Hire of school facilities

The booking system for the hire of school facilities is now closed and will re-open in August. Please check back for updates.

Indoor sports hall 2025-2026

Working in partnership with Live Active Leisure and the Academy of Sport and Wellbeing at UHI Perth, applications for block bookings of the indoor sports halls within Perth for dates between week commencing 18 August 2025 and week commencing 10 August 2026 are now open.

The application deadline is midnight Sunday 29 June 2025. No bookings will be confirmed in advance of this date, and no advantage is gained by submitting your request early.

Any bookings received after the deadline will still be considered but those received beforehand will be given priority. We will endeavour to have all bookings confirmed by week commencing 28 July 2025.

How do I apply?

Clubs and groups must ensure that all booking applications are submitted as one and co-ordinated by one point of contact from each club or group. Multiple or duplicate applications from different representatives of the same club or group may not be processed. 

Complete the block booking request form for the following facilities below:

Live Active Leisure

North Inch Community Campus
Glenearn Community Campus

Perth and Kinross Council

Perth Grammar School
Bertha Park Academy
Perth High School
Perth Academy

UHI Perth

Academy of Sport and Wellbeing

Your booking application will be considered based on the suitability of the venue for your chosen activity rather than its location. All bookings are subject to the terms and conditions and charges of the organisation managing your allocated venue.

If you have any difficulty in completing this form, please email leisure@liveactive.co.uk for assistance.

What information do you need before applying?

Before starting to apply, we recommend gathering all of the following information in advance:

What day(s) of the week that the space, court or indoor hall is required
Earliest possible start time each day
Latest possible finish time each day
Space required i.e. 1 Court, 2 Courts etc
Equipment required to be provided by the venue
Expected average number of participants at each session and their age e.g. Adult or Junior
Is the Club or Group PACES accredited or affiliated to UHI Perth?
Any other information relevant to the specific request

How will bookings be prioritised?

We will make every effort to accommodate requests as closely as possible, however given the anticipated high demand, it is inevitable that to accommodate as many clubs and groups as possible, we will require flexibility from everyone in terms of their start and finish times and in some cases clubs and groups may be offered an alternative day.

Some groups may be asked to utilise different venues throughout the course of their booking.

Bookings will be prioritised on the following basis:

Priority Level 1 - PACES* registered Clubs.
Priority Level 2 - Locally based loose-knit organisations/casual groups (Perth and Kinross)
Priority Level 3 - non-locally based club with NGB Quality Mark or equivalent accreditation
Priority Level 4 - Other non-locally based clubs, loose-knit organisations/casual groups.
Priority Level 5 - Other bookings

Junior groups (aged 17 and under) will be given priority at the earlier times. At all times all partners will seek to maximise the utilisation of all the available sports halls.

We are not asking you to identify a preferred venue, and you may be allocated a slot in any of the venues listed that can accommodate your activity.

Where bookings cannot be separated via the criteria above, we will refer to the previous seasons allocation to reduce disruption to existing users and established routines.

*PACES is the "Perth and Kinross Accredited Club Excellence Scheme" designed to help clubs operate efficiently and effectively. To find out more about the benefits of PACES and how to become registered please visit the PACES website.

Outdoor sports pitches

Please check back for further updates for the new season 2025/26.

Facilities available

Accommodation varies but typically includes assembly halls, sports halls, gymnasiums, theatre, and astro turf pitches. Facilities are available for single use, block-bookings and one-off events subject to availability, and terms and conditions.

Please note that these are the only suitable venues for indoor football:

Perth Academy Games Hall
Perth Grammar Games Hall
Perth High Games Hall
Bertha Park High Games Hall
Pitlochry High Games Hall

Indoor football should be limited to training and players should use indoor footballs only.

The Community School of Auchterarder

The Community School of Auchterarder Sports Hall and Astro Pitch are currently managed by the Auchterarder Community Sports and Recreation group. Contact them directly to book on adcshbooking@gmail.com or 07908 882290.

School let charges 2025 to 2026

Facility	Standard		Concession
	Junior	Adult	Junior	Adult
Classroom Size	£6.00	£10.00	£5.00	£8.00
Primary Hall / Specialist Room with no sporting equipment use	£8.00	£15.00	£6.00	£10.00
Primary Hall / Specialist Room with sporting equipment use	£9.60	£18.00	£7.20	£12.00
Secondary Hall with no sporting equipment use	£12.00	£20.00	£10.00	£16.00
Secondary Hall with sporting equipment use	£14.40	£24.00	£12.00	£19.20
Astro Pitch (Full Pitch)	£50.00	£60.00
Astro Pitch (2/3 Pitch)	£35.00	£45.00
Astro Pitch (1/3 Pitch)	£30.00	£35.00

Charging bands

Concession	Not-for-profit community benefit groups such as Adult Education associations, MP/MSP/MEP, religious activities, Community Planning partners, local voluntary and charitable organisations. Youth Groups where instructor/club leader does not retain income.
Standard	All groups that do not fall under the Concession criteria groups where instructor retains income.
Junior	Under 18s activities
No charge	All Council Services; Parent Councils/Elections; Kids Club (non-profit-making).
Commercial	Individuals or commercial groups/organisations who are profit-making price on request.
Surcharges	Surcharges will be charged on a full cost recovery basis for lets finishing outwith normal operating hours or advertised locations/evenings and for any additional cleaning required.
VAT on sporting and recreational lets	VAT is chargeable at the current rate on sporting/physical recreation lets as per the conditions set out in Section 5 of HMRC Notice 742 Land and Property. See Land and property (VAT Notice 742) - GOV.UK for further information, including the circumstances where exemptions from VAT apply.
3G pitches	A £20 per hour surcharge will apply where changing and toilet access is required.

How to pay

All let bookings require payment in advance either at the time of booking or to secure confirmation of your booking (this will vary according to the booking type).

Opening hours / Holidays and INSET days / School closures

Normal operating hours are Monday to Friday between 6pm and 10pm, and between 8am and 5pm at weekends (school term-time) subject to restrictions.
Please refer to our School term and holiday dates for details of school closures. School Lets run as normal on INSET days.
Adverse weather conditions and other unexpected circumstances may sometimes lead to schools and other Education establishments being closed for safety reasons. In the event of severe weather, you can find out whether your let will be affected by visiting the School closures page.

Cancellation

Please provide a minimum of 7 days' notice directly to the ECS Lets Team to qualify for a refund. Cancellations received at short notice will be charged in full except under exceptional circumstances, ie adverse weather conditions.