Transforming troubled lives through specialist therapeutic services The Mulberry Bush School was established in 1948 in Standlake, near Witney & is a residential school for some of the most emotionally distressed and traumatised primary school-aged children. These children have experienced early trauma, neglect & abuse and have usually had numerous failed educational and home placements. Nowadays, The Mulberry Bush is so much more than the School. Through Outreach & Training, research & the National Centre for Reflective Practice.