About the School Streets scheme

A School Street is where one or more roads (or a part of a road) near a school entrance temporarily close to motor traffic at the beginning and end of the school day. A School Street creates a pedestrian and cycle only zone.

View map of School Street locations in the borough

School Streets are designed to reduce the number of vehicles around the school. We believe that School Streets will:

• Reduce congestion and vehicles travelling through the School Street
• Reduce pollution around the school entrance with fewer engines idling
• Encourage more walking, cycling and active journeys from pupils and parents/carers
• Result in less inconsiderate parking and dangerous manoeuvres
• Create a calmer, safer and cleaner environment

Phase 1

The following School Streets were developed in Phase 1. Further information on each School Street is available via the links in the table below.

The schemes were approved to be trialled (Paper no. 19-158) and following a review of feedback and operation, were approved to be made permanent (Paper no. 21-236) at the Strategic Planning and Transportation Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

View a summary of the results of the consultation carried out prior to launching the Phase 1 School Streets.

Phase 2

The following School Streets were developed in Phase 2. These schemes were accelerated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased demand for safer spaces to support the return to school, as reported to the Strategic Planning and Transportation Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Paper no. 20 -169 and Paper no. 20-291). Further information on each School Street is available via the links in the table below.

View a summary of the results of the consultation carried out concurrently with the launch of the Phase 2 School Streets (between September/October 2020 and June 2021).

Feedback and operation of these schemes was reviewed by the Strategic Planning and Transportation Overview and Scrutiny Committee and they were approved to be made permanent (Paper no. 21-236).

Phase 3

The following School Streets were developed in Phase 3. Further information on each School Street is available via the links in the table below.

Proposals for Ibstock Place, The Alton, Southmead and John Burns Primary School are not being progressed at this stage.

Phase 4

The following School Streets were developed in Phase 4. Further information on each School Street is available via the links in the table below.

An amended scheme to serve Swaffield Primary School will be consulted on as part of Phase 5.

Proposals for Ark John Archer and Finton House are not being progressed at this stage.

Phase 5

Following early engagement with parents and residents in December 2023, we are currently consulting on the following School Streets.

Consultation will open on Monday 4 March and close on Sunday 7 April. 

To tell us what you think visit the links below: 

• Heathmere Primary
• Brandlehow Primary
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary
• Belleville Primary (Webb's site)

If supported, we will launch School Street trials under an experimental traffic order. Consultations will reopen for 6 months allowing representation to be made while the scheme is live.

The School Streets will be monitored and reported to the Transport Committee and a decision will be made on whether to make the School Street permanent, remove it or make amendments.

We are also finalising proposals for school street schemes serving All Saints’ CE Primary, Belleville Primary (Meteor site) and Swaffield Primary and hoping to take these out to formal consultations later this Spring.

Plans for schemes to serve Oasis Academy and Hornsby House School are currently suspended.

Frequently asked questions

View the most common questions about School Streets.

If you have further questions, please email schoolstreets@wandsworth.gov.uk.