School leak detection in Buckinghamshire: From Milton Keynes to High Wycombe, one team to call.
ADI’s South East engineers survey school and college sites across Buckinghamshire, including Milton Keynes, tracing hidden leaks in water mains, heating and buildings before anything is dug up.
Since 1 April 2020 Buckinghamshire Council has been the single council for the county outside Milton Keynes, replacing the county council and the Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe district councils.
Village and small-town schools on large grounds, where the meter can sit at the road and the supply pipe runs under playgrounds and fields to reach the buildings.
Sites extended over many years, where newer blocks, modular classrooms or sports buildings are fed from older supply pipes.
Schools on tight town plots, where a leak under a hall or corridor floor shows up as damp or a rising bill long before any water appears.
Milton Keynes City Council area
Milton Keynes City Council runs its own services, and the city remains part of the historic county of Buckinghamshire for ceremonial purposes, so its schools are covered on this page too.
Urban school sites where one meter feeds several buildings, so the first job is working out which branch is losing water.
Academy trusts with schools in different parts of the city, where comparing meter readings across sites points to the one with the problem.
Schools in Newport Pagnell, Olney and the surrounding villages, covered by the same team and the same survey process.
Near the county boundary
School addresses do not always follow council boundaries. Some schools in the Buckinghamshire Council area have Slough, Maidenhead, Uxbridge or Leighton Buzzard postal addresses. Neighbouring counties are covered as well: ADI’s South East team also covers Berkshire and Oxfordshire, and its East of England team covers Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
WHAT WE SURVEY
Leak detection for school sites across Buckinghamshire.
A village primary and a large secondary can lose water in the same places: buried supply pipes, heating circuits, roofs, washrooms and kitchens. Start with the problem you are seeing.
Schools, colleges and trusts across Buckinghamshire.
Maintained schools, academies, free schools, special schools and independent schools all appear on the DfE register for Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. Find guidance written for your kind of setting.
Do you cover schools in Milton Keynes as well as the rest of Buckinghamshire?
Yes. Milton Keynes has its own council but is part of the historic county of Buckinghamshire, and ADI’s South East team covers the whole county. Call with the school’s postcode and the team will confirm who covers it.
Our school is in a village that is not listed on this page. Is it covered?
Yes. The towns on this page are examples to help you place the coverage. Villages, rural sites and schools near the county boundary are covered as well.
Can a leak survey happen during term time?
Often, yes. The detection methods are non-invasive, and the visit is planned with your site team around access, safeguarding and the school day. Some tests need part of the water supply isolated for a time, which is agreed with you first.
We are a trust with several schools in Buckinghamshire. Can we discuss them together?
Yes. Call and describe the whole estate, including where each school is. The multi-site estates page explains how ADI approaches trusts with several schools.
LET’S GET TO THE SOURCE
Call about a leak at a Buckinghamshire school.
Give the team your school’s postcode and what you have noticed, and they will talk you through the next step.
