Hampshire County Council School Travel Planning Team. School Travel Plan for The Federation of:

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1 Hampshire County Council Travel Planning Team Travel Plan for The Federation of: 850/3020 Bursledon Church of England Infant Long Lane Bursledon Southampton Hampshire SO31 8BZ Tel: Fax: & 850/2304 Bursledon Church of England Affiliated Junior Long Lane Bursledon Southampton Hampshire SO31 8BZ Tel: Fax: Travel Planning Team Economy, Transport & Environment Dept. Hampshire County Council Elizabeth II Court West, Second Floor Winchester SO23 8UD 1

2 The Federation of Bursledon Church of England Infant and Bursledon Church of England Affiliated Junior Travel Plan This document is a full Travel Plan and is a review of the previous document written by the school in 2012 Executive Head Teacher Sian Smith Author Version Issued for Comment Checked by Date Angela Forsyth 2 Sept 2017 Hilary Bax 2

3 Travel Plan Aims and Objectives... 4 Our Federation s aims... 5 Travel Plan Coordinator & Working Group... 5 Achievements since the Original Travel Plan... 6 Bursledon s Pupils... 7 Bursledon s Staff... 7 The Day... 8 Locality & Catchment Area Site Accessibility and Transport Links Vehicular Travel and Access Walking Cycling & Scooters Bus Transport and Train Transport Consultation & Survey Information

4 Travel Plan Aims and Objectives The overall aim of this school travel plan is to ensure that pupils, parents and staff who are currently at The Federation of Bursledon s, and who will attend in the future, are able to make informed decisions about their travel to and from school. Through the travel plan it is hoped the school community will be able to continue to choose more sustainable modes of travel. Aims To sustain, and where possible, encourage a greater use of more sustainable modes of travel for journeys to and from school, and therefore reduce the impact of travel to school on the local community To continue to increase awareness of the importance of safe travel to and from school. To continue to raise travel awareness amongst the whole school community and integrate sustainable school travel within the Curriculum and school ethos. To continue to promote and enable sustainable travel for staff and visitors. Objectives To continue to encourage and enable more children and parents to walk to and from school safely To continue to ensure that Road Safety education including travel issues pertaining specifically to Bursledon is provided to all to ensure safer journeys to and from school To ensure parents and pupils feel safer walking or scooting to school, liaising with Parish, Borough and County Councils and other users of Long Lane, as appropriate To raise awareness of the benefits of leaving the car at home, and the alternatives, amongst children and parents. To continue promote and enable alternatives to the car and reduce car use (for staff and visitors). Where appropriate, encourage car sharing between parents of the school 4

5 Our Federation s aims Ensure all children understand and embrace the Christian values of the Federation. Give children consistently challenging, yet supportive learning opportunities within a broad, balanced and creative curriculum where risk taking is encouraged and where children can learn from their mistakes. Celebrate progress, achievement, effort and attendance. Work together with children s families and the wider community so that school based learning is understood and can be built upon outside the school environment. Help children as independent learners; be able to choose tools and strategies for life and learning. Develop personal spirituality within the Federation community through a wide range of experiences. Travel Plan Coordinator & Working Group The following people have been involved in various discussions regarding school travel and are key internal partners for the future: Hampshire County Council (HCC) Travel Plan Advisor: Executive Head Teacher Head of - Infants Assistant Head Teacher Chair of Governors Head of - Juniors Federation Site Manager: Federation Stars Travel Champion Governor Children s Services HCC HCC Senior Transport Planner Angela Forsyth Sian Smith Mr Partridge Mrs Wellington Mrs Hilary Bax Mrs Emma Elliot: Matt Deacon Clare Finegan Sue Hitchmough Mark Saunders Nicola Waight 5

6 Achievements since the Original Travel Plan Since the original 2002 Travel Plan, the following changes have been implemented: a safety zone was established outside the two schools; a speed limit of 30 mph was set up along Long Lane, Road and throughout Old Bursledon; two pedestrian crossing points have been established across the A27 at the junction with Long Lane and near the junction with Church Lane. a Crossing Patrol Officer (SCPO) was provided at the junction of Long Lane and Lane in addition to the two SCPOs in Lowford (to cross Portsmouth Road and Lane); drainage improvements were made to areas that were previously prone to flooding in Lowford and Church Lane; there has been sporadic improvement in the clearing of footways (leaves and dog mess); extra grit bins have been provided between the two schools and at the top of The Grove before and after school clubs now operate from the Federation Site cycle storage for 10 bikes and scooter storage for 36 scooters has been provided on site improvements at the Infant have seen the entrance widened and improved a covered waiting area has been provided at the Infant to encourage walking and waiting by parents crossing improvements on Bridge Road with a traffic island installed near Dodwell Lane An electronic barrier has now been installed across the entrance to the school car park to keep unwanted cars out and to improve safety for pedestrians gate times have been changed to improve flow of pedestrians in and out a Park and Stride has been set up from the Lowford Community Centre to allow those who have to drive to park away from school and walk the last seven minutes resurfacing of The Grove and an improvement to the lighting was achieved with the help of EBC and Living Streets The Windmill Centre has closed reducing the amount of traffic driving to the site from surrounding villages and parking in Long Lane an independent pre school has opened on the Federation site and has two allocated parking spaces for staff, and parents are encouraged to walk to the site The Federation participates in Walk to Week, Living Streets WOW (which gives badges for those who walk regularly), and Modeshift STARS, achieving Bronze level accreditation in 2015/2016 6

