Case Study: University College School achieves secure, campus-wide high-performance connectivity and centralized cloud management for 1,500 students with HPE Aruba Networking

Aruba Central powers modern learning environment for 1,500 students at University College School

University College School (UCS) is a fee-paying London school serving about 1,500 pupils across four sites. Facing growing digital expectations and a small IT team, UCS needed seamless, high-performance wired and wireless coverage everywhere on campus, strict, tiered security for students, staff, visitors and a public sports facility, and centralized management to reduce operational strain.

UCS deployed an Aruba solution — unified APs and 2930 series switches managed via Aruba Central, ClearPass for zero-trust policy and BYOD orchestration, plus UXI sensors for visibility. The network went live in March 2020 and reliably supported full classrooms, Zoom lessons and Chromebooks, delivering policy-based access, simplified single-pane management of 150 APs, stronger security and freed IT to focus on strategic innovation.

University College School

Nik Cragg

Head of IT