London Barnet Educational Security

Imperial Security provides SIA-licensed educational security guards across Barnet, covering primary and secondary schools, sixth form colleges, independent day and boarding schools and further education campuses from Hendon to Chipping Barnet.

Our guards manage visitor access, support staff with calm behaviour de-escalation, patrol grounds outside school hours and follow your site's own incident procedures, giving heads and facilities managers a security partner who understands both term-time pressures and holiday cover.

Barnet runs more schools than almost any other London borough, with 125 primary and 59 secondary schools recorded across the area, and around a fifth of these are independent. That mix means security needs vary street to street, from a voluntary aided primary in East Finchley to a boarding house at Mill Hill School or a further education campus spread across several buildings in Colindale.

A significant number of Barnet's schools are Jewish faith schools, including four secondary and sixteen primary schools, where a visible and respectful guard presence at the gate is often already part of the school's own safeguarding routine. Regeneration around Colindale and Burnt Oak has also brought new and expanded school sites in recent years, some of which are still settling into permanent access arrangements. We shape our guarding around whichever of these situations applies to your site.

7 Day Rolling Contract

No hidden fees, hassle free, Flexible. Not locked into a long-term contract. Easy to scale up or down

Sector Specific Experience

Each security guard is selected based on experience relevant to that specific sector

Street Wise & Vigilant

Local, street-smart expertly trained to protect & deter threats. Confident & observant

We also support nurseries, pre-preparatory schools and university buildings connected to the borough's wider education sector.

Growth in Barnet's school-age population has driven a decade of primary and secondary expansion, with new building work concentrated around Colindale and Burnt Oak. New or expanded sites often need extra guarding while permanent access systems and routines are bedded in, and schools generally want this handled without disrupting lessons.

Unmonitored entrances at busy times

Drop-off and pick-up create short but intense periods when gates are hardest to control. We staff these points directly, checking identification and directing traffic so staff can focus on pupils rather than the gate.

Newly expanded or regenerated sites

Schools that have recently expanded, including several in the Colindale and Burnt Oak growth areas, sometimes have entrances and fencing that have not caught up with a larger site. We provide interim patrols and access control while permanent measures are finished.

Gaps between buildings on larger campuses

Boarding schools and colleges spread across several buildings can develop blind spots between blocks. Our guards patrol these routes on a set schedule, particularly after teaching hours and at weekends.

Visitors and contractors during term time

Ongoing building work, deliveries and outside contractors all need managing without interrupting lessons. We handle sign-in, escort where required and keep a record of who is onsite.