Chiswick Children Put Their Best Foot Forward

Majority of local students choose to walk to school

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Figures released by the Department of Education shows that the majority of school children in Chiswick use their two feet to get themselves to school.

As part of research carried out for School Travel Planning (STP) which looked at all the problems caused by travel to and from schools during the day, the figures showed that most children walked to their primary school with car being the second most popular mode of transport ahead of cycling.

Figures showed that the bus was the most popular form of transport for Chiswick Community School pupils, with walking second and a surprisingly large number of pupils, 120, getting a taxi to school.

All schools in the borough, including independents, are expected to now have a travel plan in place which helps reduce the negative effects of this daily flow of pupils, staff and parents. Solutions put forward in these plans should concentrate on making the journey to school more sustainable (less polluting and damaging to the environment), healthier (using active transport methods such as walking or cycling which provide children with valuable exercise) and safer for all children and adults.

 

School

Pupils of all ages - mode of travel to school

 
Walk
Cycle
Car
Car Share
Public Service Bus
Bus (type not known)
Taxi
No of pupils

Walk %

Car %
Average distance travelled (miles)
Cavendish Primary
150
10
40
0
10
0
0
210
71.4%
19.0%
0.6
Grove Park Primary
180
0
40
0
0
0
0
220
81.8%
18.2%
0.48
Strand-On-the-Green Junior
180
20
50
30
0
10
0
290
62.1%
17.2%
0.93
Strand-On-the-Green Infant & Nursery
160
50
100
0
0
20
0
330
48.5%
30.3%
0.74
St Mary's RC Primary
120
20
70
10
10
0
0
230
52.2%
30.4%
0.65
Chiswick Community School
330
80
70
0
610
0
120
1210
27.3%
5.8%
1.69

 

September 4, 2009