Education sector | virtual tour case study
Sir Thomas Richs
We worked with the team at Sir Thomas Rich’s School to create a unique, branded virtual tour of their school that was easy to use and inspiring. Users can navigate by subject or using directional arrows and related scenes. The tour opened with a stunning aerial shot to showcase the location and facilities. As part of this, we also captured 4k aerial video footage for general promotional use.
The numbers that make us proud
Feedback from over 300 users was outstandingly positive with an average rating of 4.1/5
The recently launched tour already has over 7,601 scene views, with views rising daily
Users that visit the virtual tour spend an average of 9 scenes for over 4 minutes
The Brief
Sir Thomas Rich’s School partnered with The Virtual Tour Experts to create an immersive 360° online tour of their Gloucester campus, enabling prospective students and families to explore classrooms, sports facilities, labs and social spaces from anywhere. The tour is built for accessibility, responsive across devices, and designed to enhance admissions, engagement and remote visitor experience.
One key requirement was that the team could quickly and easily update content. Our content management system allows all elements to be updated and changed ensuring great longevity for the tour. It is now being used for open days and show rounds.
We offer the education industry a multitude of options and unique fully customisable features to meet each and every requirement.
What we achieved
Amongst a standard features and processes we worked with Sir Thomas Rich’s to implement a range of bespoke components that makes this virtual tour stand out in true form.
Interactive 360° Journey
Comprehensive campus coverage, with interactive 360° scenes of classrooms, labs, sports halls, and outdoor spaces.
Easy Navigation
User-friendly navigation, enabling visitors to move seamlessly through school divisions, subject areas and facilities.
Responsive Design
Responsive design, optimised for desktop, tablet and mobile to ensure smooth access for all users.
Accessibility First
Accessibility features, making the virtual tour inclusive for users with diverse needs.
Branding Alignment
Brand-aligned presentation, reflecting Sir Thomas Rich’s School’s identity and high standards of education.
True Engagement
Conversion and engagement tool, supporting open days, remote visits and helping build connection with prospective pupils and families.
``I've worked with the Virtual Tour Company over the last few months to create a 360 degree virtual tour for the school where I work, Sir Thomas Rich's. They have been a pleasure to work with, highly professional and my Senior Management Team is extremely pleased with the end result! I would recommend them to any school thinking of adding a virtual tour to their website. The content management system is easy to use and I appreciate the amount of control and input I have had into creating the final tour.``
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Unique benefits that are perfect
for student-focused virtual tours
- a stunning visual showpiece of the School and its facilities.
- interactive, fast loading and responsive.
- content management system giving staff options to add information to scenes, create and edit hotspots and add introduction videos.
- unique design in keeping with their strong branding.
- custom menu styles to enable users to explore by subject or the facilities.
- an aerial video promotional marketing feature for prospective students and parents was added to increase engagement.
- fast turnaround time.
- the tour has been a huge hit with users spending an average of 4 minutes engaging and exploring.
QUICK LINKS
Sir Thomas Rich’s School Virtual Tour | The Virtual Tour Experts