School Streets - St Peter’s Methodist Primary School

Update 15 July 2026

Thank you to parents, carers, residents, school staff, businesses and the wider community for your support, cooperation and feedback throughout the School Streets trial.

The School Streets scheme has helped to create a safer, healthier and happier environment around the school. It has supported calmer journeys to and from school, reduced traffic at peak times, and encouraged more families to walk, wheel or cycle to school.

Feedback from parents, residents and the wider community throughout the trial has been overwhelmingly positive.

However, after careful consideration, the School Streets trial will finish at the end of the current academic year.

Why the scheme is ending

The school and Kent County Council recognise the benefits the scheme has brought, but it requires staff to supervise the road closures for 45 minutes each morning and afternoon. Due to ongoing staffing pressures, and the introduction of a new free breakfast club from September, the school will no longer have enough staff capacity to manage these arrangements.

This has not been an easy decision, but it is necessary to ensure that staff can prioritise supporting pupils during the school day.

What happens next

From Monday 13 July 2026, the main school entrance and exit will move to the rear of the school, using the Park Gates by Greyfriars Garden.

From September 2026, the School Streets restrictions will no longer operate during school drop-off and pick-up times.

In terms of the Traffic Regulation Order, the scheme has been abandoned and will not be enforced.

The existing Park & Stride arrangement will remain in place for the time being to support safer and more sustainable journeys to school.

Traffic and parking around the school may change when the restrictions end. Families are encouraged to continue the positive travel habits developed during the scheme wherever possible, including walking, wheeling, cycling or using Park & Stride.

Original webpage text

The School Streets trial for St Peter's Methodist Primary School is live! The aim of the trial is to create a safer, healthier, and more pleasant environment for everyone.

What is the School Streets Trial?

The trial involves temporarily restricting motor vehicle access to certain streets around St Peter’s Methodist Primary School during school drop-off and pick-up times.

Residents who access their property or park within the School Streets area will still be able to come and go as needed, and emergency services will be exempt. Residents can apply for an exemption permit which will enable residents to enter and park within the School Streets zone during the operational times.

The trial will run from Monday 28 April to Monday 27 October 2026, with restrictions in place between 8.15am - 9.00am, and 2.45pm - 3.30pm, Monday to Friday, during school term time only.

A six-month consultation period has now started and will run until 27 October 2025. Whilst the trial is in place, everyone will be encouraged to provide feedback about their experiences of the School Streets.

Throughout the trial, we will work closely with St Peter’s Methodist Primary School to understand its impact, monitoring safety, air quality, and traffic flow outside the school entrance.

Your feedback will play a crucial role in evaluating its success. Following the consultation and trial period a decision will be made about the future of the School Streets.

Why are we doing this?

The main aims of the trial is to:

  • improve road safety for children and families
  • reduce traffic congestion and pollution
  • encourage more walking, wheeling and cycling (active travel) to school
  • create a calmer and happier environment outside the school.

Which streets are affected?

The following streets are part of the trial:

  • Tower Way
  • St Peter’s Grove
  • Black Griffin Lane

How can you get involved?

Experimental Traffic Regulation Order

We are consulting on an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) which introduces the school street trial on Tower Way, St Peter’s Grove and Black Griffin Lane.

This Order has been made for the following reasons:

  • to avoid the danger to persons or other traffic using the road or any other road or for preventing the likelihood of any such danger arising.
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.
  • for facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians).

The Order will come into effect on the 28 April 2025 on an experimental basis for a period of 18 months. The scheme will be reviewed so that the Council can make the decision to make the Order permanent, amend or abandon it.

Full details, including the scheme plan, can be found in the Public Notice and Statement for Reason document, which can be found in the 'Documents' section.

Any person wishing to object to or support the Order before it is made permanent can do so via our response form.

Post-launch survey

Separately from the ETRO consultation, we’d like to ask you some questions about journeys to school/home, safety on the roads between the school/home, the aims of the trial, how you feel about it and its impact. This information will be very useful in helping us to understand the impact of the trial so far.

The post-launch survey can be completed below. There are two versions:

If you cannot complete the online surveys, Word versions are available to download from the Documents section on this webpage, which you can complete and return either by email or to the school office.

The ETRO and post-launch surveys all close at midnight on 27 October 2025.

If you have any questions about the School Streets trial, or need a paper copy of the survey, please get in touch using the contact details in the Who's listening section and providing the reference 'School Streets, St Peters, Canterbury'.

Update 15 July 2026

Thank you to parents, carers, residents, school staff, businesses and the wider community for your support, cooperation and feedback throughout the School Streets trial.

