A clean school is a healthy learning environment.
We clean primary schools, secondary schools, and additional support needs (ASN) schools across Scotland. Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland aligned protocols, low-allergen products, and PVG-checked crews who genuinely like working around children.
Not a generalist. Not a franchise template.
A genuine sector-led protocol delivered by crews who know your regulatory landscape, your audit rhythm, and the cost of getting it wrong.
School cleaning is a unique discipline. The buildings are large, the occupants are children (some with complex additional support needs), the budgets are tight, and the regulatory framework involves both the Care Inspectorate (for early years and ASN provision) and Education Scotland. Maundy Clean has spent over a decade inside Scottish schools, from 40-pupil rural primaries to 1,400-pupil urban secondaries.
Our school division operates a term-time daily model plus a holiday deep clean model. During term, a regular crew (typically 2–6 cleaners depending on school size) arrives at 3:30pm and works through to 7pm, resetting classrooms, sanitising toilets, mopping corridors, and prepping halls. During holidays, a deep clean team handles carpet extraction, floor stripping, window cleaning, and CLASP/EWG disinfection of all touchpoints — work that can't happen during term time.
We understand the rhythm of a school: morning rush, mid-morning break, lunch hour, afternoon lessons, after-school clubs, staff meetings, parents' evenings, school shows. Our crews work around all of it — they don't enter classrooms during lessons, they avoid corridors during changeover, and they're trained in child-safeguarding protocols. Every cleaner is PVG-checked, every cleaner completes annual child protection training, and every cleaner is briefed on the school's specific safeguarding lead.
The frameworks we work to.
Every protocol, every checklist, every audit trail — mapped to the standards your regulator expects to see.
Our protocols align to Care Inspectorate standards for early years and ASN provision — covering cleaning, infection control, and child-safety.
Our cleaning contributes to Education Scotland's HGIOS? quality indicator 3.2 (school environment) — part of your school's inspection framework.
We follow HSE guidance on school cleaning — including safe use of chemicals around children, equipment storage, and slip-risk management.
Every product carries a current COSHH datasheet. We use low-allergen, low-fragrance products as standard, and never spray disinfectants near children.
We include water outlet flushing, temperature checks, and showerhead descaling in our scope — critical for schools with shower facilities.
Every crew member completes annual child protection training aligned to Scotland's National Guidance for Child Protection, and is briefed on the school's designated safeguarding lead.
Services we run for primary & secondary schools.
A scoped bundle of services tuned to your operating rhythm — not a generic menu bolted onto your sector.
School & Nursery Cleaning
Daily term-time cleaning plus holiday deep cleans for primary and secondary schools.
Floor Care & VCT Stripping
Term-time maintenance and holiday deep clean of school floors — VCT strip & re-seal, hardwood refinishing, carpet extraction.
Disinfection Services
Whole-school disinfection during outbreak response (norovirus, flu, scarlet fever) with documented stand-down.
Restroom Sanitation
Pupil and staff WCs descaled, disinfected, and re-stocked with audit-ready records on every visit.
Window Cleaning (Low Rise)
School exterior and interior glazing, including high-level hall windows, on a scheduled rotation during holidays.
Post-Construction Cleaning
Post-extension or post-refurb snagging cleans, builder-dust removal, and pre-term presentation deep cleans.
The pain points you stop worrying about.
We've spent years inside primary & secondary schools operations. These are the issues we get called about most — and the protocols we've built to eliminate them.
Child-safeguarding responsibility
Every cleaner is PVG-checked and completes annual child protection training. They're briefed on the school's safeguarding lead and trained to report any concern immediately. Safeguarding is non-negotiable.
Outbreak response in a school community
Norovirus, flu, scarlet fever, headlice — schools are pathogen transmission hotspots. Our outbreak response team mobilises within 4 hours with dedicated equipment and documented stand-down protocols.
Allergen and asthma management
Children have asthma and allergies. We use low-allergen, low-fragrance, low-VOC products as standard. Spray disinfectants are never used near children — only wipes or pre-saturated cloths.
