We are supporting The Cherwell School in Oxford to create a new ecology garden on an unused area of the school grounds, and are hoping that this initiative by the school will inspire other schools in Oxfordshire to also look at their grounds and what they can do to encourage biodiversity and use it for education and wellbeing.

There are around 355 schools in Oxfordshire, including 85 secondary schools.

We think that the DfE National Education Nature Park is a fantastic initiative and encourage all schools to take part. In Oxfordshire 18 secondary schools and 22 primary schools have signed up:

Secondary Schools

Abingdon School, Abingdon

Bicester Community School

Cheney School, Oxford

Chipping Norton School, Chipping Norton

Europe School, Culham

Faringdon Community College

Fitzharries, Abingdon

Gillots School, Henley

Gosford Hill School, Kidlington

Larkmead, Abingdon

Magdalen College School, Oxford

Oxford Academy, Oxford

Oxford Spires Academy, Oxford

St Helen and St Katharine

The Cherwell School, Oxford

The King’s School

The Swan School, Oxford

Wheatley Park School, Oxford

Primary Schools

Benson Church of England Primary School, Benson

Charlbury Primary School, Charlbury

Cutteslowe Primary School, Oxford

Ewelme Church of England Primary School

Garsington Church of England Primary School, Garsington

Ladygrove Park Primary School, Didcot

Larkrise Primary School, Oxford

North Leigh Church of England Primary School, North Leigh

Madley Brook Community Primary School, Witney

Manor Primary School, Didcot

Orchard Meadow Primary School, Oxford

Rose Hill Primary School, Oxford

Sandhills Community Primary School, Oxford

Sibford Gower Primary School, Sibford Gower

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Banbury

St Leonard’s Church of England Primary School, Banbury

St Peter’s Church of England Primary School, Cassington

Sonning Common Primary School

Witney Community Primary School

Wolvercote Primary School, Oxford

Woodstock Church of England Primary School, Woodstock

Wroxton Church of England Primary School, Wroxton