King Alfred’s has both an urban and rural catchment area. Most students at King Alfred’s live in the town of Wantage and in the adjacent village of Grove. However there are a significant number of students who live in surrounding villages in both Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. As shown on the map below, both Centre Site and West Site are located within the town of Wantage. Centre Site is located within a short walking distance of the town centre and West Site to the west of Wantage in the direction of East Challow. Location of Centre Site: Location of West Site: Current Situation King Alfred’s Academy has recently become a two site Academy which impacts on the travel to and from the Academy for all students. The development of this Travel Plan is to provide all stakeholders (students, staff, parents and visitors) of information they can use when planning their journeys. Travel Issues for King Alfred’s Academy The travel issues that face King Alfred’s Academy are no different from those that face most other secondary schools in the country. The information in this plan has been carefully put together to try and reduce these issues such as: access t0 sites, congestion in the local community and most importantly the safety of staff and students travelling to and from the Academy. We have consulted with Oxfordshire County Council (in particular Mark Sutherland and Lee Turner) when producing this Travel Plan and thank them for their valuable input. Bikeability Programme King Alfred’s are delighted to have secured funding for very exciting Bikeability Programme and we are working on using this to improve the cycling road safety for students. There are 3 Levels to this programme and we will focus on Year 7- 8 students and will work upwards through the Academy. The initial response from parents to the Bikeability Programme was very low and we are exploring ways of engaging parents in this free and important road safety programme. This will start with
King Alfred’s has both an urban and rural catchment area. Most students at King Alfred’s live in the town of Wantage and in the adjacent village of Grove. However there are a significant number of students who live in surrounding villages in both Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. As shown on the map below, both Centre Site and West Site are located within the town of Wantage. Centre Site is located within a short walking distance of the town centre and West Site to the west of Wantage in the direction of East Challow. Location of Centre Site: Location of West Site: Current Situation King Alfred’s Academy has recently become a two site Academy which impacts on the travel to and from the Academy for all students. The development of this Travel Plan is to provide all stakeholders (students, staff, parents and visitors) of information they can use when planning their journeys. Travel Issues for King Alfred’s Academy The travel issues that face King Alfred’s Academy are no different from those that face most other secondary schools in the country. The information in this plan has been carefully put together to try and reduce these issues such as: access t0 sites, congestion in the local community and most importantly the safety of staff and students travelling to and from the Academy. We have consulted with Oxfordshire County Council (in particular Mark Sutherland and Lee Turner) when producing this Travel Plan and thank them for their valuable input. Bikeability Programme King Alfred’s are delighted to have secured funding for very exciting Bikeability Programme and we are working on using this to improve the cycling road safety for students. There are 3 Levels to this programme and we will focus on Year 7- 8 students and will work upwards through the Academy. The initial response from parents to the Bikeability Programme was very low and we are exploring ways of engaging parents in this free and important road safety programme. This will start with