School Acoustics
For focused learning environments
Why are School Acoustics Important?
Good school acoustics in classrooms help students stay focused, improve learning outcomes and reduce stress for both students and teachers.
Many areas in schools, such as classrooms, sports halls, and corridors, suffer from excessive noise due to high reverberation, where sound lingers because it isn’t absorbed. Studies show that improving acoustics leads to better learning experiences.
Resonics have installed acoustic solutions in schools across the UK, creating quieter, more effective learning spaces.
The Benefits of Good School Acoustics
Ensures speech remains intelligible, helping students fully engage with lessons.
Lowers background noise, allowing teachers to be heard clearly and students can focus more effectively.
Creates comfortable spaces supporting both teachers and students.
School buildings must adhere to strict acoustic regulations to ensure optimal learning conditions.
Reducing noise in schools
Excessive reverberation in schools affects both teaching and student engagement. Large, open spaces with hard surfaces reflect sound, creating noisy environments that hinder concentration.
The most effective way to improve acoustics is by installing sound-absorbing materials such as acoustic panels. These solutions absorb excess noise, creating clearer, more comfortable spaces that enhance communication and support learning.
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FREE acoustic services
Our acoustic surveys provide precise analysis of any space — from small meeting rooms to large open-plan environments. Using advanced measurement techniques, our team assesses your acoustic needs and delivers tailored recommendations. Most surveys are completed within 30 minutes to a full day, depending on scale.
Our acoustic design service includes detailed CAD drawings with wall elevation renderings, precise product placements, specifications, and verified performance ratings — all provided with every quotation.
We provide remote acoustic proposals using client drawings and photographs. Each proposal includes accurate product recommendations and detailed quotations for supply and installation, saving time without compromising precision.
We provide complimentary NTI RT60 testing to measure reverberation times and assess acoustic performance before and after treatment. This service ensures precise product specification and demonstrates measurable improvements in clarity and comfort.
We offer complimentary sound masking demonstrations for commercial clients, allowing you to experience the benefits firsthand. Sound masking improves speech privacy, reduces distractions, and enhances workplace productivity.
For projects with complex acoustic requirements, we provide a comprehensive audit package that includes detailed site testing and analysis. This chargeable service is fully credited if Resonics is contracted to deliver the acoustic treatments.
From start to finish we handle everything
Consultation
Our acoustic consultants assess your space on-site (or remotely) and provide a detailed proposal. Every consultation includes acoustic design recommendations, product specifications, and reverberation analysis to ensure measurable improvements.
Assessment
We don’t just identify noise issues — we provide solutions that are cost-effective, design-conscious, and performance-led. Whether reducing echo, improving clarity, or addressing speech privacy, our expert guidance ensures the right acoustic fit for your space.
Design & Planning
Every project includes a tailored acoustic design with a free CAD proposal, showing product placement, specifications, and performance ratings. Our designs can blend seamlessly into interiors or become bold architectural features — always balancing form with function.
Supply & Installation
With over 5,000 projects completed nationwide, our in-house installation teams handle even the most complex acoustic projects. We work to strict health and safety standards, with IPAF-certified specialists, SSSTS/SMSTS-trained supervisors, and all installers CSCS accredited.
FAQs & tips for selecting the right acoustic products
- Think durability: In high-traffic areas, go for stain-resistant, easy-to-clean panels that can handle daily wear.
- Highly absorbent and cost-effective: Choosing highly absorbent panels will help you meet BB93 regulations without blowing the budget.
- Prioritise safety: Make sure all acoustic products meet fire safety standards.
- Use impact-resistant solutions: For sports halls, opt for tough acoustic panels—Super G by Ecophon is a reliable, affordable choice.
Yes. Acoustic panels are proven to work — they absorb sound energy, reducing echo and controlling reverberation in a room. Without acoustic treatment, sound bounces around hard surfaces such as glass, plaster, concrete, or wood, creating a noisy and tiring environment. Panels are made from sound-absorbent materials that trap and dissipate this energy. The result is speech clarity, calmer background noise levels, and a more productive atmosphere. At Resonics, we only use panels tested in independent acoustic laboratories, ensuring their performance is certified and measurable. With more than 5,000 completed projects across the UK and Europe, we’ve seen first-hand how transformative they can be in offices, schools, restaurants, and community spaces.
Costs vary depending on the size of the space and the level of treatment required. Resonics provides free acoustic surveys and tailored quotes to meet budget and compliance needs.
Yes — all Resonics products are fire-rated, durable, and easy to clean, making them safe and practical for busy school environments.
Improved sound absorption ensures students with hearing impairments, autism, or language difficulties can better engage with lessons and participate fully.
Resonics works around school timetables to minimise disruption, often installing during holidays or after hours. Most treatments are quick to install with minimal mess.
Not at all. Acoustic panels come in a wide range of colours, shapes, and custom prints. Many schools choose panels that double as artwork, displays, or even inspirational graphics.
Resonics design and install sound absorption solutions — such as acoustic panels, baffles, and ceiling rafts — tailored to meet BB93 standards while enhancing the learning environment.
Schools must comply with BB93: Acoustic Design of Schools, which sets minimum standards for reverberation times, sound insulation, and ambient noise levels.
Classrooms, sports halls, dining halls, music rooms, lecture theatres, and multi-purpose spaces often need solutions due to their large, hard surfaces and high noise levels.
Typical issues include high reverberation (echo), background noise from adjacent spaces or outdoors, and poor speech intelligibility in classrooms, halls, and dining areas.
Clear sound improves learning outcomes, reduces teacher vocal strain, and supports students with hearing difficulties or language barriers. Poor acoustics can cause distractions and lower concentration.
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