--- title: "St John's Catholic School and Sixth Form College Achieves RHS Level 3 School Gardening Award" url: "https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/news/2026-09-15-st-john-s-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-college-achieves-rhs-level-3-school-gardening-aw" school: "St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College" --- **Tel:** 01388 603246 **Email:** admin@stjohns.bhcet.org.uk # St John's Catholic School and Sixth Form College Achieves RHS Level 3 School Gardening Award 15 September 2026 ![](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/images/news/800826290_28494618656800826_6722122425910023457_n.jpeg)Students at St John's Catholic School and Sixth Form College in Bishop Auckland are celebrating a significant achievement after the school successfully gained the RHS Level 3 School Gardening Award. The award recognises the hard work and dedication of the students who regularly attended Gardening Club throughout the last academic year and helped gather the evidence required for the accreditation. The school also extended a special thank you to Mrs Kipling for the time, effort and support provided to students as the gardening project developed. The achievement marks another milestone for the school's growing garden, which continues to flourish. With a number of exciting developments planned for the coming year, the garden is becoming an increasingly important part of school life and enrichment opportunities for students. Visitors can catch a glimpse of the garden in the [school's new promotional video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff3-9yMsgeg), which also showcases some of the students who helped make the project a success. The garden will also be open for visitors to see during the school's Open Evening on Tuesday 29 September from 5.30pm. Gardening Club is just one of around 70 clubs included in St John's Catholic School and Sixth Form College's Autumn Enrichment Programme. The wide range of activities gives students opportunities to develop new skills, explore their interests and build friendships beyond the classroom. The RHS Level 3 School Gardening Award is a fitting recognition of the commitment shown by the Gardening Club members and reflects the positive impact that enrichment activities can have on student development. As the school garden continues to grow, students can look forward to playing a key role in its future success. [Enrichment](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/news/tag/enrichment) [ Jack's Self-Belief Shines Through on GCSE Results Day](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/news/2026-08-20-jack-s-self-belief-shines-through-on-gcse-results-day) [St John's Catholic School and Sixth Form Students Bring An Inspector Calls to Life at Beamish Museum ](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/news/2026-09-22-st-john-s-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-students-bring-an-inspector-calls-to-life-at-bea) ### Events & News - [Key Dates](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/key-dates) - [News](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/news) - [Newsletters](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/newsletters) - [Term Dates](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/term-dates) ![St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-s-catholic-school-sixth-form-college-3/images/logo/Bishop_Hogarth_and_Hexham_Logo_new_(1).png) ### St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland County Durham DL14 6JT 01388 603246 01388 609988 - [About](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/our-school) - [Documents](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/our-documents) - [Events](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/key-dates) - [Links](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/links) - [Vacancies](https://bhcet.org.uk/job-vacancies) - [Contact](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/contact) - [Sport](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/news/tag/sport-p-e) - [Privacy Notices](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/privacy-notices) ### Translation ### Office 365 [Sign in to Office 365](https://outlook.office.com/) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stjohnsrc/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/st_johns_eagle/) © Copyright 2025–2026 St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stjohns.bhcet.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)