Recognising School Streets

We let people know about School Streets by: 

• putting up signs in and around School Streets 
• informing the public in different ways

School Street signs

We install 2 'pedestrian and cycle zone' signs at the entrance point of a School Street. 

This is more than the national requirement to install a single sign at each School Street entrance.

The signs show the:

• operating hours of the School Street 
• permit ID for vehicles that are exempt from the School Street – find out how to apply for an exemption 

The signs can fold so they’re only visible during the School Street’s operating hours.

This is an example of a folding School Street sign:

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Other types of sign around School Streets include: 

• advance warning signs 
• camera-enforcement warning signs 

Find out more about traffic signs 

Traffic signs are the main way of informing road users about traffic schemes like School Streets. National regulations set out the size, type and position of traffic signs.  

Find out more about traffic sign regulations on legislation.gov.uk.

You can find out about the meaning of different signs in The Highway Code.

How we inform the public 

We let people know about new School Streets using: 

• letter drops 
• statutory notices 
• social media 
• updates to navigation apps (for example, Google Maps and Waze) 
• messaging from the schools 
• on-street banners and posters