Primary Schools Competition 2010

In 2010 we launched a Capital Growth Schools Competition to encourage more primary schools to start a food growing project. The competition closed in June 2010.

There were three categories. Here are the results:

Bugs and Slugs
a garden focused on biodiversity

Winner: Pooles Park Primary School, Finsbury Park, Islington

Highly commended: St Stephen’s CE Junior school, Twickenham, Richmond.

Runners up: Wandle Valley School, Sutton; East Sheen Primary School, Richmond; Middlerow Primary, Kensington & Chelsea.

Collect and Create
a garden encouraging the reuse and recycling of 'waste' items

Winner: Chatsworth Primary School, Hounslow

Highly commended: Fairway primary school, Barnet

Runners up: Bedonwell Infant & Nursery School, Bexley; Starksfield Primary, Enfield; Baden Powell School, Hackney.

Climate Cool
a garden designed to cope with a changing climate

Winner: South Harringay Infants School, Haringey

Highly commended: St David’s College, Bromley

Runners up: Montem Primary, Islington; Johanna Primary, Lambeth; St Joseph's Primary, Islington.

Schools Competition photos from Flickr

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Read the Greater london Authorities "London’s top food growing pupils unveiled" press release.