Lymington Junior School is committed to suporting initiatives to encourage sustainable and active travel on the journey to and from school.

By encouraging walking, cycling or scooting to school we can help to reduce congestion and pollution in the local area making it a better place to live and learn.

Modeshift Stars

We are part of a National schools award scheme called Modeshift Stars (Sustainable Travel Accreditation and Recognition). This scheme was established to recognise schools that have demonstrated excellence in supporting cycling, walking and other forms of sustainable travel.

Modeshift Stars aims to improve the health and wellbeing of young people and we are delighted to have achieved our Good Travel Plan for 2024!

Park and Stride

We operate a Park & Stride scheme to try and reduce congestion around the school and to increase health benefits for children.

We encourage parents to usually drive to school to use the designated car parks at Barfields or the Town Hall. In order to support the scheme, New Forest District Council have kindly agreed that our parents can use these facilities during pick-up and drop-off. We are very grateful for their support with this scheme.

As you can see below, the two car parks Barfields and the Town Hall car park are a very short walk away from the school. A parking permit is provided free of charge for parents who wish to use this facility. Please ask at the School Office.

School Travel Policy

We are working hard to ensure children's safety and to promote safer and healthier ways to travel to school at the start and end of the school day.

In order to make the school a safer place and achieve this, we ask that parents/carers consider the following:

• Walk, scoot or cycle to school (we have plenty of storage for bikes and scooters)
• Use the Park & Stride scheme
• When parking, please consider local residents - do not block driveways or cause and obstruction; do not park close to junctions

The Highway Code

We ask that you abide by the Highway Code:

Rule 243

Do not stop or park;

• near a school entrance
• anywhere you would prevent access for Emergency Services
• opposite or within 10 meters (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space
• in front of an entrance to a property
• on a bend

Rule 224

Parking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and people with prams or pushchairs. Please adhere to this guidance.

How Could You Travel to School

Please see the booklet below which has been produced to provide parents with the information and tools they need to find out options available when their children start school at LJS, even if it's choosing an alternative to the car once or twice a week.