A School Street is when all or part of a street is closed to motor vehicles at school drop-off and pick-up times, Monday to Friday during the school term. Families can walk, wheel, cycle or scoot to school instead.
School Streets help to:
- reduce traffic around schools at peak times
- reduce road traffic collisions
- improve air quality
- encourage sustainable travel
- encourage exercise
How School Streets work
The schools close the street each day using collapsible bollards or cones, between:
- 8am to 9:30am
- 3pm to 4pm
School staff will always allow access for emergency vehicles and Blue Badge holders.
Residents who live on a School Street should try to avoid coming and going during the closure but can contact the school for access in an emergency.
Improving School Streets
We’re starting a new engagement process to improve our School Streets programme. This will include:
- the existing School Streets
- 21 new School Streets
This process will involve three stages:
- pre-engagement to understand community perspectives
- formal engagement to gather views on the scheme
- statutory consultation which is a legal requirement so that the people who have provided their feedback can influence the decision before it is made
Existing and proposed School Streets for 2025
| Status | School |
|---|---|
| Existing | Charlton Manor Primary |
| Existing | De Lucy School |
| Existing | Deansfield Primary School |
| Existing | Gordon School |
| Existing | Haimo School |
| Existing | Invicta Primary (Blackheath) |
| Existing | Invicta Primary School (Deptford) |
| Existing | Montbelle Primary School |
| Existing | St Joseph's School |
| Existing | Wyborne Primary |
| Existing | St Thomas More Catholic Primary School |
| Proposed | Bannockburn Primary School- Plumstead High Street |
| Proposed | Bannockburn Primary School - Church Manorway |
| Proposed | Bishop John Robinson Church of England Primary School |
| Proposed | Boxgrove Primary School |
| Proposed | Cherry Orchard Primary School |
| Proposed | Christ Church Church of England Primary School |
| Proposed | Discovery Primary School |
| Proposed | Ealdham Primary School |
| Proposed | Eglinton Primary School |
| Proposed | Greenacres Primary School and Language Impairment Unit |
| Proposed | Henwick Primary School |
| Proposed | Heronsgate Primary School |
| Proposed | Kidbrooke Park Primary School |
| Proposed | Mulgrave Primary School |
| Proposed | Notre Dame Catholic Primary School |
| Proposed | Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School |
| Proposed | Robert Owen Nursery School (combined with Christ Church Church of England Primary School) |
| Proposed | St Mary Magdalene Church of England, Woolwich |
| Proposed | Sherington Primary School |
| Proposed | St Margaret's Church of England Primary School |
| Proposed | St Mary's Catholic Primary School |
| Proposed | Windrush Primary School, Thamesmead |
Future School Streets
We want to create more School Streets and work with local schools to consider potential new sites.
A suitable road for a School Street:
- has a low to medium volume of traffic
- has no bus routes
- does not disproportionately restrict access for residents
It’s also important that school staff and parents support having a School Street. They should be willing to reduce their car use in favour of more active and sustainable travel.
Schools should contact us by email at schoolstreets@royalgreenwich.gov.uk