Holly Park Primary School
School Travel Plan
2015
Contents
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Introduction
Survey results
Working group / Expansions
Consultation and involvement
Travel / Transport Issues
Objectives and targets
Travel initiatives
Monitoring and review
Sign off & formal approval
Appendix
1.
2.
3.
Pupil questionnaire analysis
Parents / carers questionnaire analysis
Governor questionnaire analysis
Introduction
STP Champion name*: Sally Thomas
Telephone Number: 020 8368 1434
School Travel Champion E-mail: sthomas@hollypark.barnet.sch.uk
School e-mail address: office@hollypark.barnetmail.net
School Address: Holly Park Primary School, Bellevue Road, London, N11 3HG
Website: www.hollyparkschool.co.uk
DfE Number*: 302/2032
School Type*: Primary
Location of the school
Holly Park Primary School is located on Bellevue Road in Friern Barnet, south of Friern Barnet Road,
which is heavily trafficked. Bellevue Road runs past the main gates of the school and is a through
road, junctioning with Friern Barnet Road to the north and Crescent Road to the south. Both of these
adjoining roads are heavily trafficked and Crescent Road itself is used as a driving instruction area by
local driving schools, adding to congestion in the school area.
Crescent Road and Bellevue Road are often used by vehicles as a ‘rat run’ to avoid traffic queues.
The properties in the area are mainly terraced which results in cars parking along the roadside. The
layout of the roads in the area is such that there are a number of junctions that need to be crossed on
each road. The school is less than a quarter of a mile from the entrances to two other schools which
leads to extra congestion in the area.
Engineering Measures
At the crossroads of Holly Park Road and Bellevue Road there is only a single yellow line, which is so
faded that it has disappeared entirely in parts. It is frequently ignored by parents parking at the start
and end of the school day.
Double yellow lines were painted following resurfacing at the junction of Bellevue Road and The
Crescent which should have made visibility better for motorists and pedestrians.
Keep clear zig-zag markings outside the school are adhered to by most motorists, but a small minority
still ignore them.
There are school warning triangle signs on lampposts at the Bellevue Road junctions with both The
Crescent and Holly Park Road.
Pedestrian and school entrances
The pedestrian entrance used by the pupils is clearly marked. The car park entrance has been moved further
down Bellevue Road so it is now well away from the pedestrian entrance.
The school has two entrances facing Bellevue Road, these are the driveway into the car park and the pupils’ and
pedestrian entrance. Yellow zigzags showing ‘School keep clear’ are marked on the road by this entrance
(although very faded in places), with concrete bollards to keep children safer on the pavement. The school has
invested in A frames reminding parents not to park on the zig-zag lines.
Catchment area
Holly Park is a popular and oversubscribed community primary school (including a nursery) serving a
suburban, residential area, consisting of older style houses, flats and a newer estate built in the late
1990’s. Children at Holly Park come from a mix of owner occupier, privately rented and council rented
homes.
A wide number of cultures, faiths and ethnic groups make up the Holly Park community, and this is a
distinctive strength of our school.
Although the majority of our pupils come from an area close to the school, we have a number of
families who travel from further away. These are often families that have moved from our catchment
area, but kept their children at Holly Park to ensure a more consistent education. Bulge classes in the
current Year 2 and 4 have led to families travelling from further away, with less opportunity for pupils
to walk.
Some of our support staff live in the Friern Barnet area, but most of the teaching staff live further
afield.
School Map:
Facilities
Facilities
Car Park
Cycle Storage
If storage is
available, how
secure is it?
Description
Numbers
No. of staff parking spaces
32
No. of visitor spaces:
0
No. of disabled spaces:
0
Covered Sheffield Stands
0
Sheffield Stands
2
Cycle Racks
0
Cycle Pod / Mini Pod
1
Other Cycle Spaces
0
Scooter Parking Spaces
0
Not secure. Users encouraged to provide own locks.
