Southwark tops Eco-school table

Southwark has a highest percentage of schools registered as Eco-Schools, than in any other local education authority in England, according to latest figures.

110 schools in the borough have signed up to the scheme, which represents 97% of all schools in Southwark.

Of the registered schools, 72 have bronze certificates and 21 have silver certificates. Two have a green flag - they are Charles Dickens Primary, Borough and St Johns Catholic Primary, Rotherhithe.

Schools across the borough are helped in their bid to become Eco-Schools by the council's climate change and sustainability team. Once registered, schools follow a simple seven-step process which helps them to address a variety of environmental themes, ranging from litter and waste to healthy living and biodiversity.

Find out more about Southwark Council's work with schools.

More about Eco-schools

There are 46 countries around the world that run the Eco-Schools programme, linking more than 40,000 schools - from the UK to France, from Morocco to South Africa.

Eco-Schools is administered in England by ENCAMS. Find out more about the Eco schools programme.