7 The recent school census data (HCC Children s Services) shows that 74.6% of children at the junior school and 72.6% at the infant school walk to school. This is at a 5 year high and is due, in the main, to the work the Federation has been putting in with the children and their parents. Bursledon s Pupils The 2017 census data for the pupil numbers at the Bursledon schools can be found in detail in the table below. Name Age of Pupils No. of Pupils Capacity Survey Date Bursledon Infant 4-7 Years July-17 Bursledon Junior 7-11 Years July-17 Federation Total 4-11 Years July-17 Both schools are three form entry (3FE) with 481 on roll and a PAN of 90 The Infant currently has nine single age classes with three in each year. The Junior currently has nine single age classes with three classes in Year 3, two classes in Year 4, two classes in Year 5, and two in Year 6. The Junior school is therefore currently running under capacity by 131 pupils. SEND (Special Educational Needs) & EHCP (Education Healthcare Plans) Children The Federation employs a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator (to cater for SEND Children at the school). Currently there are 42 children at the Infant with SEND and 27 children at the Junior with SEND, but this has little bearing on their travel to school. Bursledon s Staff To accommodate for the 481 pupils (2016/17) on the site from the two schools combined, the staff numbers can be found in the table below: Name Total No. Staff Full Time (F/T) Part Time (P/T) Bursledon Infant Bursledon Junior Shared staff across Federation Total Federation staff

8 The Day The typical Infant day is between 08:55 and 15:00 with staff often on site from 07:30. The offices are also open between 08:00 and 16:30 Monday to Friday. The Junior day starts ten minutes earlier and finishes 10 minutes later than the Infant to offset the influx of pupils to the school site at peak times. The Junior day is therefore typically 08:45 to 15:10. The Extended Day Breakfast club: Breakfast club starts at 7.45am in the Junior and is situated in the hall. It is run by school staff. The children are looked after until the schools start, and any children from the Infant are walked back to the Infants by helpers in hi viz vests. The children are offered breakfast consisting of fruit juice or milk or water, toast and / or cereals and afterwards the children can socialise with friends and play together until the schools start. This facility is available for each child at 4 per day. Extracurricular activities such as Football and Dance are available each term held in the Junior hall. This means that typically pupils can be on-site at the Junior from 07.45am for breakfast club until 16:20pm when clubs end. After- clubs The after school club is run by a separate outside firm called Creative Kidz held for children of both schools in the Infant Hall. The cost is per session from close of schools until latest. Children have to be registered with the club, spaces have to be booked in advance, but occasional ad hoc use is sometimes available, as long as children are already registered. Educational Visits Both the Infant and Junior school have regular educational trips throughout the school year. Each year group typically goes on three trips. Trips are timed wherever possible to pick up after school drop off and to return before school pick up times. The coach for school visits parks outside the school in the lay by to pick up and drop off children, and the coach follows the voluntary one way system from Portsmouth Road, up Lane and turns left into Long Lane to access the school. If the coach is returning at the end of the day and parents or members of the public or delivery drivers are not following the voluntary one way system, this can sometimes lead to traffic jams. Whole Activities Parents evenings at Bursledon s typically occur once a term and held over two days between 15:10 and By holding events over two nights, the impact of extra visitors on the school site is minimised. productions for the Year 2s and Year 6s are largely held during the day near the end of term. Occasional discos are held at school in the late afternoons/ early evenings usually once a term, run by the PTA. The discos are run on separate evenings to avoid traffic congestion. 8

9 The Fair is usually held in the middle of May on the main playground and field at a weekend and involves both schools. The whole school undertakes walking trips to St Leonard s Church, Bursledon at least three times a year at Christmas, Easter and the end of term (for years 2 and 6) by crossing Long Lane, walking down the path along the side of the car park at Great Down Park to access Church Lane at the other end. Part of the path is often slippery when wet. The church is also regularly used as a learning environment by individual classes. The church at St Paul s in Oak Road is not used as often, as there are no pavements and the road is dangerous, and it therefore requires the involvement of PCSOs and more staff to negotiate classes down the road 9

