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2016 Bohunt School Worthing
School Travel Plan
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Introduction
Travel & Transport Infrastructure
Surveys, Modal Shift & Targets
Travel & Transport Issues
Actions
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Introduction
School Details
Name of school*
Bohunt School Worthing
Name of STP Champion*
Adam Whitehead
DfE Number*
4008
Telephone Number*
01903601361
E-mail address*
awhitehead@bohuntworthing.com
Address*
Queen Street, Worthing, BN14 7BJ
Location*
Website*
www.bohuntworthing.com
Type of School*
Secondary
Pupil and Staff Information
Age Range of Pupils*
11-13
Number of Pupils*
including Nursery
195
Full Time Staff*
23
Part Time Staff
3
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Pupil and Staff Information
Where our pupils travel from
A new secondary academy right in Worthing. The site has good public
transport, walking and cycling links and will serve pupils from a large
catchment area. The completed site next to Northbrook college on the A24 in
Broadwater will open in June 2016. The school will access the sports facilities
at Manor Field via a pedestrian crossing over the A24 Broadwater Road. The
school’s main entrance for cars is off the Broadwater Road where there are
also two pedestrian access points. There is a further pedestrian access at the
rear of the school from Queen Street car park. Queen Street car park is also
the site for staff parking. 190 pupils will attend initially but the school will then
grow year on year to around 900 pupils by September 2019 which is its
capacity.
The vast majority of students at the school live within the Borough of
Worthing. Some staff also live in Worthing whilst others come from Brighton
to the East, Chichester to the West and Mid Sussex to the North. The multiple
access points will support pupil and staff access to the school and will lessen
the impact on the local environment.
The site does have a range of transport issues and the school will be working
with WSCC and the local community to address these through a range of
measures detailed within this travel plan.
Opening times
Closing times
School Site*
7:00
6:00
Pupils Official Times*
8:40
3:30
3:30
4:30
Breakfast Clubs (if applicable)
After School Clubs (if applicable)
Other timings
e.g. Nursery timings
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Engineering & Planning
Awaiting planning permission and road closure Installation of a two phase pedestrian crossing outside of the school
385000 clearance - likely to be Feb/March 2016 and
across the A24 Broadwater Road. Application ref number
take 6 weeks
WSCC/069/15/WB
Working Group
How many volunteers have been involved in supporting the school travel plan work and initiatives, this year?
i.e. working group members, transition mentors, Footsteps tutors, Crocodile escorts, cycle trainers etc
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2015_Travel_Plan_Bohunt_School_Worthing_Final_version.pdf
Travel_Survey_2015.xlsx
Bohunt_School_Park_and_stride.docx
Park_and_Stride.pptx
Transition_Booklet_BSW_2015_16.pdf
Bohunt_School_Extrapolated_Transport_Figures_Nov_2015.docx
Name
Role
Tom Pearson
Teacher
Adam Whitehead
Head Teacher
Pene Mather
LA Officer
Kathryn Hampson
Other
Free Your Feet Student Leaders
Pupil
Other Information
Lessons Learnt from current situation with temporary school:
We have been open as a school on our temporary site which is Queen Street Car Park since September 2015 prior to
that the site was closed form mid June whilst the school building were erected. The school has 195 students and 24
staff and this has enabled us to learn lessons from our original travel plan.
As part of opening and in response to a request from a local neighborhood group we asked parents to sign up to a
home school agreement which included a statement of co-operation with our published travel plan and respectful
parking in the local area for School set down and pick up. We also suggested a voluntary one way system
approaching the school from Carnegie Road, Cortis Avenue and then either left or right onto Queen Street. Morning
drop off has not significantly impacted on the surrounding area and we have a duty staff teacher in a in fluorescent
jacket at the Queen Street entrance to help students across the road and supervise parental drop off. The same is
true at the end of the day when we do at times experience some low level congestion with a small number of parents
parking on double yellows on Queen Street due to the narrower time window. Duty staff make a point of asking them
to move on and generally this goes smoothly.
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We have also provided a temporary car park next to the school with twenty spaces for local residents to use as a
replacement for the loss of the overall car park. Monitoring of this shows that it has received very little use with on
average three - six cars using it during the day or overnight.
