These ten Croydon schools could soon see pick-up and drop-off restrictions put in place

In 2017, a trial scheme that temporarily closes roads during the school run started in three schools around the borough,

Now Croydon Council are looking to expand on that.

Ten schools at eight new sites were shortlisted for the 'School Streets' trial with letters written to the schools and the surrounding communities.

The council has said that hundreds of responses to the public engagement have been received with nearly 70 per cent supporting the scheme.

A formal consultation on the traffic orders needed to create the School Streets is now set to go ahead.

Councillor Stuart King, cabinet lead for environment and transport said: “I’m pleased to new School Street proposals have been so popular.

“These schemes make the area around a school entrance safer. They have also been shown to encourage parents to walk their children to school, with fewer school run trips as a result. That means less congestion, safer schools and healthier pupils.

“In total 31 schools have expressed an interest in getting a School Street so the council will be working hard to roll this popular scheme out across the borough as soon as we can.”

The first three schemes led to 250 fewer children travelling to school by car with most of them walking, cycling or scooting instead.

The shortlisted schools are:

• Norbury Manor Primary, Norbury
• Cypress Primary, South Norwood
• Winterbourne Junior Girls, Bensham Manor
• Winterbourne Junior Boys, Bensham Manor
• Fairchildes Primary, New Addington
• Harris Academy Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown
• Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown
• Downsview Primary & nursery, Upper Norwood
• Harris Primary Academy Kenley, Kenley
• West Thornton Primary Academy, Broad Green