Taraflex® triumph for Gerflor at Langley School, Solihull.

Founded in 1974 Langley School is a secondary school with academy status situated in the Borough of Solihull, West Midlands. In keeping with a continual programme of refurbishment, the main sports hall at the school would be high on the agenda for a new replacement floor. With a requirement to obtain the best sports floor on the market Langley School turned to international flooring specialist Gerflor to supply over 680m2 of their world-class Olympic pedigree Taraflex vinyl sports flooring in ‘Anthracite’ finish. As the main hall would also have to facilitate other non-sports activities including exams the school also opted for Taraﬂex® Bateco, which is a moveable solution for protecting multi-sports floors falling on non-sporting activities.

Press Release

The school is a mixed, 11–16 comprehensive school with a current pupil roll of 1050 and their motto is ‘Be the best you can be’ which of course means that sports and fitness features on the comprehensive curriculum. Langley School aims to create environments where pupils of all abilities are able to learn, strive, and succeed. The school firmly believes that a lifelong love of movement is instilled by allowing young people to explore a variety of sports at a variety of levels. Their approach to sports is inclusive; the need for pupils to enjoy sports, and work with them to find a sport or sports that they will really enjoy. Sport offers the pupils more than just physical movement; it offers them the opportunity to lead, to be part of a team, and to enjoy the camaraderie that comes with working towards a collective goal. The staff come from a variety of sporting and educational backgrounds. Many have represented teams at national level and are fortunate to have sports leaders with first class coaching qualifications. All the sporting staff have a passion not just for their sport but for all sports taught at Langley School.

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