Healthy Schools success with a record for gold achievement!
Thursday 24th July 2025
During the last school term Wiltshire Healthy Schools accreditation has been awarded to 9 more schools for promoting healthy lifestyles and providing evidence of improved outcomes for young people.
Corsham primary school (pictured above) has achieved gold level for a record fourth time in a row, this year having significantly increased active travel to school.
St John’s primary school in Tisbury also achieved gold level, using the Thrive approach to improve emotional wellbeing and educational outcomes of children.
St Peter’s Academy in Chippenham are the latest school to achieve gold level, introducing a new system to more effectively identify and meet children’s needs, with a focus on supporting emotional self-regulation.
St Mary’s primary school in Purton achieved silver level, introducing an innovative project to improve sleep and related wellbeing by encouraging children to abstain from screen use a hour before bed from Sunday through to and including Thursday evening.
The silver application from St Barnabas primary school focussed on improving healthy eating and increasing the uptake of school meals.
Schools achieving bronze level, completed a comprehensive audit of school health and wellbeing provision. The latest schools to gain bronze accreditation are:
- Holt primary school
- Newton Tony primary school
- Southwick primary school
- St Sampson’s primary school
Wiltshire Healthy Schools is a Wiltshire Council programme designed to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people. Using the whole school approach and teaching Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education, schools can build on previous developments to actively promote learning and healthy lifestyle choices.
The 9 schools have all submitted evidence to a local multiagency group, describing their school provision and the difference that their work has made to the health-related outcomes for pupils. Several of the schools achieving the award were also visited by Wiltshire Youth Councillors who provided feedback.
Schools can apply for accreditation at three levels: bronze, silver or gold level. Currently 111 schools are engaged with the programme, with 78 gaining an award.
Schools wanting to know more about Wiltshire Healthy Schools can contact nick.bolton@wiltshire.gov.uk
