Our Tameside School Streets Programme
A School Street is a road outside a school that is closed to most motorised traffic during the school drop-off and pick-up times. This creates a safer, healthier, and more pleasant environment for children and their families to walk, cycle, or scoot to school.
The programme aims to tackle issues such as traffic congestion, road danger, and air pollution at the school gates. By creating a temporary car-free zone, we can: Improve road safety: Fewer cars mean less risk of collisions and a calmer environment for everyone. Encourage active travel: It makes it easier and more appealing for children and parents to walk, cycle, or use scooters. Improve air quality: With fewer idling engines, the air children breathe at the school gates is cleaner. Foster community: It creates a more pleasant space for families to socialise and connect.
The School Street will be in effect during term-time only, at set times. These will vary according to the school start and end times. Times will be agreed in consultation with each school that we are working with. They generally operate for between 30- and 60-minutes during morning and afternoon school drop-off and pick-up times. Morning: between 7:45am to 9:15am Afternoon: between 2:45pm to 3:45pm During these times, the street will become a Pedestrian and Cycle Zone. Signs will be placed at the entry points to inform drivers of the restrictions, and the scheme will be enforced by marshals and volunteers. School Streets do not operate during school holidays or at weekends.
We are proud to have launched the School Streets programme at two locations in our borough. We also have two new School Streets that have begun a trial period:
Russell Scott Primary School
Livingstone Primary and Nursery School
- Vehicles registered to an address within the area covered by the School Street (both residents and businesses)
- Emergency services vehicles and utility providers on emergency callouts
- Blue Badge holders who have reason to access the school site
- Carers for vulnerable residents that require access and can provide suitable evidence
- School transport
- Parents/carers of pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) that require a car to access school
To apply for a permit, please email us at transportstrategy@tameside.gov.uk
Find more details about the programme and find answers to frequently asked questions on the dedicated School Street’s page.
- Contact us at: transportstrategy@tameside.gov.uk
- Check out our FAQs:www.beeactive.tfgm.com/support-for-schools/school-streets/frequently-asked-questions/
- More information about School Streets:www.beeactive.tfgm.com/support-for-schools/school-streets
- If you think your school could benefit from a School Street: transportstrategy@tameside.gov.uk