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1. www.gov.uk › government › statisticsNational Travel Survey 2022: Travel to and from school

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   Dec 14, 2023 · Most trips to and from school by children aged 11 to 16 were made by walking for trip length under 1 mile (90%) and trip length 1 to under 2 miles (62%) in 2022.

2. www.gov.uk › nts-2023-travel-to-and-from-schoolNTS 2023: Travel to and from school - GOV.UK

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   Aug 28, 2024 · In 2023, 47% of trips to and from school were made by walking by children aged 5 to 10, and 45% by car. Pre-pandemic (2019), the proportion of trips to and from school made by children aged 5 to...

3. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk › governmentNational Travel Survey: Travel to School factsheet - GOV.UK

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   Considering just trips under 2 miles, 85% of primary school children walk to school, compared with 55% of those in households with a car. However, at secondary school ages, the equivalent...

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4. www.gov.uk › free-school-transportFree school transport - GOV.UK

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   Your child will get free school transport if they’re: aged 8 to 11, go to their nearest school and it’s at least 2 miles away. aged 11 to 16 and go to a school 2 to 6 miles away - if it’s...

5. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk › media › 659d7ebb0Travel to school for children of compulsory school age - GOV.UK

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   Home-to-school travel is an integral part of the school system. It ensures no child of compulsory school age is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport or the cost of...

6. childlawadvice.org.uk › information-pages › transportTransport - childlawadvice.org.uk

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   Sep 4, 2024 · Best practice suggests that a child of primary school age should not travel for longer than 45 minutes and a child of secondary school age should not travel for more than 75 minutes. Local authorities should also consider the walking distance to access public transport.

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   How long should a school trip be?

   • For secondary school children, trips to school are more likely to be between 2 and 5 miles (29%). These differences in trip length are likely to affect the choice of mode of travel to school for the different age groups. Mode choice by distance: The mode used to travel to school varies according to the length of the trip to school.

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   Should parents arrange home-to-school travel?

   • Parts of it are likely to be of particular relevance to schools that choose to arrange home-to-school travel for their pupils. Parents are responsible for ensuring their child attends school. This means they must take all the action necessary to enable their child to attend school.

   Travel to school for children of compulsory school age - GOV.UK

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   What percentage of children travel to school alone?

   • In 1975/76, 67% of trips by primary school age children were less than 1 mile compared to 47% in 2014, with the equivalent figures for secondary school age being 35% in 1975/76 and 23% in 2014. The proportion of children who travel to school alone, all modes considered, also strongly varies with age.

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   How long should a child travel on public transport?

   • Ideally, a child should not be expected to make several changes on public transport. Best practice suggests that a child of primary school age should not travel for longer than 45 minutes and a child of secondary school age should not travel for more than 75 minutes.

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   Are children eligible for free home-to-school travel?

   • This does not change the way eligibility for extended rights to free travel to school is determined. It remains the case that children will be eligible for free home-to-school travel if they are eligible for free school meals or live with a parent who receives maximum Working Tax Credit (and meet the criteria set out above).

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   How many children travel to and from school by bus?

   • In 2022, 4% of children aged 5 to 10 travelled to and from school by local bus. Children aged 11 to 16 made 41% of trips to and from school by walking and 26% by car. Around 16% of trips to and from school were made by local bus by this age group. This proportion has increased since 2020, and before that the proportion was 23% in 2019.

   National Travel Survey 2022: Travel to and from school

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8. www.bloomberg.com › news › articlesHow Distance to School Affects Student Well-Being - Bloomberg

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   May 7, 2019 · The research by Carole Turley Voulgaris of California Polytechnic State University, Michael J. Smart of Rutgers University, and Brian D. Taylor of UCLA, takes a detailed look at how lengthy...