Total Energy Services provides reliable, fully compliant heating for schools, covering everything from planned school heating maintenance and school boiler servicing through to full system upgrades and renewable installations. With Gas Safe and OFTEC-registered engineers, we support both private and state schools, delivering responsive repairs, safety-first servicing and long-term maintenance plans to keep your heating running efficiently year-round. Our team is fully insured, all engineers are DBS checked, and we work with minimal disruption — scheduling visits around term times, inset days and school holidays wherever possible.
We provide planned maintenance and reactive support for multiple schools across Dorset and the surrounding counties, helping keep heating reliable all year round.










At Total Energy Services, we believe schools deserve honest advice. That’s why we always aim to repair first, wherever safe and practical. Many heating issues can be resolved quickly and cost-effectively by an experienced engineer, without the need for immediate replacement.
A long-standing, proven track record delivering reliable heating support
Experienced working across a wide range of education settings.
All works are completed safely, professionally and in line with regulations.
Skilled in diagnosing and repairing complex commercial heating systems.
When an existing boiler becomes unreliable, inefficient or beyond economical repair, a planned replacement can reduce running costs, improve comfort across the site and significantly cut the risk of term-time breakdowns. Total Energy Services provides complete school boiler replacement services, managing everything from system assessment and specification through to installation, commissioning and handover.
We have successfully replaced school boilers for an independent school in Blandford, as well as school sites in Iwerne Minster, Bournemouth, Poole, and many other areas across Dorset and the surrounding counties. Our experience in education settings means we understand how to plan works safely and sensitively — often scheduling replacement projects around school holidays and quieter periods to minimise disruption.
For many school boiler plant rooms, we typically install Ideal Commercial boilers, including the highly efficient Ideal Evomax 2, which can be configured in a cascade system. Cascade systems are ideal for schools because they:
Improve efficiency by matching output to demand
Provide built-in resilience (multiple boilers rather than one single point of failure)
Help maintain heating and hot water availability during maintenance
Support future expansion if additional buildings are added
Many schools use break tanks to store water and protect the mains supply, paired with booster pumps to maintain steady pressure across toilets, washrooms, kitchens, science labs and changing facilities. If these systems fail or are not properly maintained, schools can experience low pressure, loss of water in key areas, pump failures and avoidable call-outs.
Our engineers provide servicing, repairs and optimisation of water services within the plant room to help keep everything running smoothly, safely and efficiently — and we can schedule works around term time, inset days, after-school hours and holidays to minimise disruption.
We can support with:
Break tank inspections, servicing and float valve checks
Booster pump servicing, fault finding and repairs
Pressure regulation and flow optimisation
Leak detection and pipework issues
Plant room checks including valves, gauges and controls
Planned maintenance programmes to prevent downtime
Reliable heating is essential in schools, particularly during colder months when disruptions can quickly impact comfort, learning and safeguarding. Total Energy Services provides planned school boiler maintenance and repairs, helping prevent breakdowns, improve efficiency and keep systems safe and compliant. Our engineers service and maintain both gas and oil boilers, carrying out thorough inspections, performance checks and proactive fault detection to identify issues early. If a problem does occur, we respond quickly with a repair-first approach, aiming to restore heating and hot water with minimal disruption. We work around your school schedule wherever possible, including term time, inset days and holidays, and provide clear reporting and practical recommendations following every visit.
Schools are increasingly looking for lower-carbon heating options that reduce running costs and support sustainability targets. At Total Energy Services, we design and deliver heat pump installations for schools, providing efficient, future-ready systems that are built around your site, occupancy patterns and day-to-day requirements.
We install heat pumps for schools as part of a full heating strategy — whether that’s replacing older plant, upgrading specific buildings, or creating a hybrid system that works alongside existing boilers. Our specialist engineers manage the entire process, from initial survey and heat loss calculations through to design, installation, commissioning and ongoing servicing.
We understand the importance of minimising disruption in education settings, so works can be scheduled around term time, inset days and school holidays, with clear communication throughout. Once installed, we can support long-term performance through planned maintenance, system monitoring and optimisation — ensuring your school heating system operates efficiently year-round.
What our school heat pump service includes:
Site survey and system design
Air source heat pump installation and commissioning
Hybrid heating systems (heat pump + boiler)
New pipework, radiators and controls upgrades (where needed)
Ongoing servicing, maintenance and optimisation
Advice on energy efficiency improvements and long-term savings








We cover all educational establishments and schools across Dorse, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset. Whether you are a singular school or part of a trust or academy we can assist you. Our expertly placed engineers cover a wide area and can attend quickly for surveys, servicing and repairs.
Dorset: Blandford Forum, Dorchester, Wimborne, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Wareham, Swanage, Shaftesbury, Sherborne
Wiltshire: Salisbury, Warminster, Trowbridge, Westbury
Hampshire: Ringwood, Fordingbridge, Verwood, New Milton, Lymington
Somerset: Yeovil, Wincanton, Bruton, Frome
If you’re unsure whether you’re in our service area, just get in touch — we’re happy to advise and arrange a site visit.