Modular School Buildings

If you’re planning a school rebuilding project or need to build a whole new school, Portakabin can deliver a fully equipped modular school building that meets the needs of pupils and staff from day one. Our proven approach to modular education buildings provides a reliable way to expand capacity or replace outdated facilities without compromising quality or teaching time. 

Crucially, your new school buildings can be  up and running in a fraction of the time that you'd expect with a traditional build programme, with the least possible disruption to school life. That’s whether the modular buildings are an interim solution during building and refurbishment works or a permanent school building designed to the latest education best-practice principles. 

Modular school buildings designed to maximise learning potential

We aim to provide spaces that help with pupil engagement through clever design.

• Lighting - We encourage the use of floor-to-ceiling, double glazed windows which maximise natural light
• Air quality - Independent air-permeability tests have shown that our buildings perform up to 70% better than traditionally constructed buildings
• Room temperature - Air pressure tests carried out on a range of completed buildings, in accordance with Building Regulations Part L2A, have demonstrated that steel-framed modular technology can achieve a higher degree of precision, leading to improved thermal efficiency.

Fully fitted for every part of the curriculum

Your complete modular school building from Portakabin can include everything from specialist classrooms and teaching areas to reception areas, dining and sports halls, break-out rooms, drama studios, lecture theatres, IT suites, stairs and lifts, changing rooms and kitchens. 

Ready-to-use facilities

Everything you need for a fully functioning school will be fitted, so you can move straight in. That includes data connections, climate-control systems, security alarms, furniture, car parks, electrical substations, access ramps and all fixtures and fittings.

Case studies

Don't just take our word for it, see what our customers say about our track record of delivering exceptional whole modular schools buildings.

Your Modular School Building from Portakabin:

• One-stop-shop - source everything you need from a single supplier, from foundations to furniture
• Column-free interiors for completely flexible, multi-storey layouts
• In-line with the latest education design principles with anti-bullying layouts, including unisex toilets and open-plan communal areas
• Well-ventilated modular classrooms reduce CO² build-up, so pupils stay alert and attentive for longer
• Installed to HSE guidelines for enhanced child safety and delivered during holidays or weekends where possible
• Speed of delivery offers minimal disruption and a rapid solution in response to an emergency, such as a major fire
• Designed to meet permanent building regulations, including Part M, Equality Act and SENDA.