School Travel Plan

Gold award for sustainable travel

We are proud to hold Gold status award by the STARS (Sustainable Travel: Active, Responsible Safe) programme. This award recognises our achievement and commitment to road safety, reducing car use and encouraging increased levels of active travel and use of public transport for the journey to and from school. STARS is an accreditation scheme that was initiated by Transport for London (TfL) for London schools and nurseries. It aims to inspire young Londoners to travel to school sustainably, actively, responsibly and safely by championing walking, scooting and cycling.

STARS supports pupils’ wellbeing, helps to reduce congestion at the school gates and improve road safety and air quality.

By developing and implementing our School Travel Plan, we encourage pupils to adopt a healthy lifestyle, give them the skills and confidence to travel safely and help them understand how their actions will make a positive contribution to the future of our environment.

TfL Explorers

Note that this sustainable travel programme has been renamed TfL Explorers.  Its purpose remains the same:  to inspire primary-aged children to travel actively, responsibly and safely. The programme is delivered in partnership with the London Transport Museum and addresses how the average journey to primary school is less than 1km, around a 10-minute walk.  Through leaving the car at home, there will be less congestion, fewer collisions and an improvement in the air quality.

How we achieved this award

The pupils identified travel issues in the area around the school, then created a plan and selected activities to address the issues and reach the active travel targets.
We submitted our plan to TfL and were awarded gold as a result of our activities and their impact.