Frome School Streets Consultation

Overview

In April 2024, along with active travel charity Sustrans and Somerset Council, Frome Town Council implemented the Frome Safer School Streets trial. A Safer School Streets area limits vehicle access during school drop-off and pick-up times.

School Streets aim to:

• Create a safer and more pleasant environment for those travelling to and from school
• Reduce traffic and congestion, and improve road safety
• Encourage active travel for some, or all, of the journey to and from school
• Better the overall health and wellbeing of young people and their families
• Positively impact the quality of the air outside the school gates and in the surrounding area

Frome Safe School Streets zone serves 4 schools and over 1500 children – Oakfield Academy, Trinity First School, Critchill School and Avanti Park School. Sections of Oakfield Road (outside Oakfield Academy) and Nunney Road (outside Trinity First School and Critchill School) have limited vehicle access between 08:10 – 09:00 and 2:45 – 3:30, Monday – Friday during term time, and Park Road (up to Avanti Park School) 8:25 – 8:55 and 3:00 – 3:00. A 20-mph limit has been introduced along all roads in the wider Safer School Street area. Please see map.

Please note that all residents of streets within the Safer School Streets area exempt from the restrictions, along with buses, blue badge holders, parents/guardians of pupils with EHC plans, school staff, healthcare workers, emergency services, users of Harry’s Hydrotherapy pool, postal services, utilities, highway maintenance, street cleansing and waste collection.

Why your views matter

Please share your views with us

We welcome any input from our community about the Frome’s School Streets area and its trial.

Before answering this brief survey, please ensure you fully understand the information provided about School Streets and its trial 18-month period. Should you have any questions regarding the scheme, you can read our FAQs here, or email engage@frometowncouncil.gov.uk.