How To Order Classroom Furniture?
To ensure you choose all the required options when placing an order, we have shown below examples of the typical options you may need to select.
School Chairs ordering example:
A Seat height | B Shell colour | C Fabric colour (optional extra) | D Frame colour
Classroom Desks ordering example:
A Table height | B Laminate colour | C Edge style (+ colour if applicable) | D Frame colour | E Table top size
Classroom Furniture Buying Guide:
How to choose the correct school furniture ?
Standing & Working Heights:
To help you purchase classroom furniture for students that complies with the British and European Standards (1729), the following height guide indicates which fixed seat heights and table heights are suitable for the correct age and size. To ensure you purchase the most accurate height school student furniture correct in compliance with the standards, we recommend that you measure the stature and popliteal height. You can then match those measurements using the guide below.
| SIZE MARK | AGE RANGE | POPLITEAL HEIGHT RANGE | STATURE RANGE | STANDING TABLE HEIGHT | TABLE HEIGHT | CHAIR HEIGHT | |
| 1 | NURSERY | 3-4 years | 250 – 280mm | 930 – 1150mm | 590mm | 460mm | 260mm |
| 2 | PRIMARY | 4-6 years | 280 – 315mm | 1080 – 1210mm | 710mm | 530mm | 310mm |
| 3 | PRIMARY | 6-8 years | 315 – 355mm | 1190 – 1420mm | 760mm | 590mm | 350mm |
| 4 | PRIMARY | 8-11 years | 355 – 405mm | 1330 – 1590mm | 900mm | 640mm | 380mm |
| 5 | SECONDARY | 11-14 years | 405 – 435mm | 1460 – 1765mm | 1000mm | 710mm | 430mm |
| 6 | SECONDARY/ADULT | 14 + | 435 – 485mm | 1590 – 1880mm | 1000mm | 760mm | 460mm |
School chairs and classroom desks are marked with coloured ferrules, or with stickers or with stamps to indicate their size marks as specified in EN 1729-1:2015
Popliteal Height:
Popliteal height defines the correct seat height. The measurement is taken from the floor to the back of the knee when seated, with thighs horizontal and lower leg vertical with feet flat to the floor.
Stature:
Stature is from floor to the top of the head.
Sitting work height:
Sitting work height defines the correct table height. The measurement is determined by sitting elbow height, which is the distance from the floor to the underside of the elbow whilst sitting with the upper arm vertical and the lower arm horizontal.
Standing work height:
Standing work height defines the correct standing table height. The measurement is determined by standing elbow height, which is the distance from the floor to the underside of the elbow of a standing person with the upper arm vertical and lower arm horizontal.