Surrey’s £3m Investment Aims to Make The School Run Safer

Published on: 24 Mar, 2025
Updated on: 27 Mar, 2025

The road at William Cobbett School, Farnham. Picture: Surrey County Council

By Emily Dalton

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A £3 million investment into road safety means children and parents can have a safer school run, Surrey County Council has said. The council hopes it will  encourage more walking, cycling and other sustainable ways of getting to school.

Surrey County Council said the improvements included a range of measures designed to create safer and more accessible routes for students, parents and staff.

Cllr Matt Furniss (Conservative, Shalford), who is cabinet member for highways, transport and economic growth, said: “Making routes to and from schools safer for children, parents and carers, is a key priority for both the council and local residents.

“I am delighted that with the support of the local schools and the wider community, we have been able to deliver more safety improvement schemes outside our schools, as part of our commitment to making journeys to school safer.”

Key improvements at schools across the area during the 2023/2024 academic year include:

Guildford

• Tormead School: A zebra crossing on a raised road table, with footpath improvements.
• Puttenham C of E Infant School:Footpath improvements with a 20mph speed limit through the village.
• St Paul’s Primary School: 20mph limit with footway improvements.
• Walsh Infants and Juniors, Ash: A signal crossing on a raised table.

Waverley

• William Cobbett Primary School, Farnham: A signal pedestrian crossing on a raised table with improved pedestrian accessibility to introduce a ‘Park n Stride’ facility.

Elmbridge

• St Albans School: A zebra crossing on an existing raised table, narrowing of the junction with Seymour Road with another raised table (raised section of road, with a ramp on both sides) to reduce speeds, and a 20mph limit.
• Cobham Free School (Infant Site):A widened pavement outside the school entrance, and improved pedestrian facilities to the existing signalised pedestrian crossing.

Epsom and Ewell

• Riverview Primary School: Improved pedestrian accessibility with a 20mph limit.

Reigate and Banstead

• Warren Mead Infant School: Pedestrian accessibility improvements.
• St Josephs Catholic School: A zebra crossing on a raised road table with a widened footpath.

Spelthorne

• Clarendon Primary School: Introduction of a continuous footpath across the mouth of the cul-de-sac leading to the school entrance to deter drivers using the road.
• Echelford Primary School: Junction raised table with informal pedestrian crossing measures on all four arms of the crossroad junction.

Tandridge

• Burstow School: Zebra crossing, footway widening, and parking controls.

Cllr Furniss said: “By investing in these schemes, we are not only improving road safety but also encouraging more active and environmentally friendly modes of transport. We’re also continuing to deliver our Feet First walking training and ‘Bikeability’ cycling training to provide lifelong road safety skills for Surrey’s school children.”

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