School field

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Our school has a huge playing field. It's never used though - apart from sports day and the summer fete. This seems unusual to me, but wondered if it's more normal than I thought. It seems such a waste.

There is nothing stopping the school from hiring out its field - apart from the extra admin, etc. There is a company called School Hire that does this on behalf of schools

However, if the school has to keep facilities open (toilets or changing rooms, for example) and it meant paying staff like caretakers to remain on the premises whilst the field is being used, it may simply not be cost effective for them - even if they would like to share facilities with the community.

Presumably the school uses its field for PE outside of sports day?

I meant I don't think it's used for PE either.

The children go running up and down the side of a dual carriageway for their cross country. There is a huge field sitting empty!