SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN

Parent Survey Results

How does your child travel to school?
Walk	15	Car share (travelling with friends or classmates in the same car)	32*
Cycle	0	Car (your child or family only)	45*
School bus/mini-bus	3	Other	0

*4 returns ticked both car share and car suggesting it both methods were used during the week.

How would you like your child to travel to school?
Walk	23	Car share (travelling with friends or classmates in the same car)	33
Cycle	9	Car (your child or family only)	19
School bus/mini-bus	37	Other	1

Parents ticked as many methods as they wished. Interestingly, the majority of ‘cycle’ tickers also ticked ‘walk’. There were four people who ticked both car options and nothing else. Thirteen replies ticked only the non- share car option showing that a majority see this as the least worthwhile option. The one tick for ‘other’ did not specify what this meant.

What would make walking to school better, or encourage your child to walk to school?
Nothing- we live too far away to walk to school	58	Safer places to cross the road	15
Better pavements	21	Cars not entering the school grounds	2
Better lighting	8	More children to walk with	7
Less traffic	18	Somewhere in school for children to change clothing on arrival	5

Four responses that ticked ‘Nothing’ also ticked other options! Seven forms had no box ticked in this section suggesting that the ‘nothing’ figure could be higher. Two forms said that as the adults went straight from dropping off their children to work, a car was the only viable option.

What would make cycling to school better, or encourage your child to cycle to school?
Nothing- we live too far away to cycle to school	35	Nothing- the children are too young to cycle	20
More children to cycle with	6	A safe place to leave bikes in school	15
Cycle lanes in the area	26	Cycle training	13
Cars not entering the school grounds	6	Somewhere in school for children to change clothing on arrival	6
Less traffic	23

With the exception of the ‘nothing’ categories this section had the most multiple ticks suggesting that where cycling was seen as an option a package of measures is needed. Seven forms did not have any box in this section ticked again suggesting that the ‘nothing’ totals should be higher.

What would make car sharing appear a better idea, or encourage you to share transport to school?
Nothing- we don’t use a car to travel to school	15	We don’t like the idea of car sharing	6
School organised lists	15	Nothing- we already car share	30
Priority use of the car park	9	The car is already full with one family	8

Twelve forms had no box in this section ticked.

Would your child use a school bus or mini-bus if one could be provided?

Yes- from Shepton Mallet

Already use the bus

Yes- from other direction

One return said a junior child would use a bus from Shepton but not their infant. Eleven returns did not have any box ticked in this section- possibly, returns from parents of children who walk.