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SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN
2012 – 2013
CONTENTS
About Oldfield
Page 1
Current Situation
Page 3
Annual Surveys
Page 3
Parents’ Questionnaire
Page 4
Issues We Want to Resolve
Page 6
Current Achievements
Page 7
Target
Page 8
Action Plan
Page 8
Monitoring and Review
Page 8
Signatures
Page 9
Page 1
ABOUT OLDFIELD
Our school's motto is: “It’s fun to learn".
Oldfield School is a state primary school set in a mainly middle class area with
some council accommodation. There is an interesting ethnic mix,
representing many different cultures and faiths. The school is a single storey
building set in the middle of playfields and playgrounds. It comprises a hall,
seven classrooms, two library areas and seven small teaching rooms for
groups/individuals. The school is heavily oversubscribed, currently taking only
from the catchment area. It has 245 pupils aged from 4 to 11 years arranged
in seven chronologically grouped classes. There is currently a staff of 41
working at the school.
There are 5 children with a Statement for Special Educational Needs. They
are brought to school by their parents and do not have particular transport
needs.
The school expanded to include an extra 30 children in September 2012 and
will take a further extra 30 the following year with a planned move to a new
site from September 2014.
Where is Oldfield?
The school address is Chiltern Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1XA.
A map showing the location of the school and its catchment area is
attached here. Please note that Oldfield School is number 19 on the map.
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The School Day
The start and finish times of the main school day are 8.50 am until 3.20 pm.
The school also runs a Breakfast Club which operates from 8 am until the start
of school and caters for between 20 and 30 children each day.
There is also an After School club at Oldfield run by Wise Owls which operates
from 3.20 pm until 6.15 pm. It caters for 60-75 children each day, including
children from other local schools such as Larchfield, St Luke’s, Holyport, St
Edmund Campion, Burchetts Green and Knowl Hill. These children are
collected from their schools and delivered to Oldfield by minibus. There are 3
minibuses each carrying 17 people. Children are picked up by their parents.
Extra Curriculum Activities
The school also operates a range of extra curriculum activities before and after
school. These can be viewed in detail here:
Extra Curriculum
Activities 2012-13.doc
Page 3
CURRENT SITUATION
TRAVEL TO SCHOOL – ANNUAL SURVEYS
Percentage of Pupils February 2013
Walk
How did you
travel to school
37%
today?
Percentage of Pupils May 2010
Walk
How did you
travel to school
56%
today?
Percentage of Pupils May 2009
Walk
How did you
travel to school
57%
today?
Percentage of Pupils Nov 2008
Walk
How did you
travel to school
45%
today?
Bike or Scooter
Car
Other
11%
52%
0
Bike or Scooter
Car
Other
11%
33%
0
Bike or Scooter
Car
Other
5%
39%
0
Bike or Scooter
Car
Other
1%
54%
0
This year’s travel survey (Feb ’13) shows a drop in the number of pupils
walking and an increase in those coming by car since the previous survey
(May ’10). It is likely this drop is due to the colder and wetter weather in
February. It is encouraging to see that the numbers coming by bike/scooter
has remained the same.
We will repeat the travel survey in May ’13 so that direct comparison with
previous surveys is possible.
Questionnaire Sent out to Parents in July 2012
Travel survey
questionnaire.doc
Page 4
Results of Parents Questionnaire July 2012
71% of families responded to the survey which accounts for 80% pupils (Year 6
excluded as they were moving on to their secondary schools.
Travel to school July 2012
Pupils preferred mode of travel
Would you use a Kiss n Drop scheme?
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Do you take part in STaRs?
Why do you travel by car?
Additional Comments
Page 6
ISSUES WE WANT TO RESOLVE

The only way in and out of the estate where Oldfield is located is along
Chiltern Road. This results in a bottleneck of traffic at the end of the day
as cars try to turn out of Chiltern Road on to the busy Bray Road.

There is a small staff car park but no parking on the school grounds for
parents. Parents therefore park in Chiltern Road and along the front of
the school. At the end of the day there is considerable congestion
outside the school on both sides of the road. Despite regular reminders
from the school, parents still sometimes park on the zigzag lines either
side of the main gate as well as on the corners of nearby side roads
and blocking driveways. There are regular complaints from local
residents about inconsiderate parking.

The school is not on a bus route and this does not provide a viable
travel to school option.

It is likely that congestion and parking problems around the school will
increase with the school expansion from September 2012 onwards.
Parents who are new to the school will need to be introduced to our
School Travel Plan and involved in efforts to reduce congestion and
parking problems.
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CURRENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Oldfield School was awarded the Gold Step Award in June 2010 for
initiatives to encourage children to walk to school and improve parking
and congestion.

Oldfield also received an award for Most Innovative Project for holding
an INSET day to encourage other schools to use local educational
amenities.

In 2010 the School Council initiated and carried out a ‘protest’ outside
the school against inconsiderate parking. They designed and made
their own placards. The School Council continue to be actively
involved in the School Travel Plan.

All children in Years 5 and 6 participate in the Bikeability scheme each
year.

KS1 pupils participated in Scooter Wise training in 2012.

The school participates in the annual national Walk to School week as
well the local STaRs scheme. Children from the School Council are
responsible for running the STaRs scheme. It was very encouraging to
see from the Parents’ Questionnaire that 80% of the school population
participates in the STaRs scheme.

Children in KS1 receive road safety education as part of the PSHE
curriculum.

Regular reminders about considerate and safe parking are included in
newsletters to parents. This is also discussed at meetings for new parents
and is included in their welcome pack.

Cycle racks have been installed and are full every day with both cycles
and scooters.

Each September, all Year 1 children are given a road safety magazine
and a reflector for their book-bag provided by Nationwide.

In May 2012, Oldfield School was runner up in the RBWM Walk to School
week and we were rewarded with a road safety performance by the
Momo Theatre Group.

Patrick Romaya of Bike It gave a presentation to the School Council
(Jan 13) and to the whole school in an assembly (Feb 13) to encourage
children to ride their bikes to school. Further activities to follow.
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OBJECTIVES
Our aim is to educate children in the benefits of walking to school as part of a
healthy lifestyle. We also aim to reduce congestion and parking problems
around the school.
TARGETS
Our target is to maintain a level of 33% car use and 67% either walking or
cycling to school over the next 2 years. This is a realistic target bearing in mind
the current levels already achieved and the possible impact of the proposed
school expansion from September 2012 onwards.
ACTION PLAN
Last year’s Action Plan along with the current Action Plan can be viewed
here.
STP Action Plan
2011-12.doc
STP Action Plan
2012-13.doc
MONITORING AND REVIEW
The School Travel Plan will be reviewed in September 2013.
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Travel Plan Agreement
We support the content of our School Travel Plan.
School Staff
School Governors
Parents’ Association
Pupils – School Council