Storage Lockers:
Shower Facilities:
No. of staff storage lockers:
30
No. of pupils storage lockers:
0
Are staff shower facilities available:
Are pupil shower facilities available:
Transportation Links
Buses
Holly Park has a number of bus routes running close to the school, stopping in Friern Barnet Road (a 2 minute
walk), Friern Barnet Lane (a 10 minute walk) and by Betstyle Circus (8 minute walk) .
.. 34 Barnet to Walthamstow Central
.. 43 Friern Barnet to London Bridge
.. 134 North Finchley to Tottenham Court Road
.. 184 Barnet to Turnpike Lane
.. 221 Turnpike Lane to Edgware
.. 234 Barnet to Highgate Woods
.. 251 Arnos Grove to Edgware
.. 298 Potters Bar to Arnos Grove
.. 382 Southgate to Mill Hill East
Trains / Tubes
New Southgate mainline station is a 5 minute walk from the school.
Arnos Grove Underground Station is a 20 minute walk from the school, running on the Piccadilly Line.
Roads
Holly Park School is situated on Bellevue Road. Bellevue Road is a narrow, residential road with a significant
amount of on-street parking. It junctions with Friern Barnet Road to the south, and The Crescent to the north.
There is some on-street parking outside the school, although it becomes extremely congested at the start and
end of the school day. Limited parking is available to staff and visitors on-site.
School opening and closing times
Start Time:
Finish Time:
School Site:
07:30
18:30
Pupils official school time:
08:55
15:30
Breakfast Club (if applicable)
07:45
08:55
After school Clubs (if
15:30
18:00
applicable)
If groups of pupils arrive or leave at alternative times list them here:
Holly Park offers an on-site breakfast club and after school club, both of which are open daily. The
privately run after school club is also used by pupils from the neighbouring St. Johns School, who
travel to our site on foot. The breakfast club has been running since September 2007 and currently
caters for over 60 children every day, paying £2.00 per child per day. The after-school club is run by
an external provider ‘Bellevue After School Club’.
Both of these clubs enter the school via the front pedestrian entrance.
The Nursery currently provides a breakfast club starting at 8.00am, and after school provision until
6.00pm.
We offer a timetable of clubs run by Holly Park staff and an outside provider for pupils at the school,
and have a family area where courses, meetings and drop-ins are held for parents, carers and our
community.
Introducing our pupils and staff
Pupils roll: 472 full time and 90 part time
Age range of pupils: 3-11 years
Number of pupils entitled to SEN transportation and how their needs are taken into account 0
Other information about the pupils who attend our school
The majority of Holly Park pupils come from the local area. However, we also have a significant number who
travel from further afield. Some of these have stayed at the school when they have moved house, and others
were allocated Holly Park when places were available, particularly in our two bulge classes.
Full - Time Staff roll: 29
Part - Time Staff roll: 27
Support Staff roll: 40
Other information about the people who work at our school
The staff travel from a variety of locations in North London and southern Hertfordshire. Staff are encouraged to
use public and sustainable travel options where possible, and car sharing is also promoted.