Visitors to the school during the day experience little problem finding local parking on the streets implying that the loss
of the car park has had minimal impact. It is worth noting that included in this is the loss of parking for students
attending Northbrook College and also parking used by the Local Audi dealership. We will be carrying out some Beats
surveys in early December to more accurately quantify the availability of parking in the locality whilst Queen Street car
park is out of use.
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Travel & Transport Infrastructure
Facilities
Description
Numbers
Staff parking spaces*
55
Visitors parking spaces*
6
Disabled parking spaces*
6
Covered Sheffield Stands
120
Sheffield Stands*
0
Cycle Pod / Mini Pod*
0
Other Cycle Spaces*
0
Total pupil cycle parking spaces*
110
Total staff cycle parking spaces*
10
Scooter Parking*
Total Scooter Parking Spaces*
0
Storage Lockers*
Number of storage lockers for
equipment*
200
Showers available*
Number of showers available*
13
Spaces for coaches to park*
2
Details of coach parking facilities
2
Car Park*
Cycle Parking*
Coach Parking*
Transportation Links
Buses*
The school is well served by local bus routes with a stop on either side of the
BRaodwater Road directly outside the main school gate:
No.1 Worthing - Midhurst
No.5 Worthing- Broadwater- Durrington
No.7 Lancing - Sompting- Worthing
No.11 Worthing South Street- Worthing College
No.22 Crawley - Horsham - Worthing
Rail*
Nearest Station is Worthing Station which is 10mins south of the school by foot.
This is part of the Soutch Coast line and has direct links westwards to Worthing
West, Durrington, Goring by Sea, Angmering and all stops to Chichester. Eastward
stations are East Worthing, Lancing, Shoreham by Sea and all stops to Brighton.
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Transportation Links
Roads*
Broadwater Road is the major thoroughfare North South for Worthing and links to
the A27 which runs East West towards the top of the town. There are a number of
smaller roads around the school which act as minor arteries in the local area.
Walking Routes*
A number of park and stride points have been identified away form the main school
with associated safe walking routes in. For students arriving by car or being picked
up these are the areas we would expect parents to use:
• Broadwater village shops 0.37miles
• Bulkington Avenue, Carnegie Road 0.45 miles
• Ye Olde House at Home/ The Elms Public Houses 0.5 miles
• Offington Park Methodist Church/Alan Fletcher Hall. 0.5 miles
• Broadwater Baptist Church 0.54 miles miles
• Morrisons Newland Rd 0.62 miles
• Worthing Pavilion Bowling Club, Pavilion Rd 0.67
Safe walking routes to school within 800m have also been identifed.
Cycling Routes*
There is a local cycle route to the west of the site which can be seen on the walking
to school document. This also identifies safe routes for the last 800m to school
down quieter roads.
STARS Routes to School Audit
The STARS Routes to School Audit has been designed to assist schools with identifying the sustainable travel and
transport network that surrounds the school site. The audit is a great activity to conduct with your pupils and will count
as evidence towards the ‘Consultation Initiatives’ in your Action Plan.
You can use the audit below to identify any ‘Travel & Transport Issues’ that the school faces and begin to think about
solutions that may need to be put in place to make it safer and easier for people to travel to your school.
Name of road (main gate)
Broadwater Road
Name of other roads surrounding the school
Queen Street, Carnegie Road, Cortis Avenue
Date of assesment
24-11-2015
Time of assesment
11:30
What is the speed limit of the road outside the
main gate?
30mph
What is the speed limit on the other roads
surrounding your school? (please select all that
apply)
30mph
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How many of the following crossings are
present?
Pelican Crossing
4
Puffin Crossing
0
Toucan Crossing
0
Zebra Crossing
0
School Crossing Patrol
0
Traffic Island
0
Is there any traffic calming within 500m of
school, e.g. speed bumps, build outs? (If yes,
please provide details)
Yes
Pelican crossing just outside the school will be completed before the
school opens. The crossing is a zig zag desing with a pedistrian holding
pointin the middle of the dual carriageway. It will operate as two phase
outside of school hours to minimise rush hour traffic disruption and single
phase during the school day to enable whole classes of students to
access the Manor Sports Field in one go for PE lessons.
