🪑 Seating Chart Maker: Shuffle, Swap and Print

How to use it

1. 1. Set the room size

   Enter how many rows of desks you have and how many seats are in each row. Up to twelve of each fits most classrooms, labs and halls.

2. 2. Add your class list

   Replace the sample names with your own, one name per line. Paste a column from a spreadsheet if you have one. If a few desks are free, they stay empty.

3. 3. Shuffle or fill in order

   Shuffle seats gives a random plan, which is handy for mixing groups. Fill in order puts the names in list order, row by row from the front left.

4. 4. Swap, then print

   Press one desk and then another to swap the two. Keep going until the plan is right, then press Print the chart to get a clean black-and-white sheet.

Ideas for class and home

• A fresh start each half term

  Shuffle the seats to mix who sits beside whom. Swap a few desks by hand for pupils who need to be near the board or away from distractions.

• Supply teacher plan

  Print the chart with names at the desks and leave it for the cover teacher, so that they can learn names and spot who is missing at a glance.

• Exam and test layouts

  Set the rows and seats to match the hall, shuffle the names and print the plan so every candidate knows where to sit.

• Co-op and club tables

  Use a few rows and seats for a homeschool co-op, a workshop or a club. Fill in order for a register, or shuffle to make fair partners.