Use of school outside of school hours including extended schools activities
Breakfast Club 7.45 - 8.55
Nursery Breakfast Club 8.00 - 9.00
After School Clubs 3.45 - 6.00
Survey results
Pupil Survey Results (Primary)
Responses: 443
Response Rate: 94%
Data Collection Date: Tuesday 28th April 2015
Car
Car Share
Park &
Walk
Cycle
Bus
Stride
School
Rail
Other
Bus
Absent
Number
191
8
7
218
2
14
0
1
2
30
%
43%
2%
2%
49%
0%
3%
0%
0%
0%
6%
Number
185
5
19
206
3
19
0
0
11
22
%
41%
1%
4%
46%
1%
4%
0%
0%
2%
5%
Number
216
8
4
206
4
0
17
1
2
15
%
47%
2%
1%
45%
1%
0%
4%
0%
0%
3%
Number
166
0
10
178
5
8
0
0
0
45
Response
Rate:89%
%
45%
0%
3%
49%
1%
2%
0%
0%
0%
11%
September
Number
109
3
14
135
4
8
0
0
5
39
%
39%
1%
5%
49%
1%
3%
0%
0%
2%
12%
Monday 16th
Total
Pupils
443
March 2015
Response
Rate:94%
Wednesday
12th
February
2014
448
Response
Rate:95%
Tuesday 13th
November
2012
Response
Rate:97%
November
2009
2007
Response
Rate:88%
458
367
278
March 2006
Response
Rate:82%
September
Number
120
0
8
144
0
10
0
0
1
63
%
42%
0%
3%
51%
0%
4%
0%
0%
0%
18%
Number
177
0
0
180
0
12
0
0
0
101
%
48%
0%
0%
49%
0%
3%
0%
0%
0%
21%
2004
Response
Rate:79%
Other Responses (Usual mode of travel)
Scooter
Scooter
Other Responses (Preferred mode of travel)
roller skate
scooter
Scooter, roller skates,
283
369
Staff Survey Results
Responses: 48
Response Rate: 70%
Data Collection Date: Monday 23rd March 2015
Car
Car Share
Park &
Walk
Cycle
Bus
Walk
Tuesday 17th
School
Rail
Other
Responses
0
2
0
44
0%
5%
0%
0
1
0
0%
2%
0%
0
0
0
Bus
Number
33
0
0
8
1
%
75 %
0%
0%
18 %
2%
Number
35
0
0
12
1
%
71 %
0%
0%
24 %
2%
Number
24
0
0
7
2
%
73 %
0%
0%
21 %
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Number
23
0
0
7
0
2
0
0
0
%
72%
0%
0%
22%
0%
6%
0%
0%
0%
Number
17
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
%
85%
0%
0%
10%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
March 2015
Response
Rate:70%%
Wednesday
12th February
2014
Response
0%
0%
49
Rate:70%%
Monday 12th
November
2012
Response
33
Rate:70%%
November
32
2009
Response
Rate:39%
September
2007
Response
Rate:32%
20
March 2006
Response
Rate:41%
Number
18
1
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
%
69%
4%
0%
27%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
26
Any other comments
The traffic on Brunswick Park Road just outside the cemetery (between NLBP and Brunswick Crescent) is always difficult due to the on-street parking which makes the road
one way. I only just avoid collisions on a weekly basis due to the selfish nature of other drivers not waiting for vehicles to pass through and barging forward. On a number of
occasions I have been forced onto the pavement to avoid a crash which is difficult in my car and VERY dangerous. Whilst I appreciate that people want to park outside their
homes, restrictions as in other Barnet roads could limit on-road parking at certain peak times and this would greatly improve traffic flow and safety.
Crossing Bellevue Road at the height of morning traffic can be very dangerous - a pedestrian crossing would be ideal!
Traffic lights at the Woodhouse Road / Colney Hatch Lane junction has no filter light when turning right. Cars, lorries and buses all jump the lights making it very dangerous to
cross and causing unnecessary congestion.
Summary
Pupils - Whilst we are pleased that there has been a 5% reduction in car use since 2004, an increase of 2% from last year was disappointing. However, we
believe that in part this is due to many of the hands up surveys being completed in a week when the weather was poor. Walking has increased by 3% this
year, with reductions in alternative travel arrangements.
We have noticed that there is an increase in the number of children cycling and scootering to school in the summer months in particular. Informal
investigations have indicated that car use is higher in Year 2 and 4 (our bulge classes) having children who are living further from the school and needing to
use a car to come to school. The increase in the number of children attending the Breakfast and After School clubs has also led to an increase in the number
of parents who are dropping off and collecting by car, as these parents are usually coming from and going to work.
An obvious point of action however remains the children who arrive at school by car where the parents are not travelling onwards to work.
Staff - car use has gone up this year by 4% with a decrease in walking and cycling. We have had a lot of new staff this academic year, and all of these live
outside of the local area to school, most more than 5k away.