10 Locality & Catchment Area The catchment area can be seen in the map below (fig 1). The schools sit in the middle of their catchment area which extends almost to Old Netley at Hamble Lane to the west, across the M27 to Dodwell Lane and Heath House Lane to the north-west and as far as the River Hamble to the east. This area falls within the jurisdiction of Eastleigh Borough Council. Adjacent to the Bursledon s, land use is predominantly residential and recreational. In terms of geographical boundaries local to the site, the A27 to the north-west and, more importantly, the M27 provide significant barriers to walking and cycling. At the time of writing, HCC are considering changing the catchment area of the schools to exclude the portion to the north across the other side of the M27, which would mean that, if implemented, children from that part of the catchment would go to schools to the north of the M27 in the Hedge End area. The establishments of Bursledon Infant (BIS) and Bursledon Junior (BJS) are located on the same site accessible from Long Lane, Bursledon. The two schools share space with a private pre-school, Dragonflies, and a building which was previously a Sure Start Centre, which is now incorporated as a central resource for the Federation, The Bursledon Hub, as named by the children, containing amenities for the well being of the children. 10

11 Fig 1: Catchment area of Federation of Bursledon s

12 Fig:2 Map of area around Bursledon Federation 12

13 Fig 3 Travel to school Census Data 13

14 Fig 4: Travel to school census data showing 5 minute walking zones and modes of travel to Bursledon Junior 14

15 Fig 5: Main walking routes to schools 15

16 Site Accessibility and Transport Links Vehicular Travel and Access Staff vehicle entrance with new barrier fitted to deter vehicles View up Long Lane at pick up time showing school pavement on the left and cars parked opposite making only one usable lane The schools are situated on Long Lane, and vehicles travelling towards the schools historically have been asked to access the road to schools using a voluntary one way system. Cars are expected to drive from Portsmouth Road up the hill along Road, and then turn left into Long Lane where the entrance to the Great Downs car park can be found immediately on the right, two long parking lay bys with spaces for up to around 25 cars and two accessible spaces, can be found in front of the schools on the left, as can the staff vehicle entrance, accessed by a new large electronic barrier. The schools have a large shared car park with 40 spaces including two accessible spaces. The car park is also accessed by Dragonflies Pre, which is situated at the rear of the Junior building where there are two allocated parking spaces. The Pre has a PAN of 24 and usually has 5 staff on the premises at any one time. Parents vehicles are not allowed in the school grounds. The school gates and barrier are set into the fence, to allow cars to pull in off the road before using the barrier, but this tempts some parents to park or turn in the gate entrance..the barrier is operated by button and answered in the Junior school. The minibus which brings a number of children to school from Hamble each morning has to negotiate its way into and out of the car park to drop off around a dozen children. Cones are often used to keep access points clear. Outside the schools there is a long stretch of parking in two parking bays on the school side, but cars also park on the opposite side of the road, making the useable road only one carwidth wide. As there is no pavement on the other side of the road, when drivers and passengers climb out of their cars, their car doors open onto the road, and they have to walk into the path of oncoming traffic to reach the schools. Drivers coming up to the schools can use the Great Down Car Park at the end of Long Lane. The slight difference in school times allows for a few cars to circulate freeing up a number of spaces when cars carrying Infant children leave before Junior children s parents arrive. The Great Down Car Park holds 45 cars, and on exiting the car park, vehicles are requested to turn right past the schools along the voluntary one way system down Long Lane to avoid snarl ups, and to exit on to the A27. This avoids cars travelling down Road which has no 16

17 pavement on either side meeting cars coming up the narrow lane, so there is one loop in and out of the school zone. It also discourages traffic coming up Long Lane and coming through the school safety zone where there is no room for traffic to pass, and where priority is in the opposite direction. The school needs to continually publicise this to ensure all parents, staff and visitors are aware of the request to follow the voluntary one way. Cars travelling along Portsmouth Road, a busy but narrow road to the north west of the school, are often tailed back, due to cars parking along the pavements at the shops near the zebra crossing and the Crossing Patrols. Cars need to travel along the Portsmouth Road and Lowford Hill to use the Lowford Centre Park and Stride facility and to access the schools up Road. The traffic calming on Lowford Hill to the west of the Lowford Centre is supposed to ensure cars slow down, but they often speed up specifically to get through before oncoming vehicles approach. The Lowford Centre car park is used by the community for the doctors surgery, the library, the Parish Council offices and a café, as well as the local MP, and is therefore heavily used, especially in the afternoons, and often full. There are 37 spaces and 4 disabled spaces available. The Lowford Centre is the schools designated Park and Stride facility, a seven minute walk across the main road using the zebra crossing and two Crossing patrols. Traffic build-up at Lowford Hill View along Portsmouth Road and zebra crossing The junction at the zebra crossing is difficult to negotiate as there are often cars and vans blocking the view along the road at the shops, and traffic often builds up and drivers become impatient. The traffic calming past the junction, the entrance to the Park and Stride car park at the Lowford Centre and the car wash, along with the shops and the zebra crossing all make it a difficult junction to negotiate, and the junction is often shrouded in shadows and bright sunlight. Turning into Road is no easier, as there is a garage on the left hand side as the road slopes steeply downwards towards the Linden Tree pub and there is no pavement on the western side. Road continues on up a narrow, steep hill past towards Long Lane, with no pavements on either side past the pub for most of its length, and overgrown trees and bushes along its length, yet many children have to walk along it to access Kew Lane and Hungerford Bottom to get home. Road and Long Lane now have 30mph speed limits, but they are often used as a rat run from the A27 through the village to avoid the main roundabout at Windhover. This causes great problems in the afternoons when parents are leaving school, as the traffic is then not using the voluntary one way system, and cars come against the flow of traffic and cause jams outside of school. 17