The School Streets scheme has helped to create a safer, healthier and happier environment around the school. It has supported calmer journeys to and from school, reduced traffic at peak times, and encouraged more families to walk, wheel or cycle to school.

Feedback from parents, residents and the wider community throughout the trial has been overwhelmingly positive.

However, after careful consideration, the School Streets trial will finish at the end of the current academic year.

Why the scheme is ending

The school and Kent County Council recognise the benefits the scheme has brought, but it requires staff to supervise the road closures for 45 minutes each morning and afternoon. Due to ongoing staffing pressures, and the introduction of a new free breakfast club from September, the school will no longer have enough staff capacity to manage these arrangements.

This has not been an easy decision, but it is necessary to ensure that staff can prioritise supporting pupils during the school day.

What happens next

From Monday 13 July 2026, the main school entrance and exit will move to the rear of the school, using the Park Gates by Greyfriars Garden.

From September 2026, the School Streets restrictions will no longer operate during school drop-off and pick-up times.

In terms of the Traffic Regulation Order, the scheme has been abandoned and will not be enforced.

The existing Park & Stride arrangement will remain in place for the time being to support safer and more sustainable journeys to school.

Traffic and parking around the school may change when the restrictions end. Families are encouraged to continue the positive travel habits developed during the scheme wherever possible, including walking, wheeling, cycling or using Park & Stride.

Original webpage text

The School Streets trial for St Peter's Methodist Primary School is live! The aim of the trial is to create a safer, healthier, and more pleasant environment for everyone.

What is the School Streets Trial?

The trial involves temporarily restricting motor vehicle access to certain streets around St Peter’s Methodist Primary School during school drop-off and pick-up times.

Residents who access their property or park within the School Streets area will still be able to come and go as needed, and emergency services will be exempt. Residents can apply for an exemption permit which will enable residents to enter and park within the School Streets zone during the operational times.

The trial will run from Monday 28 April to Monday 27 October 2026, with restrictions in place between 8.15am - 9.00am, and 2.45pm - 3.30pm, Monday to Friday, during school term time only.

A six-month consultation period has now started and will run until 27 October 2025. Whilst the trial is in place, everyone will be encouraged to provide feedback about their experiences of the School Streets.

Throughout the trial, we will work closely with St Peter’s Methodist Primary School to understand its impact, monitoring safety, air quality, and traffic flow outside the school entrance.

Your feedback will play a crucial role in evaluating its success. Following the consultation and trial period a decision will be made about the future of the School Streets.

Why are we doing this?

The main aims of the trial is to:

  • improve road safety for children and families
  • reduce traffic congestion and pollution
  • encourage more walking, wheeling and cycling (active travel) to school
  • create a calmer and happier environment outside the school.

Which streets are affected?

The following streets are part of the trial:

  • Tower Way
  • St Peter’s Grove
  • Black Griffin Lane

How can you get involved?

Experimental Traffic Regulation Order

We are consulting on an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) which introduces the school street trial on Tower Way, St Peter’s Grove and Black Griffin Lane.

This Order has been made for the following reasons:

  • to avoid the danger to persons or other traffic using the road or any other road or for preventing the likelihood of any such danger arising.
  • for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which the road runs.
  • for facilitating the passage on the road or any other road of any class of traffic (including pedestrians).

The Order will come into effect on the 28 April 2025 on an experimental basis for a period of 18 months. The scheme will be reviewed so that the Council can make the decision to make the Order permanent, amend or abandon it.

Full details, including the scheme plan, can be found in the Public Notice and Statement for Reason document, which can be found in the 'Documents' section.

Any person wishing to object to or support the Order before it is made permanent can do so via our response form.

Post-launch survey

Separately from the ETRO consultation, we’d like to ask you some questions about journeys to school/home, safety on the roads between the school/home, the aims of the trial, how you feel about it and its impact. This information will be very useful in helping us to understand the impact of the trial so far.

The post-launch survey can be completed below. There are two versions:

If you cannot complete the online surveys, Word versions are available to download from the Documents section on this webpage, which you can complete and return either by email or to the school office.

The ETRO and post-launch surveys all close at midnight on 27 October 2025.

If you have any questions about the School Streets trial, or need a paper copy of the survey, please get in touch using the contact details in the Who's listening section and providing the reference 'School Streets, St Peters, Canterbury'.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Parent and Carer survey

    This post-launch survey is for parents, carers, grandparents, childminders, babysitters and anyone else taking children to and from St. Peters Methodist Primary School.

    In line with other local authorities and government departments, we ask people to register to take part in some activities. We have done this for this survey to give people the opportunity to choose to be kept informed. 



  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Resident survey

    In line with other local authorities and government departments, we ask people to register to take part in some activities. We have done this for this survey to give people the opportunity to choose to be kept informed.