Are there railings present outside or near the
main gate? (If yes, please provide details)
No
There is a foot pavement and gate next to the car access
Is the main vehicular entrance used for
pedestrians/cyclists as well as cars? (If yes,
please provide details)
No
Pelican crossing just outside the school will be completed before the
school opens. The crossing is a zig zag desing with a pedistrian holding
pointin the middle of the dual carriageway. It will operate as two phase
outside of school hours to minimise rush hour traffic disruption and single
phase during the school day to enable whole classes of students to
access the Manor Sports Field in one go for PE lessons.
Does the school have a dedicated car park for
parents (not teachers)? (If yes, please provide
details)
No
Are there any dedicated cycle lanes leading to
the school?
No
What is the quality of the pavements like within
500m of the school? (If poor/Inadequate, please
record any details)
Outstanding
The pavement outside the school will be rebuilt as part of the construction
of the gateway entrance and pedestrian crossing.
What is the quality of the 'SCHOOL' and zig-zag
road markings like?
Outstanding
These will be new markings once build is complete.
Please record any other obstacles or road
layout issues within 500 metres of the school
entrance which could be deemed as preventing
young people or making it more difficult for them
to use sustainable transport on the journey to
and from school.
There is a bus stop on both sides of the Broadwater road within 50m of
the School
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Surveys
Pupil Survey Results
Responses:
165 (25th November 2015 - 25th December 2015), Absent Pupils: 23
Response Rate:
(Responses + Absent Pupils / Pupils on Roll)
95.9 % (25th November 2015 - 25th December 2015)
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Pupil Survey Comments
?
We would like a school bus.
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Staff Survey Results
Responses: 21 (24th November 2015 - 24th December 2015)
Response Rate: 80.8%
Staff Survey Comments
Lack of marked cycle lanes
On occasions I would like to drive due to weather conditions or convenience.
Trains are too infrequent and expensive to be able to rely on.
The roads are terrible on the way home.
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Historical Pupil Mode of Travel Data
Pupils Modal Split
Walk
Cycle
Public
Service
Bus
Dedicated
School
Bus
Park
&
Stride
Train/Tube/Metro
Car
Share
Car
Scooting
Total
2016
25th
November
2015 25th
December
2015
Number
68
17
11
0
21
1
6
26
15
165
%
41.2
%
10.3
%
6.7 %
0%
12.7
%
0.6 %
3.6 %
15.8
%
9.1 %
88%
Local
Authortiy
Data
%
42.1
%
4.3 %
1%
4.3 %
11 %
2.4 %
3%
24.8
%
7%
95%
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Historical Staff Mode of Travel Data
Staff Modal Split
Walk
Cycle
Bus
Park &
Stride
Train /
Tube
Car Share
Car
Total
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2016
Wednesday 25th
November 2015
Number
3
2
0
1
0
0
15
%
14.3 %
9.5 %
0%
4.8 %
0%
0%
71.4 %
Local Authority
%
21.7 %
4.9 %
0.5 %
2%
2.2 %
5.2 %
63.4 %
2008
New Targets
Target
Details
Annual Monitoring
Due Year
Mode: Car
Date added: 25/11/2015
Previous: 0%
Projected Target: 8%
% Change: -%
Percentage Points: 8
2016 / 2017:
2016 / 2017
Mode: Cycle
Date added: 25/11/2015
Previous: 0%
Projected Target: 2%
% Change: -%
Percentage Points: 2
2016 / 2017:
2016 / 2017
Mode: Walk
Date added: 25/11/2015
Previous: 0%
Projected Target: 2%
% Change: -%
Percentage Points: 2
2016 / 2017:
2016 / 2017
Mode: Park and Stride
Date added: 25/11/2015
Previous: 0%
Projected Target: 4%
% Change: -%
Percentage Points: 4
2016 / 2017:
2016 / 2017
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Travel & Transport Issues
No travel / transport issues were identified last year.
New travel / transport Issues
Dates
Details of Issue
How the issue was
identified
Possible Solutions
Resolution
Pre-opening
May 2016
Crossing A24 from
East of the school
School / WSCC
Pedestrian Crossing to be built
across A24. The crossing is essential
to support safe route to the sports
ground during the school day and
pupils accessing the school from the
east of the school site.
