Sutton Scene - School Streets launching this autumn

To help make the streets outside local schools safer and the air cleaner for children, we are trialling a number of School Streets schemes across the borough from September.

A School Street is where the road outside a school is closed to vehicles during school drop-off and pick-up times, except for residents living in that street. The locations are based on feedback from residents and schools and aim to address:

• Congestion and poor parking around the school 
• Parked vehicles with their engines running, contributing to air pollution, and 
• Road safety and lower traffic speeds

On Monday 14 September, trial schemes launch at the following Sutton schools: 

• Overton Grange Secondary (Stanley Road) 
• St Philomena’s Catholic High School for Girls & St Mary’s Catholic Juniors (Shorts Road) 
• Rushy Meadow Primary (Fellowes Road) 
• All Saints Carshalton C of E Primary School (Rotherfield Road)
• Bandon Hill Primary School and Sherwood Hill School (Beddington Gardens)

The Council is encouraging parents/guardians to consider using ‘active travel’, such as walking, scooting and cycling when going to and from school. However, if there is no option but to drive, we ask that residents switch off their engine when parked – it not only cuts air pollution but it improves everyone’s health and saves money. 

For more information about school streets and other Safer, Active, Greener Streets schemes across the borough, go to sutton.gov.uk/saferstreets.