SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN

Pupil Survey Results  (180 OF 191 PUPILS SURVEYED)

 

How many are male, how many female?

 

 male

female

103

77

 

How many own a bicycle?

176

 

How many live in households without cars, with one car, with two or more cars?

 

without cars

one car

two or more cars

0

45

135

 

 

How do your students usually travel? 

 

 

to school

from school

walk

26

27

cycle

  0

0

school bus

  4

7

other bus

  0

0

train

  0

0

car

102

105

car share (travelling with friends or classmates in the same car)

48

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If they had the choice, how would your students like to travel? 

 

 

to school

from school

walk

30

30

cycle

71

71

school bus

20

22

other bus

  0

0

train

19

19

car

10

13

car share (travelling with friends or

classmates in the same car)

24

19

other

  6

6

 


What would make walking to school better, or encourage your students to walk?

 

Wider pavements

 

40

Cars not entering the school

grounds

29

 

Cleaner pavements

20

More school crossing patrols

37

 

Better lighting

20

Safer places to cross the

road

 

52

 

Less traffic

63

Training on how & where to

cross the road

9

 

Slower traffic

40

An entrance away from cars

47

 

School lockers to leave

belongings in

91

Nothing - I live too far from

school to walk

40

 

More children to walk

with

63

Nothing - My parents/carers

won't let me walk

40

 

Other- SHORT CUT

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What would make cycling to school better, or encourage your students to cycle?

More cycle lanes

91

Showers at school

61

Less traffic

44

Cycle training

47

Slower traffic

40

Cars not entering the school

grounds

11

School lockers to leave

belongings in

92

An entrance away from cars

50

A safe place to leave

my bike

71

Nothing - I don't have a

bike

 

1

More children to cycle

with

 

57

Nothing - my parents/carers

won't let me cycle

 

31

Other- FREE REFLECTIVE JACKETS/ BETTER GRADIENTS ON DOULTING HILL

5

 

 

 

What would make going to school by bus or train better, or encourage your students to travel by bus or train?

A bus stop closer to

home

42

Training on how to use buses

and trains

 

36

A bus stop closer to

school

 

27

A safer route to the station

 

0

Buses running more

often

 

26

A safer route to the bus stop

23

Trains running more

often

28

Bus shelter

28

Cheaper fares

43

Nothing - I live too near

school to take a bus or train

 

15

More children to travel

with

 

50

Nothing - my parents/carers

won't let me take a bus or

train

 

29

School lockers to leave

belongings in

 

35

Other- NON SMOKING BUSES/FREE BUSES/ACTIVITIES TO DO ON THE BUS

22

 

 

Who do your students usually travel with to school? from school? 

 

 

to school

from school

On their own

3

1

With an adult

53

57

With other children/young people

16

3

With adults and other children/young people

108

119