Sports Halls
Coaches and players hear instructions across the hall
Specified to BB93's sports hall targets
Better access for pupils with hearing or communication needs
Works to Sport England design guidance for sports halls
Sports halls need treatment to keep whistles and instructions clear
Good treatment fixes this without lining every wall. Ceiling baffles or rafts, sized and rated for ball impact, bring reverberation down to BB93's sports hall target — so a whistle cuts through, instructions land, and the PA is actually audible over a full hall of activity.
A sports hall is one of the loudest rooms in any school by design — hard floors, high ceilings, dozens of kids at once — and untreated, it swallows exactly the sounds that matter most. A whistle blurs into the background, coaching instructions get lost mid-sentence, and a PA announcement becomes unintelligible the moment more than a few people are moving around.
Custom acoustic solutions for
Sports Halls
Sound reasons for Acoustic
One contractor, start to finish
Survey, design and installation handled by our own team, and testing carried out with our testing partner, EMC Acoustics. One team stays accountable for the result, from the first site visit to the final sign-off.
Designed to a target
Every space gets an acoustic design modelled to a specific reverberation target, not a standard panel layout. Before-and-after acoustic measurement is available as a paid add-on, so the improvement can be proven, not just felt.
Specified to BB93's sports hall targets
In a large, hard sports hall, whistles, shouts and ball strikes reverberate until instructions are lost. BB93 and Sport England's design guidance both address reverberation so teachers, coaches and players can communicate across the hall. We specify impact-rated baffles and wall panels that meet those targets and withstand ball strikes.
Independent on materials
We source from several manufacturers and are tied to none, so we specify what your space and budget actually need, not what one catalogue stocks.
What We Offer
Sports Halls
Not sure what this space needs? Call us on +44 1908 880191 or book a free survey, and we'll come back to you with the next step.
We assess how the hall is used, from PE lessons to badminton, fitness classes and presentation evenings, design treatment to BB93 and Sport England guidance, and specify panels to suit. Our installation team plans high-level work around your bookings. Compliance testing with our partner EMC Acoustics can be added as a paid service.
A free site survey. An acoustician assesses the space and how it is used, and you receive a quotation and an AI-assisted acoustic report, with no obligation to go ahead.
Product placement, specifications and drawings your contractor can work from, designed around how the space is used. Free design on qualifying projects.
Send us drawings and photographs and we'll prepare an acoustic proposal with product recommendations and a quotation for supply and installation, free of charge.
Before-and-after acoustic measurement and compliance testing, carried out with our testing partner EMC Acoustics. This is a paid service, available on any project.
Trusted on schools, venues and landmark halls
How we reduce the noise
We use impact-rated ceiling baffles or rafts to treat the large ceiling area typical of a sports hall, bringing reverberation down to BB93's sports hall targets without needing to line every wall.
One team surveys, designs and installs — nothing gets lost between contractors
Every install is checked against the target spec before we call it done
Not tied to one manufacturer, so the product is chosen for your space, not our stock
Standards, finishes and installation
Your questions about this space, answered.
Yes, if they are rated for it. We specify baffles and panels tested to withstand direct impact from balls and equipment, mounted high and secured properly. Ordinary decorative panels are not suitable, so tell us which sports the hall is used for.
BB93 sets separate reverberation targets for large-volume spaces such as sports halls, higher than for classrooms and dependent on the hall's volume. We calculate the target for your hall's actual size and use, then specify treatment to reach it.
Yes. Reducing reverberation is the main factor in how clearly whistles, coaching instructions and announcements carry across a full hall. Treatment does not make the hall silent, but it stops sound smearing so words stay intelligible.
Usually not. Ceiling baffles or rafts treat a large area efficiently and stay out of reach of ball impact. We add wall treatment only where it is needed, for example on high-level surfaces above the impact zone.
It depends on the hall's size, height and access equipment, so we give a programme after the survey. We plan around bookings and school use, and phase the work where we can so the hall is closed for as little time as possible.
Too noisy? Let's talk silence.
Book a FREE site survey, and an acoustician will tell you exactly what your space needs. Rather talk first? Call +44 1908 880191.