18 Village Hall (capacity 100 guests) with no car park, just on street parking Residents parking on Long Lane causes blind spots on road Bursledon Village Hall situated further down Long Lane from the schools has no car park, so visitors park on-street making it difficult to manoeuvre up and down Long Lane.The road is narrow, hilly and winding and parked cars cause blind spots on the road and the extra vehicles reduce the available number of spaces available for parents to park in. Neighbouring residents vehicles are often parked on the brow of the hill, making passing difficult at any time of the day or night, although some parking does have the effect of slowing the traffic down. Worn give way sign and partially covered double yellow lines Worn school zig zag lines Many of the road markings near the school are worn or covered by leaves or bushes, particularly outside the school itself. Worn give way sign on road where the priority changes, and semi hidden yellow lines due to overgrown bushes on the verge opposite schools make negotiating the school zone very difficult as cars park opposite the schools, narrowing the road to one lane, and as there are no convenient passing places, if someone comes the wrong way up the road from the A27, then this leads to stalemate. 18

19 Walking The Federation is situated on Long Lane which joins Oak Hill/Bridge Road, the A27, opposite Dodwell Lane at one end and leads to Road at the other end. Most of the children at present walk at least 15 minutes from the west of the school from various housing estates, but new smaller housing developments are now springing up to the north, west and south. The main footpath to school is up a very steep, very narrow, dark path officially called The Grove, but commonly dubbed Cardiac Hill by local residents, parents and children of the schools. Cardiac Hill is dark, narrow and in autumn becomes very slippery Field across to the cemetery gets muddy in winter, as does the footpath The surface of the path was recently improved after the school engaged with Living Streets, the walking charity, as was the lighting, but there is still a problem that the path is very steep, narrow, and there is a dog leg three quarters of the way up the path. This makes it very difficult for anyone to pass, especially those with buggies. The path is also too steep to scoot up or down, and it is forbidden to ride cycles on the path. When the schools are opening or closing, pedestrians are forced to walk at the same speed as those in front, as there is no opportunity to get past. Despite the improved lighting, there is still only one lamp, and the overhead foliage means the path can be dark in places even during the daytime. The pavement outside the schools is also dark, as is the path through the Great Down Car Park. Now that the schools are open for pupils from 8am to 6pm it would be prudent to get the lighting improved. Top of Road where SCPs stand to help children cross both Lane and Portsmouth Road zebra crossing on Portsmouth Road is worn and often difficult to see because of shadows and sun 19

20 In order to get to The Grove, children have to walk past the local garage on Road near Portsmouth Road which has double yellow lines painted on the road outside, but often customers cars park on the pavement, making it difficult and dangerous for children to walk past. The garage has been attempting to improve this with some success. There are two Crossing Patrols on Portsmouth Road, one on the Zebra Crossing and one to help the children cross Road to get down to The Grove. Road has no pavements for much of its length, but at the Long Lane end, nearer the schools, there is another SCP on a narrow piece of pavement to allow those pupils coming up from Hungerford Bottom and Kew Lane to cross Road. Pupils coming from the furthest part of the catchment area to the north have to negotiate the A27, which is a fast moving road with a 40 mph speed limit and very few options to cross. There is no crossing and there are only two central refuges to enable pedestrians to cross between Long Lane and Portsmouth Road which were identified as necessary from the previous Travel Plan. At the moment many of those children tend to be driven to school. In future there could be more children coming from developments to the north of the schools, however a number of children have started using the new pedestrian refuge further to the south of the schools down Bridge Road by the new housing estate and are walking up Hill Place to access the schools. A large section of Church Lane along this route has no footways. Road with no footpath, no pedestrian entrance into school and school fence high above road A27 road with one of the central refuges towards Long Lane There is another Crossing Patrol based on Road at the end of Long Lane going towards Hungerford Bottom where there is only a very narrow pavement on one side of the road. Children get help to cross the road here, but then have to negotiate the lanes with no footpaths and blind bends to get access to housing at Hungerford Bottom and the Pilands Wood Estate. SCP on Road near Long Lane at Hungerford Bottom with a very narrow pavement Kew Lane to Hungerford Bottom has no footpath on either side, so children are forced to walk in the road. 20

