Environmental Responsibility

Sherborne Girls recognises an environmental and climate emergency at a global, national and local level.

We are committed to acting to minimise our negative impact on our environment by focusing on four key areas: waste; operational energy use; estate development and transport.

As an organisation we aim to be carbon-neutral by 2030 through:

• Increasing understanding amongst staff, pupils and our wider community
• Reducing our carbon footprint
• Promoting courage, adaptability and resilience to influence change.

Sherborne Girls was the first school to sign up to Operation Future Hope over two years’ ago and together with Sherborne School and The Gryphon, the School has already completed the successful re-wilding of large areas within our grounds.  

As well as working with the Sherborne Girls Eco Council to drive forward the School’s plans to be carbon-neutral by 2030 (Let’s Go Zero), pupils will also learn about vital conservation issues and acquire the knowledge needed to engage with and care for the natural world.  

Independent Schools Council

We are proud to be featured in the Independent Schools Council, White Paper 2023 on Sustainability. The report is available to read below.