Following engagement with residents, families and pupils in late 2025, Leicester City Council commenced a trial of a School Street for St John the Baptist C of E Primary School.
The School Street for St John The Baptist involves the closure of the following roads to motor traffic during the AM and PM school run hours:
Please refer to Figure 1: St John The Baptist – School Street plan for the blue zoned area indicating the prohibition of driving (School Street area).
The aim is to create a safer and more pleasant environment for children, families, residents and school staff by reducing traffic while encouraging active travel such as walking, cycling, and scooting on the journey to school.
The School Street trial for St John The Baptist started at the beginning of June 2026, and has recommenced in the new academic year (2026/27).
More information on how the School Street operates, who is exempt and how to apply for an exemption (if you qualify) can be found in the FAQs below.
At this stage, no decision has yet been taken on whether the School Street at St John The Baptist will be made permanent. Feedback from residents, families, pupils and monitoring data will all inform the final decision. The survey results and monitoring data will be reviewed during Autumn 2026. A decision on the future of the School Street will then be communicated to residents and the school community.
Figure 1: St John The Baptist – School Street plan.
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What hours does the School Street operate?
The School Street is in place between the hours of 08:15AM and 09:00AM and 14:45PM – 15:30PM Monday to Friday during term time.
Outside of these hours, access to the roads will be unrestricted.
Who is operating the School Street?
During the trial, the School Street was firstly operated by marshals from Leicester City Council and external traffic management companies. Members of school staff and volunteers from the school community have managed the School Street since.
Will it be camera operated?
As part of the post intervention public opinion survey to gather the views of local residents, families and pupils, we will be asking if to enable the school street to continue, if they would support camera operation for the school street. A camera-operated School Street uses Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to identify vehicles entering the restriction during operational hours. Vehicles on the exemption list are not subject to enforcement.
How will we know if it is successful?
At the end of September/beginning of October we are undertaking a series of monitoring activities to understand the impact of introducing the School Street. This includes counting the number of cars travelling in the area, the number of pedestrians travelling in the area and also monitoring neighbouring streets to understand whether parking has been displaced to surrounding roads as a result of the School Street.
Surveys are being undertaken with residents and parents and workshops are being carried out with pupils, alongside several observations from our Team during the trial period.
The school will also continue to monitor travel mode to school, which will indicate whether the intervention has helped to support travel behaviour change.
The scheme’s success will be assessed using a combination of the traffic counts, pedestrian counts, travel behaviour data, observations, and feedback from residents, parents and pupils.
Are residents allowed in the School Street?
Yes. Residents are able to exit and enter the School Street when the road closure restrictions are in place. Each household within the School Street has been given information on how to apply for an exemption permit, which are free of charge. Residents are asked to display these exemption permits on their vehicle dashboards to permit entry to the School Street during the restricted hours.
If the decision is made to go ahead with a camera operated School Street, the information held for the paper exemption permits will automatically be added to the exemption list for the camera.
The purpose of a School Street, however, is to reduce the amount of motor vehicle traffic moving in and out of the closure during its operational periods. This is to make it safer for families and children who are travelling to and from school. To help the School Street achieve its purpose, residents have been advised to adjust their journey timings to fall outside of the closure times.
Who else will be allowed in the School Street?
Any motor vehicle that is already parked within the School Street when it comes into operation is allowed to exit.
With all School Street schemes, we acknowledge that there are motor vehicles that should be exempt from restrictions.
Our School Street exemptions are below:
The following vehicles are automatically exempt:
An exemption is offered to:
Vehicles that are not exempt, include:
Deliveries and visitor arrangements should be planned outside the School Street operating hours.
Do School Streets delay emergency service response times?
Emergency service vehicles are exempt from School Street restrictions. Therefore, they can access locations within a School Street zone without delay. They can also use the roads in the School Street zone to travel to emergencies at other locations.
What if I am expecting a delivery/contractor to my house within the School Street hours?
Large delivery companies such as Amazon are acknowledging School Streets and their drivers are rescheduling their route to accommodate.
If possible, you should let your delivery company/contractor know in advance about the School Street road closure restrictions.
What is a Park and Stride?
A Park and Stride is an off-road car park where parents / guardians / carers can park their vehicles and then walk with their children to school.
This allows parents / guardians / carers to get their children out of their vehicles in a calm and safe environment and travel actively to and from school.
The two Park and Stride locations for St John The Baptist are:
For those impacted by the School Street trial at St John The Baptist, you can have your say here:
Post Intervention St John the Baptist School Street Survey – Leicester City Council – Citizen Space
Please note – the survey closes on 19 October 2026.