21 Cycling & Scooters There is a covered cycle rack for those staff wishing to cycle which can hold 10 cycles. Unfortunately at the time of writing, the cover over the bike rack is broken, so bikes are exposed to the elements. Previously it was decided by the Senior Management Team and the governors that the roads around the school were too dangerous for lone children to cycle on, so the cycle rack was originally installed with staff in mind. In the past, the Junior has participated in Bikeability for children in years 5 and 6 which has allowed those children to go on to cycle to secondary school at The Hamble, without necessarily cycling to the Bursledon s. Bike rack which can hold up to 10 bikes, originally built for staff only Scooter racks at Junior can hold up to 36 scooters when full There is provision for children to scooter to school and both buildings have scooter racks installed by Eastleigh Borough Council containing 36 spaces at the Infant and 36 at the Junior. Scooting is not an easy option as the main route for many children walking or park and striding (via The Grove) is so steep that children have to dismount as it is impossible to scoot up, and too dangerous to scoot down. Other roads such as Road and Church Lane have no pavements in parts, so are not suitable for scooting. Children at the schools have had the chance to have scooter training in the past, and funding permitting, it would be worthwhile repeating the scooter training in KS1, so that children can take advantage of the training for longer. Bus Transport and Train Transport There are no bus stops on Road or Long Lane. The closest stops to the school are on the A27 Bridge Road near Dodwell Lane and there are stops on Portsmouth Road near the Post Office. The routes are serviced by Xelabus X4, X5, X15 and X23 but they are not really convenient for the school pupils given their timings. Buses may be suitable for staff or visitors to the school. There is a train station at Bursledon about 1.25 km from the school, which services Portsmouth and Southampton via Swanwick and Hamble. The railway station may be useful for staff or visitors coming to school, but is unlikely to be used by many children as the closest local train stations are outside the catchment area. 21

22 Consultation & Survey Information As travel issues affect the whole school community, it is important to ensure that all affected groups are consulted with. This helps both with finding out what the issues are, and also offering the local community the opportunity to share their ideas as to possible solutions. Therefore a number of groups, including pupils, parents, staff, governors and local residents have been consulted as well as working with the Travel Planning Team at Hampshire County Council, Living Streets, HCC Road Safety, The Bursledon Parish Council, The Bursledon Village Hall, and the Bursledon Traffic Action Group. Travel Survey At the end of October 2016, both schools handed out travel surveys to parents, pupils and staff as to how they travel to and from school. Staff were also provided with a simple survey to complete, to gather general information about staff travel trends and any issues or barriers they may have if they wish to travel sustainably. The results of the surveys,( p23) along with school census data (p22) were used to inform the action plan at the end of this document. Key partners It is important to engage with the whole school community as the impact of travel to and from school is often felt by local residents and local businesses. Therefore, the school has held meetings with representatives from the village hall, the local parish council and neighbours to discuss issues around school travel. Sustainable Travel Embedded in the Curriculum Since 2013/ 2014, Bursledon Junior has engaged with Walk On Wednesdays, an initiative run by Living Streets, encouraging children to walk to school once a week (WOW Scheme). Children are registered in class on an electronic whiteboard and those who walk, scoot or cycle once a week for a month are rewarded at the end of that month with a badge. All children had the chance to participate in a themed walk to school and were involved with a Theatre in Education production by Histrionics. Year 2 pupils at the Infant are all given pedestrian training as part of their PSHE curriculum and are trained by volunteers out on the streets via the Hampshire Road Safety Team. Year 5 and 6 pupils at the Junior have been enrolled in the HCC Road Safety JRSO initiative and two pupils have been trained to deliver assemblies to their peers regarding safe travel to school. A Travel Plan Champion (Clare Finegan) has been running MODESHIFT STARS, the school travel planning accreditation award system, and the schools have both achieved Bronze level accreditation in the last two years. It is hoped the schools will continue on and achieve Silver accreditation within the next two years. Both schools have been given links to curriculum work to enable planning across the Key Stages which aid the integration of sustainable and active travel into the curriculum. 22

23 Survey Information Pupil Survey Historical Census Data Bursledon Infant Modes of Travel Data type of survey year walk cycle bus/taxi train car alone car share pupils in survey Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census type of survey year % walk % cycle % bus/taxi % train % car alone % car share Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census The numbers and percentages of children walking to Bursledon Infant school is at a five year high, (183/72.6%) and consequently the number and percentages of those journeys by car alone are at a five year low (53/21%) 23

24 Bursledon Junior Modes of Travel Data Pupil Survey Historical Census Data type of survey year walk cycle bus/taxi train car alone car share pupils in survey Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census census type of survey year % walk % cycle % bus/taxi % train % car alone % car share Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census At the Junior the picture is similar, with the highest ever number walking (170/74.6%) and with a five year low on the percentage coming by car alone (47/20.6%) 24

