Car Park

Please can we remind parents of our commitment to the safety of pupils, parent, staff and visitors.

Our school car park can not be accessed between the hours of;

8:25 a.m.- 9:15 a.m.
and 2:45 p.m - 3:30 p.m

The only exception to this is when a parking pass has been issued from the school office. Parking passes are issued on a case by case basis in accordance with out Car Parking Policy.

Parents who have been issued with a pass are not permitted to park in any of the numbered yellow-hatched or disabled parking bays. These must be kept free for school transport (including taxis) dropping off and collecting our children and also children form Benton Dene Special School.

There is also no guarantee of a space for those with passes. Our school car park is a one way system and the speed limit is 5mph. Parents not adhering to these rules may have their car park passes revoked.

Also please do not walk directly across the car park, it is very busy, and potentially dangerous. Please use the allocated footpaths at all times. Children on scooters or on bikes must be supervised at all times and use the designated and marked cycle lanes.

We would also like to remind you that we have zero tolerance towards negative or aggressive behaviour towards all of our staff, including those on gate duty.

Considerate Parking

There are parking restrictions in place affecting a number of streets around school; parents and carers are not permitted to park vehicles, for any period of time (including short drop off or collection) on;

  • Tenbury Crescent
  • Clydedale Avenue
  • Weardale Avenue

We receive regular complaints about residents' access being blocked; cars being driven over residents’ property and unsafe driving. Despite multiple reminders by e-mail and newsletter, these concerns are still being reported and take significant time and resources for the school to respond to.

As two busy oversubscribed schools, we unfortunately receive similar complaints from residents about parking outside of school during drop-off and collection times. We are aware of the unintended effects on local residents and apologise for the inconvenience. We are also aware that several schools operate within a small area, which contributes to congestion at busy times.

The Governing Bodies of both schools have reviewed the resident complaints collectively. As the issues raised are consistent, the governing bodies have agreed to issue a standard response to all complainants. No further individual replies will be provided on this matter, in line with the school’s approach to serial or repeated complaints. Details of our complaints policy are available on our school websites.

Parents and carers are regularly reminded to park safely and respectfully; however, individual parking decisions on public roads fall outside the school’s authority and should be reported to the council. Any concerns about illegal or unsafe parking should be directed to the police. We will continue to issue periodic reminders to parents through our usual communication channels.

If a resident believes their complaint includes new information regarding parking outside of school that has not been covered in the serial complaint response, we ask that they put their complaint in writing for the attention of the Joint Committee (not the Headteachers), who will review this.

We hope this clarifies the school’s position in relation to parking outside of our school boundaries.

 

WOW Living Streets Travel Tracker

We operate a Living Streets WOW Walk to School Travel Tracker scheme where children (and families) are encouraged to walk to school or where a car journey is necessary to 'park and stride', parking far away form school and walking the remaining distance. No only will this minimise pollution and traffic/parking problems in the school vicinity is an opportunity to be physically active.

 

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Response to Parking Concerns

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