Post opening
Student
Pedestrian Site
Access through
safe walking
routes to school
School
Students have pedestrian access to
the main school site through 3 points
the North East corner by Northbrook,
The pavement access by the main
entrance and South East corner from
Queen Street car park.
Safe walking routes have been
identified for up to 800m from school.
Queen Street is a
busy residential
road that is also a
“Rat Run” this area
will need to be
monitored to
ensure a safe area
for all users.
School / WSCC/ Local
Residents
School drop off to be designated
away from Queen Street car park
entrance and safe walking routes
identified
Personal Safety
Parents
Queen Street
drop off
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Post opening
Parents dropping
off students on the
Broadwater Road
outside school in
the morning. When
a full school of 900
we project this
could be a
maximum of 180
cars if we do not
change from our
current habits
School/Local
residents/WSCC
Highways
School gates to be opened 8:00-9:00
to allow parents in/out circulation and
safe drop off on site. Parents also
encouraged to use range of park and
stride drop off areas identified away
from school site. Site deliveries not to
be allowed as this time.
A variety of Park and stride locations
to be promoted to parents. These
allow parental drop off and pick up at
designated safe places on the
surrounding roads. These points
have already been identified and will
be trialed during 'free your feet' week
in December 2015. Consultation with
local premises owners and residents
can then follow. The designated
points will form part of our school
transition pack for new intake
students,
Uploaded swept path analysis for a
large car shows that at least 24 cars
at a time can be accommodated for
dropping off. This means the front
can cope with morning drop off
between 8:00- 8:40 even when the
school is at capacity without causing
queuing on Broadwater Road.
Post opening
Parents picking up
at the end of
school on
Broadwater Road.
This is projected to
involve c. 180 cars
when school is at
capacity who
cannot be allowed
to stop on the A24.
School/WSCC highways
School gates not to open for pick up
at 3:30. Parents and students
directed to park and stride locations
away from school site for pick up.
The variety of these locations allows
parental drop off and pick up at
designated safe places on the
surrounding roads. These points
have already been identified and will
be trialed during 'free your feet' week
in December 2015. Consultation with
local premises owner sand residents
can then follow. The designated
points will form part of our school
transition pack for new intake
students,
Delivery lorries
and Refuse
collection causing
a blockage on
Broadwater Road
due to turn in too
short before gates.
School/WSCC highways
School gates to be left opened for
regular deliveries/collection e.g.
refuse. School policy of pulling over
away from site and phoning ahead
for other companies to be standard
instruction on all deliveries involving
vehicles greater than 10m in length.
Swept path analysis shows that
vehicles less than 10m can drive up
to gate without protruding onto
Broadwater Road.
Further
evidence of car
drop off
numbers
possible on
site to be
added fro
swept pathway
diagrams.
Road Safety
Post opening
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transport
consultant
diagrams to
demonstrate
swept pathway
analysis for
different
vehicle sizes
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Post opening
School Coaches
for trips and visits
unable to turn in
and clear
Broadwater Road
due to school gate
School/WSCC/Highways
Swept path analysis shows that a
coach stopped at the gate would
protrude onto Broadwater Road.
Therefore the School will have a
policy of coaches pulling over away
from site and phoning ahead for
gates to be opened. This will be
communicated when booking to all
coach companies and to visiting
schools that might arrive by coach.
We will also know when coaches for
our own trips are due and can have
gates opened in readiness.
transport
consultant
diagrams to
demonstrate
swept pathway
analysis for
different
vehicle sizes
Staff and visitor
parking spaces
School/WSCC
Permission applied for 52 spaces in
Queen Street Car park to be
designated and barrier controlled for
Bohunt School staff and visitors
during school hours.
There are 6 visitor spaces at the front
of the school and 6 disabled parking
bays.
awaiting
planning
permission
decision
Safe road use by
students cycling to
school.
School
School to engage with the WSCC
promoted Bikeability scheme and
provide student training opportunities
Safe cycle routes have been
identified for up to 800m from school.
There is also a designated North
South cycle route to the West of the
Site.
School/WSCC
BSW will start school day 20 minutes
earlier than Northbrook to avoid
traffic congestion and finish at an
earlier time
Parking
Pre opening
Cycling
Once open
Local Community
Once open
Conflict with
existing
Northbrook
College timings
and access routes.