25 Highlights of the Report on Parent /Pupil Questionnaire results for The Federation of Bursledon C of E (C) Infant & Bursledon (CA) Junior s (October 2016) This questionnaire was sent out in book-bags during October to 363 families across both schools, accounting for 484 children, 231 at the Junior and 253 at the Infant school, with 91 families having 2 siblings, 13 families with 3 siblings and 2 families with 4 siblings. Children were rewarded with a sticker on completion of the surveys. The survey results give good qualitative evidence on which to base the action plan. Please find below the written responses to the question Is there anything which would make your journey easier or safer? from parents and pupils The comments were divided mostly amongst the following topics: Cardiac Hill/ The Grove (25%), Improve footpaths (21%), cycling (18% re: paths, storage and training), crossings required (12%), traffic (11%), dog poo (7%), crossing patrols (7%) cycle storage, local cycle lanes along A27, no local footpaths drivers to be more aware of pedestrians on Kew Lane and slow down footpath hill needs improving fouling by dogs up the hill pathway (post Lindon Tree), cycle training I think a reflective jacket will help keep me safe I think there could be improved footpaths and crossing facilities in the wooded area behind the Acorns and near the Fox and Hounds pub If you could put an escalator instead of Cardiac Hill, that would be great! (joke!) improved footpath at Fox and Hounds improved footpaths near the Fox and Hounds Improved footpaths down Grange Road to be able to walk to school keep hedges trimmed -Lowford Hill, more street lights outside of school-very dark in winter less dog mess on rec less dog mess on rec No Cardiac Hill!! safer cycling route T has to cross the A27 (where it joins Long Lane) and this is dangerous. He has been nearly run over twice despite parental supervision. It is a dangerous road to cross using a traffic island and it needs a real crossing with lights traffic calming for Lowford changed/ improved we live too far away A better/safer crossing at Reeves Way would make it safer for us better crossing facilities at junction of Reeves Way with Portsmouth Road Cardiac Hill, the road directly outside school- unofficial one way system, I believe signage to reflect this is required. There are often stalemate situations and altercations here cars driving at full speed down towards Hungerford Bottom when there is no footpath and children are walking that way Crossing facilities on Providence Hill/Oak Hill. Also a metal barrier opposite turning to Lowford on Providence Hill as the path is narrow there 25

26 Crossing the A27 from Dodwell Lane is dangerous as the island is too near the junction which is practically a crossroads. Could we please have a lollipop lady or other measure crossing the road at the junction of Dodwell Lane/Providence Road and onto Long Lane- very dangerous to cross- a lollipop lady at crossing would be good Currently too small to ride on my own and even then the traffic is far too much and very dangerous on our route, most without footpath. Cycle paths would be great cycle storage at school cycle storage, cycle path (cut through), safe to get up hill (I.e. Cardiac Hill path is for pedestrians) safely cycle storage, wider footpath up Cardiac Hill cycle training would be good cycle training, better crossing of A27 Do not feel the roads are safe enough to cycle as too much traffic and narrow roads leading to the school- a cycle track would be good easier route instead of very steep hill for children and parents especially with pushchairs. Slower traffic on Portsmouth Road/Lowford Hill during school times enforce one way system on Long Lane during school hours- I live on Long Lane and the traffic is chaotic footpaths could be cleaner along Long Lane- often has dog poop along footpath! Footpaths up Kew Lane would make it safer and better by the Fox and Hounds pub. A lollipop lady/man at the top of Kew Lane to help cross safely haven't attempted the route yet! If I walked I would like there to be room where it was safe for me and my brothers to walk where we don't have to walk on the road if the hills were less steep improve footpath and lighting in winter near Fox and Hounds pub Improve the footpaths by Fox and Hounds pub Improved cut way from "The Acorns" up to Hungerford Bottom (near Fox and Hounds pub). It is very overgrown making it dark and narrow, also needs better lighting there, no access for horses ( lots of poo!) and always lots of dogs' mess there. improved footpath along Portsmouth Road. Very narrow and very dangerous improved footpath at Fox and Hounds improved footpaths improved footpaths and cycling signs leading up to the school improved footpaths near the Fox and Hounds pub improvement of pathways Improving footpath along Lowford Hill/Portsmouth Road, remove traffic calming or change as swerving cars make you vulnerable. Enforce parking restrictions outside school It is too far for L to walk/cycle or scoot to school less of a steep hill lollipop person on the bottom of the school road ( Oakhill/Bridge Road) Main road so near Main road so near 26

27 Needs to be easier to cross Hamble Lane when coming from Cranbury Gardens. Too much traffic to get across the junction at the bottom of Portsmouth Road (A3025). Needs a zebra crossing opposite cutway of Cranbury Gardens no hill On the hill in the woodland ( known as Cardiac Hill) there is always lots of dog poo only footpath to the school is a very steep hill which can be a challenge for the little ones and parents alike! You cannot walk safely up to Long Lane because they re are no footpaths/pavements this way pavement improvement- steep path leading between The Grove and Long Lane pavement in places very slippery when wet/ice, a lot of leaf cover making very slippery- insufficient guarding to footpath to private gardens, steep bank safer crossings-less traffic outside school-guaranteed Park and Stride ( often too busy) safer cycle route Satchell Lane cycle route Signposted one way system between 8.30am and 9.15am and between 2.45 and 3.30pm the big hill up to the school The chaos, would be better as a one way system The dog waste on the pavements, especially on hill/footpath past Linden Tree pub up to Long Lane "Cardiac Hill" The journey is quite easy already, we have crossing facilities, find that children on scooters are a hazard, whizz past down the hill, don't like them! There is a footpath between Woodlands estate and Kew Lane, very dark, no lighting There is no path all the way from Fox and Hounds pub up to the top of the hill, cars drive very fast in the morning walk too far traffic into Hamble and traffic out of Hamble. Traffic around Bursledon school. parking at school drop off and pick up hours Traffic lights where the zebra crossing on Portsmouth Road is. Drivers do not always take notice, and it is dangerous undercover storage for scooter/bike and helmet very hard crossing A27 and dangerous, Lollipop near the vets required we like it as it is We live in Jarvis Fields and because I have a baby we have to push the pram on the main road with no pavement, not very safe Widen footpath from Lowford up to the school "Cardiac Hill" widen pathways, more signage to make people aware it's a school route yes (Estridge Close) Car parking half on and half off the path 27