Working group / Expansions
Working Group
Name
Role
Sally Thomas
School Travel Plan Champion
Angela Fletcher
Parent
Simon Reid
Site manager
Andrew French
Teacher
Fiona Quinton
Governor
Janis Hassan
Bursar / School Office
Current
Pupil Roll
472 full time and 90 part time
Staff Roll
69
Holly Park is a popular and
oversubscribed community primary
school (including a nursery) serving a
suburban, residential area, consisting
of older style houses, flats and a newer
estate built in the late 1990’s. Children
at Holly Park come from a mix of owner
Catchment Area
(Priority Admission
Area)
occupier, privately rented and council
rented homes.
A wide number of cultures, faiths and
ethnic groups make up the Holly Park
community, and this is a distinctive
strength of our school.
Although the majority of our pupils
come from an area close to the school,
we have a number of families who
travel from further away. These are
often families that have moved from
our catchment area, but kept their
children at Holly Park to ensure a more
After Expansion
(If exact is unknown please enter estimated)
Bulge classes in Years 4 and 2
Current
consistent education. Bulge classes in
the current Year 2 and 4 have led to
families travelling from further away,
with less opportunity for pupils to walk.
Some of our support staff live in the
Friern Barnet area, but most of the
teaching staff live further afield.
The pedestrian entrance used by the
pupils is clearly marked. The car park
entrance has been moved further down
Bellevue Road so it is now well away
from the pedestrian entrance.
The school has two entrances facing
Pedestrian and school
entrances:
Bellevue Road, these are the driveway
into the car park and the pupils’ and
pedestrian entrance. Yellow zigzags
showing ‘School keep clear’ are
marked on the road by this entrance
(although very faded in places), with
concrete bollards to keep children safer
on the pavement. The school has
invested in A frames reminding parents
not to park on the zig-zag lines.
Car Parking:
32
Cycle Parking:
3
Other facilities:
Small shelter available for parents to
(E.g. Buggy parking,
parent waiting shelters
wait under in main playground. Larger
covered area for parents in Early Years
etc)
playground.
After Expansion
(If exact is unknown please enter estimated)
Travel / Transport Issues
Original Travel / Transport Issues
Details of the issue / concern
Is this still an issue?
1
Cars travelling in two directions at the start and end of the school day makes
the area outside the school grid locked on occasions
2
Cars stopping on zigzag lines outside school
3
Children having difficulty crossing at junctions near to the school due to
parked cars restricting their sight lines on the corners.
4
5
6
7
Congestion caused by residents parking on street corners and mounting
kerbs near the school.
Parking on zig-zag lines and yellow lines
School coaches having problems entering Bellevue Road to collect and
return children to school on a school visit
Speed of cars driving along Bellevue Road and other local roads during
school drop off and collection times
Details of the issue/concern
How was the
issue identified?
Cars travelling in two directions at the start
and end of the school day makes the area
outside the school grid locked on
occasions
Possible solutions?
Make Bellevue Road between The
Previous issue
Crescent and Holly Park Road one
way
We have invested in our own
Cars stopping on zigzag lines outside
school
Previous issue
banners and A frames to remind
parents, but would like the zig-zag
lines to be re-painted to make
them more prominent.
Re-paint the double yellow lines to
Children having difficulty crossing at
junctions near to the school due to parked
cars restricting their sight lines on the
corners.
Previous issue
make them more prominent. Parts
were re-painted following the
resurfacing of The Crescent but
this was not extended to the parts
that were not resurfaced.
Congestion caused by residents parking on
Re-paint the double yellow lines to
make them more prominent. Parts
street corners and mounting kerbs near the Previous issue
school.
were re-painted following the
resurfacing of The Crescent but
this was not extended to the parts
Engineering
Measure?
Details of the issue/concern
How was the
issue identified?
Possible solutions?
that were not resurfaced nor to the
junction of Holly Park Road and
Bellevue Road.
School coaches having problems entering
Bellevue Road to collect and return
children to school on a school visit
Speed of cars driving along Bellevue Road
and other local roads during school drop
off and collection times
Previous issue
Double yellow lines at junction of
Bellevue Road and Friern Barnet
Road
Previous issue
Make Bellevue Road outside the
school a 20mph zone.
