Travel
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We actively encourage our pupils and staff to walk or cycle to school. This helps:
- keep us fit and healthy
- our pupils develop road safety skills which will keep them safe as they travel further afield and more independently
- keep our local air clean, and our streets free from congestion
The school has a travel plan in place and the aim of the programme is to encourage the school community to travel to school in a more active or sustainable way to help reduce the congestion caused by short (single occupancy car trips) on the 'school run'. This is particularly relevant to the Nursery Road area where there are a number of schools in close proximity. Research also clearly links active travel to school with improved academic achievement.
We hope that pupils will gain a better understanding of the health, environmental and social benefits of walking, cycling and the use of public transport as alternatives to unnecessary car journeys. This will encourage them to form more active travel habits that can be carried through into adult life.
Walking
If possible please walk to school as this is the best way to guarantee that you arrive to school on time. The map below provides approximate walking times.
Cycling
The school has extensive cycle parking available at the front of the school site. We encourage students to lock their cycle and to wear a cycle helmet. Cycles are left at the owners risk and the school cannot take responsibility for any damage.
We recommend that students cycling to school complete the TfL Online Cycle Skills Course.
TfL Online Cycle Skills Course
Bus
Please note that students will be required to wear face coverings on all public transport. Public transport capacity will be extremely limited. TfL have requested that students walk or cycle to school if possible.
The school is serviced by a number of bus routes from ‘Transport for London’ and ‘Surrey County Council’.
SCC Bus 555 Serving Heathrow Airport Central Bus Station, Hatton Cross, Heathrow Terminal 4, Stanwell, Ashford Hospital, Ashford, Sunbury, Shepperton, Walton, Hersham and Whiteley Village
SCC Bus 556 Serving Chertsey, Shepperton, Sunbury, Ashford, Stanwell and Heathrow Airport
SCC Bus 557 Serving Sunbury, Upper Halliford, Shepperton, Chertsey, Ottershaw and Addlestone
SCC Bus 616 Serving Stanwell Moor, Ashford and Sunbury
TFL Bus 216 Serving Staines, Ashford Common, Hampton, Kingston
TFL Bus 235 Serving Brentford, Hounslow, Feltham
Train
Please note that students will be required to wear face coverings on all public transport. Public transport capacity will be extremely limited. South Western Railways have requested that students walk or cycle to school if possible.
The nearest train stations are Sunbury and Upper Halliford.
Car - Park & Stride
We acknowledge that it is not always possible to walk, cycle or use public transport to get to school. If you feel that you have to undertake drop off and collection you are kindly asked to respect the School’s neighbouring properties by reframing from parking over residents’ driveways, parking on footpaths or obstructing any access points.
The following streets have capacity for drop-off and collection, or Park and Stride:
- Ravenscourt
- Nursery Gardens
- Sutherland Avenue
- Beverley Road
- Evelyn Crescent
- Ravendale Road
- Stratton Road
Please refrain from parking on Nursery Road.
Parking Enforcement in the Sunbury Leisure Centre and School Car Parks
Please do not drive on to the Sunbury Leisure Centre or School site to drop off or pick up your child. A private contractor, ParkingEye, will enforce parking restrictions in the Sunbury Leisure Centre and School car parks using an ANPR system. Please refer to the signs in the car park for further details.
Free parking is available to Leisure Centre customers.
ParkingEye will issue a Parking Charge Notice if you fail to enter your vehicle registration number in to the terminal located behind the turnstyles in Sunbury Leisure Centre.
ParkingEye - Secure Parking Charge Online Payments
Please do not park in the Sunbury Leisure Centre car park when visiting the school.
Visitor Parking in the School Car Park
The school has a small number of allocated car parking spaces in the school car park for visitors with an appointment to see a member of staff. To access a space please stop in front of the barrier and push the button on the panel. The receptionist will raise the barrier for you. Please find a parking space and report to the main visitor reception at the front of the school.
ParkingEye will issue a Parking Charge Notice if you fail to enter your vehicle registration number in to the terminal located in the school reception.
Please do not park in the Sunbury Leisure Centre car park when visiting the school.
Cars are left at the owners risk and the school cannot take responsibility for any damage.
Travel Assistance
If your child has been given a school place through an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) they may be entitled to travel assistance
Years 7-11 (aged 11-16)
- The distance from home to school is 3 miles or over, and
- the school is the nearest appropriate to your home.
If you are in receipt of the maximum level of Working Tax Credit or your child is in receipt of free school meals, your child may be eligible for travel assistance if they are attending one of their three nearest schools, which is between 2 and 6 miles from your home.
Exceptional circumstances
If you do not meet the criteria above, but your child's SEND, health or exceptional needs mean that they would benefit from travel assistance to school, Surrey County Council will consider their case based on their individual circumstances. You may be required to provide supporting evidence.
If you think that you may be eligible please contact
North East Area Office
Telephone: 01737 737940 or email: nesen@surreycc.gov.uk
If you your child does not have an EHCP or SSEN then you will need to check the eligibility under the Surrey County County Home to School Transport Policy. The information can be found by clicking here