28 Please find below the written responses to the question Is there anything you dislike about your journey? from parents and pupils 26% of comments were about traffic, 21% about lack of or inconsiderate parking, 17% regarding dog mess, 14% about missing, narrow or badly lit paths, 13% about the hills, and 10% regarding difficulties crossing certain roads, car traffic outside school A27 crossing crossing the road at the end of the Lollipop lady at the hill dog mess dog mess fouling by dogs, scooters and bikes on pavements heavy traffic If it was a bit closer to home and more parking on the road/sensible parking Long Lane- poor access/parking/no one way lots of cars parked on school road obstructing the crossing lady rain school children totally unsupervised and hurtling down school hill on their scooters some drivers driving too fast on Kew Lane sometimes it can be very busy down Lowford Hill, then sometimes it is very difficult to park the traffic The traffic calming on Lowford Hill. Buses over half the footpath to get around the bollards and cars speed up to get through. This NEEDS to be replaced with speed bumps before a child gets knocked over (serious- not a joke this time) too much dog poo traffic traffic traffic traffic along roads, dog poo, leaves all over paths Very busy on Long Lane at pick up time A27 near Providence Hill hard to cross. Paved footpath between cemetery to main school car park would save muddy feet in winter always have to avoid dog poop! big hill Cardiac Hill and scooters don't go slow they have to push them up and then whizz down, not good when you have "little" year R children Cardiac Hill too narrow for people to pass by cars come down Yew Lane Hill too fast Cars speeding down lane when the Fox and Hounds pub is Complete bottleneck on Long Lane, there should be 'drop and go' set up for juniors crossing Reeves Way, dangerous junction Crossing the A27 by Dodwell Lane/vets, standing on poo, hurting myself on stinging nettles crossing the busy road ( Oakhill/Bridge Road) Crossing the road- really dangerous. Oncoming traffic flashes headlight for you to cross, then bikes, motorbikes, cars come inside outer lane- really dangerous 28

29 difficult parking in park and stride car park as it gets full quite quickly at pick up times Dog fouling on the path along Portsmouth Road, The very steep pathway between Road and Long Lane dog poo and too many scooters going too fast knocking into younger children everything is fine Footpath between Kew Lane and Woodlands estate is too dark, and no pavements, cars driving too fast Hamble Lane is extremely busy during rush hour heavy traffic Hedge needs cutting back to make path wider along Lowford Insufficient parking/access/through road movement to enable working parents to exit quickly to get to place of employment- Long Lane Bursledon It's on a road that has blind corners, route past Fox and Hounds pub lack of footpaths by the Fox and Hounds pub lack of parking at school, Traffic on Hamble Lane lack of parking on Road lack of pavement where Road meets Kew Lane. The corner is very dangerous when pedestrians are walking from Kew Lane and cars are turning from Road lots of traffic Mummy finds it very concerning the A 27 especially with my baby sister. No footpath down Hungerford (near Fox and Hounds) no path Parents parking in front of people's driveways and the volume of traffic outside school, esp when there is a car park and park and stride, it is unnecessary park and stride car park often full, narrow pavement and commercial garage with cars reversing, steep hill that is partially used by cars as a driveway parking parking during school times, parents smoking in groups at the school gates parking facilities/one way system outside school is very difficult- lack of spaces a big issue parking outside the school and traffic issues Sometimes there is dog muck on the pathway so more dog bins might encourage people to clean up dog muck steep hill and Portsmouth Road/Lowford Hill very busy with fast cars very close to the pavement Steep Hill, can't be helped The amount of dog mess on pavements through Lowford, Bursledon and cut ways leading from the Acorns to Hungerford Bottom ( near Fox and Hounds pub) and also on Cardiac Hill cut from Lowford up to Long Lane the big hill Cardiac Hill The big hill in the middle of it! The hill between Lowford and school is not very wide and poor lighting ( Road and Long Lane) the lack of parking spaces and all the cars parked at the end of Long Lane makes it dangerous for cars and pedestrians The massive cutway hill The only thing I dislike is to be extra vigilant to make sure of dogs' mess The path is very narrow on Providence Hill The steep hill and the narrow dangerous footpath along Portsmouth Road 29