Term-time vs holiday rhythm
Term requires a 3:30–7pm daily crew. Holidays require a deep clean team. We provide both under one contract, with seamless handover between the two models.
Council budget pressure
Local authority school cleaning budgets are tighter than ever. Our frequency optimisation reviews typically deliver 8–12% cost-out without dropping any Care Inspectorate-critical task.
Multi-school estate management
Local authorities and independent school groups need consistent standards across multiple schools. We provide consolidated reporting, identical protocols, and a single account manager.
From first call to first clean in 7 days.
A structured mobilisation that respects your operational continuity — no gap in service, no surprises in scope.
School walk-through
Our regional manager walks the school with the head teacher and facilities manager. We map zones, identify Care Inspectorate-critical areas, and discuss term-time and holiday requirements.
Term & holiday schedule
Within 3 business days you receive a written term-time daily schedule, a holiday deep clean schedule, a COSHH register, and a fixed monthly fee (with holiday deep cleans quoted separately).
Crew induction & PVG clearance
PVG-checked, child-protection-trained crews are inducted to the school, introduced to the head and safeguarding lead, and the first clean is supervised end-to-end.
Term & holiday delivery
Daily term-time cleaning, holiday deep cleans, outbreak response, and Care Inspectorate audit prep. Monthly KPI reports and quarterly review meetings with the head teacher.
The difference is operational.
We don't win contracts on price. We win them on the things that show up in your audit scores, your staff feedback, and your bottom line.
PVG-checked, child-protection-trained
Every crew member carries Disclosure Scotland PVG scheme membership and completes annual child protection training aligned to Scotland's National Guidance. Safeguarding is non-negotiable.
Care Inspectorate audit-ready
Every task is logged digitally against Care Inspectorate criteria. Inspectors can pull a full cleaning history for any zone in under 60 seconds.
4-hour outbreak response
Norovirus, flu, or scarlet fever outbreaks trigger immediate response with dedicated equipment and a documented stand-down protocol signed off by the head teacher.
Allergen and asthma-aware
Low-allergen, low-fragrance, low-VOC products as standard. Spray disinfectants never used near children. Hypoallergenic protocols available for ASN provisions.
Term and holiday coverage
Daily term-time crew plus holiday deep clean team — one contract, one account manager, seamless handover between the two models.
Multi-school consolidated reporting
Local authorities and school groups get one account manager across all schools, one monthly report, identical protocols. Critical for governance and audit.
Operators who'd recommend us.
"Maundy Clean has been with us for three years. PVG-checked, child-protection-trained, allergy-aware. Our last Care Inspectorate report scored 'very good' on environment — the highest we've ever achieved. The holiday deep cleans are exceptional."
"Eight schools, one account manager, one monthly report. The consistency across the cluster is exactly what the local authority needs for governance. Outbreak response has been flawless — norovirus at one school was contained and cleared within 48 hours."
"1,400 pupils, 90 staff, 80 classrooms. Maundy Clean handles it. Same term-time crew every day, deep clean team every holiday. The summer floor stripping was finished a week before term started — first time in years that's happened."
27+ Scottish locations covered.
From city-centre flagships to remote Highland sites — we mobilise across Scotland with the same SLA and the same sector-trained crews.
Primary & Secondary Schools — the questions we hear most.
Yes. Every crew member carries Disclosure Scotland PVG scheme membership before stepping foot in a school. We renew PVG checks every 3 years as standard, and immediately if any concern is flagged. PVG certificates are available for inspection by the head teacher or local authority at any time.
Related industries we serve.
Many of our clients operate across multiple sectors. The same protocols, the same crews, the same account manager — wherever your sites are.
Universities & Colleges
University campus cleaning — lecture theatres, labs, libraries, halls of residence, and student unions.
Nurseries & Preschools
Nursery and preschool cleaning with Care Inspectorate early years alignment.
Training & Tutoring Centres
Training centre and tutoring facility cleaning with flexible scheduling around classes.
Ready for a sector-led cleaning partner?
Book a free 60-minute site audit. We'll walk your primary & secondary schools operation, talk to your team, and deliver a written proposal with scoped tasks, frequency, and a fixed monthly fee — within 5 business days.