School Streets Scheme

We're committed to making the streets outside our schools safer and healthier for our children. To help us do this, we have introduced School Streets across Medway.

A School Street is a road outside a school that has temporary vehicle restrictions at drop-off and pick-up times during the school term. The road becomes a pedestrian and cycle only area during these times.

The restrictions are not in place during school holidays or weekends.

School Streets reduce the number of vehicles outside our school gates to:

• reduce congestion
• reduce parking problems for residents
• improve air quality
• create a safer environment for children and parents to travel to school.

We have successfully secured £486k from the government’s Active Travel Fund to support this scheme. 

Existing locations and operating times

Burnt Oak Primary School, Gillingham

• streets: Cornwall Road, Devonshire Road, Richmond Road
• morning operating time: 8.15am to 9am
• afternoon operating time: 2.45pm to 3.45pm.

Greenvale Primary School, Chatham

• street: Symons Avenue
• morning operating time: 8am to 9am
• afternoon operating time: 3pm to 4pm.

Miers Court Primary School, Rainham

• streets: Silverspot Close, The Crofters
• morning operating time: 8am to 9am
• afternoon operating time: 3pm to 4pm 
• Fridays only: there will be 3 operating times at 8am to 9am, 12.45pm to 1.30pm and 3pm to 4pm.

Phoenix Primary School, Chatham

• streets: Glencoe Road, Magpie Hall Road, Sturla Road, White Road
• morning operating time: 8am to 9am
• afternoon operating time: 3pm to 4pm.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Gillingham

• street: Greenfield Road
• morning operating time: 8am to 9am
• afternoon operating time: 3pm to 4pm.

St Peter's Infant School, Rochester

• street: Holcombe Road
• morning operating time: 8.25am to 9am
• afternoon operating time: 3pm to 3.30pm.

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Walderslade

• street: Bleakwood Road
• morning operating time: 8.15am to 9am
• afternoon operating time: 2.45pm to 3.30pm.

You can apply for a School Street exemption online if you meet the criteria. 

For other locations where we enforce restrictions, see our pages for red routes and moving traffic offences.