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   What percentage of children walk to school?

   • There were increases in walking as the usual means of travel to school amongst both primary school (aged 5 to 10) children (47% in 2019 to 52% in 2020) and secondary school (aged 11 to 16) children (34% in 2019 to 42% in 2020). This was the highest proportion of secondary school aged children walking to school since 2009.

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   How many children walk to school in 2020?

   • A similar trend is seen across both primary and secondary school children with levels of walking to school increasing during 2020 with 52% of primary school and 42% of secondary school children walking. Since this increase, levels have decreased for both groups but remain above the rates seen in 2019 (47% for primary and 34% for secondary).

   Walking and cycling statistics, England: Introduction and main findings

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   Will 55% of primary school children walk to school?

   • A generation ago, 70% of primary school children walked to school but this has dropped to just over half (51%). The government has a target in its Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) to have 55% of primary school children walking to school by 2025.

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   Are parents able to walk their child to school more often?

   • New research, published to mark the start of Walk to School Week, has found that a quarter of parents with primary school children are now able to walk their child to school more often, thanks to flexible working introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.

   Families walking to school more post-pandemic, data suggests

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   How many hours a day should a child walk to school?

   • Health experts recommend children are active for 60 minutes a day to stay healthy and happy. “Walking to school is a great way to get those minutes adding up.”

   Families walking to school more post-pandemic, data suggests

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   What percentage of school trips are made by walking?

   • [Note that these figures are based on averages over three years of data to smooth annual fluctuations] The proportion of trips to school made by walking has fallen over the last 40 years; in 1975/76, an estimated 64% of all trips to school [within Great Britain] were made by walking – 74% for primary age pupils and 53% for those of secondary age.

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   Sep 22, 2021 · In 2020, 50% of children aged 5 to 16 walked or cycled to school (when able to), an increase from 44% in 2019 and the largest proportion of children walking or cycling to school since 2009.

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   Aug 30, 2023 · The level of walking as the usual means of travel to school amongst both primary school children (aged 5 to 10) and secondary school children (aged 11 to 16) remained similar to 2021...

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6. 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 figures...

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   Feb 7, 2020 · A generation ago, 70% of primary school children walked to school but this has dropped to just over half (51%). The government has a target in its Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS)...

   • Funding source: Department for Transport
   • Scheme implementation dates: 2016 to 2017-2019 to 2020

   • Location of intervention: Various cities across England

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   Fewer children walk or bicycle to school than did so a generation ago. In 1969, 48 percent of students in grades K through eight (ages 5 through 14) walked or bicycled to school. 1 In 2009, only 13 percent of students in grades K through eight walked or bicycled to school. 1

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   May 15, 2023 · New research, published to mark the start of Walk to School Week, has found that a quarter of parents with primary school children are now able to walk their child to school more often, thanks to flexible working introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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    Jun 6, 2024 · This release contains the latest statistics on school and pupil numbers and their characteristics, including age, gender, free school meals (FSM) eligibility, English as an additional language,...