Three Lewisham schools to receive £226,000 in funding to become more energy efficient and save on costs

Local schools Stillness Infant School, Stillness Juniors School and Baring Primary School have been chosen to take part in the pilot, alongside 35 other schools spanning a total of 16 London boroughs.

Locally, the schools will use the funding to install solar panels to deliver clean power. This will not only unlock significant environmental benefits, but it will reduce costs, allowing the money to be reinvested back into the classroom. In addition, the Council will be working with the schools to develop longer term plans to cut carbon and deliver environmental benefits.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said:

“I am delighted to announce the first schools across the capital to benefit from my new Greener Schools initiative. This investment will help schools reduce their energy costs so they can spend more on vital resources such as books, technology and staff and cut carbon emissions so schools can play their part in tackling air pollution in the capital.

“Working with the boroughs, we’ve been able to leverage a further £9.6m to fund more vital projects in more schools, helping to meet our target of achieving net zero by 2030, as we continue working to build a greener and fairer London for everyone.”

Deputy Mayor of Lewisham and Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport and Climate Action, Councillor Louise Krupski, said:

“I am delighted to work with the Mayor of London and his team to decarbonise our local schools.

“This funding will not only unlock significant environmental benefits but will also create opportunities to reinvest savings from energy bills into the classroom. This is an excellent example of climate action in practice.”