasing options to give your school reception the ‘wow’ factor for anyone entering the building. From using your school colours, to zoning different areas or even having your school logo, crest or motto printed onto your flooring there are lots of interesting design options available.

Reception Furniture

The main piece of reception furniture is the reception desk which will meet your visitors when they first arrive.

By using specialist school furniture suppliers we can supply and install both traditional and contemporary designs that will fit in with your surroundings. Ensuring the desk is accessible to all visitors is a priority and we can advise you as to what the regulations are to make sure your reception is DDA compliant.

Ethos

Your School, Nursery or University will have a strong ethos which you will want the visitors to your reception to get a real taste of what your school is all about from the moment they step into the building.

Having a reception area that is warm and welcoming is a priority. Using colours, signage, display cases, art work and seating you can build a picture of what sort of a place your setting is. Think about introducing technology to maximise the experience, screens on the wall for example could showcase student work as well as sharing messages and announcements.

Visitors

School’s can be notoriously difficult to navigate for outsiders. Make sure your reception space is working efficiently to minimise confusion. CID Study.space can reconfigure your existing area to allow your visitor procedures to operate fluidly.
Through a process of consultation we can advise how your sign in process, waiting area, safety protocols and hygiene procedures can be enhanced by redesigning your reception.

Hear from our happy customers

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Hermann MartynMichael Sobel Sinai School
“Just a short note of appreciation in respect of the work carried out by CID in respect of the above project. The IT suite has been brought up to date and the children are most enthusiastic and last week when the student council met with the Governors they particularly commented on how much they were enjoying their new facility. The whole project ran very smoothly during the Summer break, finishing on time, with the quality of workmanship and overall levels of service excellent. On the basis of this experience I would certainly recommend CID Spaces to other schools.”

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Hansa PanchalGrange Primary School
“I would recommend CID Spaces for any restructure or modification works. They helped us manage the conversion of an ICT room to a fabulous new Art room. They were very professional and supportive giving us all the help needed to design and complete the project within timescales as well as obtain the final completion certificate from building control.”

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Lou RaggettShrewsbury House School Trust
“CID Spaces delivered the refurbishment of a new and improved reception area within one of our schools and the team were very easy to work with. From design through to construction they worked within our brief in terms of both budget and timescale, delivering a finish which met our needs in terms of both functionality and style.”

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Kit LuChawton Hill Chartered Surveyors
“CID spaces were helpful with aiding CHA and the school with developing the design proposal for the reception area, keeping within the budget and their build team managed the works on site very well with the school. Their experience with fit out and refurbishment projects were of great assistance to CHA.”