Engineering
Measure?
Objectives and targets
Previous Year Targets
Target
Status
To decrease the number of pupils travelling to school by car from 41% to at
least 40% by March 2015
To increase the number of pupils cycling to school from 1% to 2% by
March 2015
To increase the number of pupils using scooters to travel to school from
2% to 3% by March 2015
For all classes/year groups to receive some road safety input at least
yearly
To offer at least 12 Year 5 children bike training yearly
Complete
Complete
Previous Year Objectives
Target
Status
O3 To continue to improve the health of the school community through an
increase in walking, cycling, scootering and public transport use
For all classes from Year 1 to include walking / sustainable travel in an
event / visit / trip at least once a year
Complete
To install a second scooter pod to allow for improved scooter storage
In Progress
To write a lone traveller policy and promote it with Year 6 pupils
Complete
To increase the number of parents and carers responding to the travel plan
survey
In Progress
New Targets
To decrease the number of pupils travelling to school by car from 41% to at least 40% by March 2016
To increase the number of pupils cycling or scootering to school from 0% to at least 2% by March
2016
To offer at least 12 Year 5 children bike training yearly
For all classes to take part in a local walk at least once per term
For staff to take part in at least one local walk or active event yearly
New Objectives
To increase opportunities for walking activities by all pupils in school
To increase awareness and uptake of active and sustainable travel
For active travel to be promoted as part of a healthy lifestyle
To improve the psysical health of staff and pupils by increasing the number walking, cycling or
scootering to school
For staff to increase the amount they walk
Monitoring and review
Our next hands up surveys will be on: November 2015
Our annual progress review will be completed in: November 2015
The person responsible for ensuring that the annual review will be actioned is : Sally Thomas
When reviewing our School Travel Plan we will take into consideration any issues arising from
new developments in education and transport since the original STP was completed.
Sign off & formal approval
School Name: Holly Park Primary School
School travel plan champion Sally Thomas
Year of school travel plan document 2015
School signatures
Approval of the school travel plan by the school travel plan champion confirms the schools
management (including but not limited to the Head Teacher and Governors) have read,
understood and agreed to the contents of this document. Holly Park Primary School further
acknowledges that they have committed to achieving all targets highlighted in their action plan
and to the annual review and monitoring of the plan.
School Travel Plan Champion*
Sign off Plan
Head Teacher's Name*:
Ann Pelham
Chair of Governors Name*:
Andrew Ballam-Davies
Pupil Representatives (Optional):
Parent Governors (Optional):
Fiona Quinton
Other Stakeholders involved
(Optional):
e.g. Police, bus operators etc.
Council signatures
The following signatures confirm that the document has been Quality Assessed checked by
representatives from The London Borough of Barnet.
School Travel Plan Officer:
Appendix
Pupil questionnaire analysis
Rewrite STP
Date of Questionnaire
Number Completed
% Completed
Tuesday 28th April 2015
5
Update pupil roll on the
introduction and refresh.
The pupils were asked why they felt it was not safe:
The pupils gave the following methods for making their journey safer:
The pupils were asked why they didn't travel that way:
My mummy won't let me!
We live too far away
I can't
Its not far, so there is no need to cycle
Parents / carers questionnaire analysis
Why do they not travel in the way that the parents/carers would prefer:
Comments:
Governor questionnaire analysis
The following Governors responded to this survey:
Parent
Teacher
Co-opted
The following Comments were raised by governors:
The crossing at the junction of Bellevue Road and Holly Park road is dangerous because of parked cars on the corners and congestion
No
No
Still have big concerns about children walking to and from school and crossing the road at the corner of Crescent Road and The Crescent
The following improvements were suggested:
20 mph limit
zebra crossing at junction
one way traffic on Bellevue Road from Holly Park road to The Crescent
Pedestrianisation
more traffic wardens
lollipop person
No
no