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Actions
Planned Actions
Partnerships Actions
P6 School has achieved Eco
School status
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
School to complete internal
eco schools audit then
address actions required to
obtain Bronze eco school
standard
Mr T Bateup
June 2016
CU8 Pupils use school travel
survey data from STARS in
lessons
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
School Modeshift stars data
used in Y7 Maths for data
display and analysis work
Mr P Harding,
Ms C Cooper teachers
March 2016
CU13 School collects
postcode data
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
Students complete detailed
school survey and then
analysis matched to postcode
areas and shared with
students and parents to
promote sustainable methods
of transport to school
Mr T Pearson
April 2015
W2 Living Streets Free Your
Feet / Citizenship Challenge
campaign delivered
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
w/c 7th December is Free
Your Feet Week
Led by 16 students,
promotional assembly and
work in tutor time
Mr T Pearson teacher
Ms K Hampson Living Streets
December
2015
W6 Walk to school week
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
Walk to school week to
celebrate opening of new
school
Mr A Whitehead
June 2016
Reporting
Completion
date
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Reporting
Completion
date
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Reporting
Completion
date
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Reporting
Completion
date
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Reporting
Completion
date
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Curriculum Actions
Walking & Scooting Actions
Road Safety Actions
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R1 Cycle training for pupils
(e.g. Bikeability)
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
to provide a training as after
school activity
Mr A Whitehead
July 2016
R10 Be Bright Be Seen
activities
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
Promotion of correct clothing,
lights and reflectors for
cyclists
Mr A Whitehead
January 2016
R13 Use of transition
resources
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
Parent transition pack to
include school travel plan park and stride initiatives, plan
your route website, etc
Mr A Whitehead
July 2016
C2 Cycle parking installed
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
120 cycle storage places to
be installed on main school
site
Mr A Whitehead
May 2016
PT4 Private coaches for
school trips pick up and set
down in safe / accessible
places
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
Front of school construction
and Policy and Systems in
place on Main site for school
trips that allows Coaches to
allow safe pick up and
disembarkation
Mr A Whitehead
June 2016
PT5 School promotes young
person's travel card scheme
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
Article in BSW news to
promote 3 in 1 card
Mrs L Day
February 2016
SD4 Park & Walk/Stride
scheme
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
School promotes park and
stride pick up for end of
school day in line with travel
plan
Mr A Whitehead
June 2016
Reporting
Completion
date
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Reporting
Completion
date
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Reporting
Completion
date
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Reporting
Completion
date
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Reporting
Completion
date
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Reporting
Completion
date
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Reporting
Completion
date
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Cycling Actions
Public Transportation Actions
Smarter Driving Actions
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Completed Actions
Promotion Actions
PR16 Letter from Head
Teacher to parents
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
Reporting
Completion
date
Car drop off and collection
Email sent to parents to
remind them of our
community respect
commitment in terms of local
roads
Mr A
Whitehead
October
2015
email to parents
re pick up and
drop off safety
and
consideration
23-10-2015
R9 Road safety
assembly/presentation
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
Reporting
Completion
date
Fire Service Road Safety
Assembly
Delivered 5th November to
whole school
Ms G Ayling
Achievement
Coordinator
and West
Sussex Fire
Service
November
2015
15 minute
assembly
delivered by
member of the
Fire Service on
road safety - 5th
November
25-11-2015
P1 School works with Police
/ Safer Neighbourhood
Team / PCSO to promote
safe & sustainable travel
Person
Responsible
Target
Completion
Reporting
Completion
date
Home School Agreement
Attendance at local
neighbourhood group
meetings to discuss travel
plans and issues
Mr A
Whitehead
June 2015
Meeting attended
- section added
to home school
agreement at
request of
community group
08-06-2015
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Funding
acquired
Uploads
Road Safety Actions
Partnerships Actions
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Sign off & Formal Approval
Title
Sign off
Name
(for pupils a name is not required,e.g. school council)
STP Champion
Adam Whitehead
Signed off on:
Thursday 26th
November
2015 09:49:40
Head teacher
Mr Adam Whitehead
Signed off on:
Friday 27th
November
2015 12:38:13
Governor (if applicable)
Pupils
LA Officer
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