30 the traffic is a problem, but then I am part of that as well. Parking at school is a nightmare, too young to be dropped off and left the way cars are parked along the road, lack of respect of other motorists and sometimes the safety of the children! too many traffic jams traffic traffic out of and in to Hamble traffic queuing along the roads, dog poo, leaves all over paths walking up the hill We have to walk up a road that has no path (Hungerford Road, Bursledon) Bursledon Federation of s Staff questionnaire responses Oct 2016 Staff: Is there anything which would make your journey easier or safer? better lighting, ski lift on hill crossing facilities and roundabout at Portsmouth Road and Hamble Lane. This would ease congestion and queues crossing Windhover/Tesco/Botley Road footpath, lighting improved lighting safer for cycling, footpath cleared of dead leaves more often as gets slippery Staff: Is there anything you dislike about your journey? car drivers not paying any attention to the one way priority system down Long Lane Cardiac Hill parking spaces. e.g., not enough for staff pollution along Hamble Lane pot holes and overgrown hedges/trees too dark on the road of Fox and Hounds pub (Kew Lane) traffic traffic traffic traffic after 7am traffic and parking spaces for staff traffic getting to Hamble and then Hamble Lane unpredictable traffic congested roads motorway traffic M27 The double parking outside school makes it difficult to get through to car park The traffic calming measures on Portsmouth Road slows traffic but disrupts traffic flow very badly The traffic is dangerously busy. Blind bends on single lane road traffic congestion 30

31 Staff: Do you have any further comments on your journey to work? bus and train times do not time in with my working hours I drive as it is more convenient to adapt to different start/end times I need to be quick to get to my children's schools for drop offs and pick ups Teachers take an awful lot home, it is not feasible to really use any other method 31

32 Action Plan for The Bursledon Federation Aim 1: To encourage use of more sustainable modes of travel for journeys to and from school by pupils and parents, reduce car use and therefore reduce the impact of travel to school on the local community, particularly as the schools expand. Objective 1: To encourage and enable more children and parents to walk to/from school. SMART Target To increase pupils choosing to walk to school Infants: Hold walking levels at 70.9% in 2018 and Increase walking levels to 75% by July Junior: Reduce car alone use from 29.5% to 25% by July 2020 (baseline used Census 2016) Measure / Initiative and Completion Date Continue to promote initiatives such as Walk to Week in May 2018 and on an annual basis, For each new intake, ensure that pupils and parents are provided with the necessary information and tools to travel to and from school in a safe and sustainable way. September 2018 and annually Priority of Measure (High, Med or Low) High High Task / Action and Completion Date Make contact with HCC Road Safety Team to make sure the school has been included in the programme if they have not already made contact. April 2018 and annually Promote the initiative to pupils in assemblies with the help of the Council. April & May 2018 and annually Promote the initiative to parents via newsletters. April & May 2018 and annually Make available a parent pack to be given out at induction events Jun 2018 Review information currently provided on website to inform parents as to how they may travel to school sustainably Jan 2019 Responsibility (Specify role) Travel Champion / Business Manager Headteacher / Council Admin Officer/Newsletter editor Travel Champion / Business Manager Website editor/ Travel Champion Review Date Task/Action April 2018 May 2018 April 2018 September 2018 November

33 Consider a reward scheme that links with existing systems like Living Streets to encourage reduced car use Sept 2017 Reduce the amount of complaints of dogs mess in local lanes as measured by full school questionnaire results by working with the Street Scene at EBC July 2020 Medium Medium Work with Travel Planning team to produce a suitable walking map for distribution to parents June 2018 Discuss with class teachers and pupils ideas of incorporating a reward scheme for walking and implement etc. Sept 2017 onwards Promote general capacity in the local roads using parking maps from the Travel Planning Team. April 2018 Contact EBC s Street Scene to look at ways to encourage dog owners to be more responsible June 2017 Request more dog poo bins in and around Bursledon Check frequency of bins being emptied. June 2018 Provide schools with HCC anti dog fouling posters We re watching you June 2017 Travel Champion/ HCC s STP team Exec Headteacher/ Heads of / STP Champion /pupil representation Travel Champion/ HCC s STP team Travel Champion/HCC s STP team Business Manager/ Parish Council/HCC s STP team September 2018 Dec 2017 September 2018 November 2017 November 2018 HCC s STP team Sept

34 Where vegetation and bushes are obstructing footpaths or reducing the width, work with Parish Council and report to the EBC. Include issues with pavements and street lighting too. July 2017 and annually Medium Advise parents of website link* on HCC s website to report issues through newsletter July 2017 and termly sport/roadmaintenance/roadp roblems Contact Parish Council to ask for use of community payback to help clear bushes from footpaths And if feasible, nominate paths for inclusion Travel Champion / Admin Officer C of Govs September 2017 Sept 2017 Investigate improved crossings around routes to school as detailed on questionnaire responses November 2018, especially junction of Road/LongLane where SCP stands & crossing A27 Medium Request viable schemes to be included on HCC s /Eastleigh District Transport Statement list for future funding. October HCC s STP team/ Transport Planners HCC November 2017 Consider offering children who walk, hi-viz accessories/clothing perhaps through a Road Safety shop at the schools. November 2017 Medium Request samples of items available through HCC s Travel Planning Team. April 2017 Show items to pupils e.g. through Council or JRSOs for feedback on Travel Champion / HCC s Travel Planning Team Travel Champion Dec 2017 Dec