Seriously FUN Swimming Schools Reviews 363

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Evaluating 108 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their amazing, patient, and supportive approach, noting their ability to engage children and foster confidence. The user experience is frequently highlighted as positive, with many appreciating the well-structured, fun, and organized lessons that lead to significant progress in swimming skills. Reviewers also commend the excellent facilities, often describing them as spotless and well-maintained. However, some people were dissatisfied with the teaching quality, mentioning instances of instructors not correcting mistakes or being abrupt. A few other people also felt that the changing rooms and showers were awful, and there were occasional concerns about staff being distracted at the start of lessons.

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User experience

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Facilities

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Service

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My 4-year-old absolutely loves her swimming lessons! We really struggled to find a class where she’d feel comfortable without a parent in the water, but since joining Seriously Fun she’s been complete... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Instructors are amazing! Our 6 year old loves the swimming lessons with them and has become a lot lore confidence and improved significantly since we changed them to this swimming school! The instruct... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

By far the best swimming lessons we’ve come across. They’ve been great with our four year old who is swimming independently on her back after just 3 terms, having started with an awful fear of the wat... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our two children had been doing swimming lessons at the local pool for a couple of years. However, our youngest was making no real progress, and our eldest had stopped progressing as she was terrifi... See more


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  1. #1 of 2 best companies in Swimming school
  2. #1 of 1 best companies in Swimming Instructor

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Swimming Lessons for children in Aylesbury, Maidenhead, Slough, Wycombe, Gerrards Cross, Farnham Royal, Orpington, Otford, Sevenoaks and Lancing. - Join 1000s of children learning to swim with us every week. - Peace of mind 7-day money-back guarantee - FREE Welcome Pack worth £29.99 - We're a private swim school with small classes and caring teachers - Term time weekly swimming lessons in line with school terms - Children of all abilities, beginner to advanced - Siblings can swim at similar times in different class levels - Year round swim lessons at warm indoor venues Seriously FUN Swimming Schools offer swimming lessons for kids in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Kent and Sussex. Weekly term time swimming lessons for children aged 4 months to 12 years of all abilities in warm indoor swimming pools. Swim Babies (4 months to 3 years): A gentle and progressive learn to swim and water safety programme for babies and toddlers. Working to each child’s pace with age appropriate practices in a friendly environment for parents and children. Juniors (3 to 12 years): Term time weekly swimming lessons Amersham for children aged 3 to 12 years of all abilities. Small classes: We have a max of 6 children per class for Juniors and 8 per class for Swim Babies to ensure your child gets special attention and extra help where needed. Siblings swim together: We run different class levels at the same time so wherever possible siblings of different abilities can swim together. Water safety lessons: Every child takes part in our age specific water safety lessons which take place every term. FUN Awards Scheme: A structured, progressive and FUN awards scheme tracking your child’s swimming journey. Awards ceremonies: At the end of each swimming term we hold our Awards Ceremony and FUN day, a special day for you and your child. Friendly, caring teachers: Our caring, FUN and enthusiastic teachers are fully trained, DBS checked and qualified lifesavers. Our Promise: We care about your child and take huge pride in teaching every child to swim. Learning to swim can be daunting, but we ensure children feel comfortable and confident. We want your child to enjoy their lesson and leave us feeling happy. We'll help your child learn to swim in a safe, happy and friendly environment.


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4.8

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

You will pay regardless if it school…

You will pay regardless if it school holidays, swimming pool is closed, your child is unable to attend If you try to cancel although you have paid for classes in advance you will not get a refund, nor will your child will also not be allowed to attend the class. Your consumer rights act 2015 gives you 14 days cooling off period for online purchase, serious Fun are in breach of your consumer rights by only giving you 7 days. My understanding of the law is that if you have paid for a service, it rightfully yours to enjoy regardless of any draconian term and conditions.

7 July 2023
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Reply from Seriously FUN Swimming Schools

Thank you for your feedback, we follow up on all feedback to see where we can improve.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful atmosphere.

My granddaughter loves going to her lessons. With one instructor only having a maximum of 6 children it feels like she really has a personal bond with the children.

6 June 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

so professional

so professional, organised, efficient and really good at tutoring. Highly recommended. My daughter loves going!

25 May 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Taken my granddaughter from day one her…

Taken my granddaughter from day one her swimming is fantastic and so good to be able to go on holiday and swim beside her at 6 yrs old. she is taught water dangers and knows water can be dangerous at times.
This is one thing I think ever parent or grandparent should do for them.

30 June 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A fantastic swimming school

I have found Seriously Fun swimming a fantastic class for my children and they have really enjoyed going. The instructors are great teachers and great with the children, encouraging them all the time. I would definitely recommend.

25 May 2023
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My children have been attending…

My children have been attending seriously fun swimming in Aylesbury for almost 1 1/2 years. I can say the progression is very slow, my young child still on 1st stage and my 10-year old one still stuck in stage 2. We could see that they are better off with others and are moved quickly onto a higher stage. They normally say they assess the children weekly, unfortunately with our experience that is not the case at all. Hope the management will look into it as we pay £58/month per child. Thank you.

20 June 2023
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Reply from Seriously FUN Swimming Schools

Hi Ney, thank you for your feedback, we're sorry to hear the lessons aren't meeting your expectations. We'd really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you to see if there's anything we can do to improve things. Can you please contact us? By email office@seriouslyfun.com or phone 01753 364364

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Ashton @Thrope House Seriously Fun is…

Ashton @Thrope House Seriously Fun is an amazing with the children. He gives calm clear instructions and is very fun but still commands and keeps their attention. Keep up the good work.

6 May 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ashton @ Thorpe House Pool

I just wanted to give a big shout out to my daughter Daisy’s new swimming teacher Ashton at Thorpe House Seriously Fun Swimming School. He instantly had a really good rapport with the children and was encouraging and made the session fun. He also took a few minutes with each child to ask them the best part of their Easter holiday, which was so nice to see and my Daughter thought this was lovely as no one had ever done that before. She said he had a lovely smile. Thank you Ashton, keep up the good work.

23 April 2023
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Instructors keep changing

Instructors keep changing, showers at venue are cold. Considering paying almost double compared to a normal leisure centre, I am not that impressed unfortunately.

28 April 2023
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Reply from Seriously FUN Swimming Schools

Hi Fariha, we appreciate your feedback, we'll be in touch to talk through these points together.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Excellent lessons

My child has made excellent progress through seriously fun swimming and enjoys every session. The lessons are fun and engaging and always have some form of game at the end to look forward to. It has been great that the groups are small and there are never more than 6 children, often less. I have been impressed with the patient and encouraging attitude of all the teachers my child has had. They have all got to know him and all the teachers are good at remembering all the children's names.

It hasn't always been easy to understand the level system and where exactly my child is at, as the levels are different to other swimming companies. Regardless of this, my child has made good progress.

21 April 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The staff is friendly and very…

The staff is friendly and very professional.
They are great with the kids and make Swiming lessons so much fun for them. My kids really enjoy and look forward to their lessons every week.

18 April 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Swimming review at Slough

The swimming teacher's put my children at ease and they really enjoy their lesson. Unlike other lessons I've tried in the past; they get a full 30 minutes of actual swimming and no time is wasted. There's ample parking at the venue and plenty of space in the changing rooms post-lesson.

30 March 2023
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