Primary mode of travel to school in England, 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 19, 2024

In the year 2023, walking was the primary mode of travel to school for children of age  five to 16, accounting for 46 percent of total school trips made by children. Car or van transportation followed as the second most common means of traveling to school at 37 percent. Cycling to school and surface rail, on the other hand, had a very low share of 2 percent respectively.

Primary mode of children's travel to school in England in 2023

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Release date

August 2024

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2023

Number of respondents

1,939 respondents

Age group

5 to 16 years

Method of interview

Postal questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Trips included were less than 50 miles. Walking includes travel by jogging, wheelchairs, pushchairs, skate-boards, toy-bicycles, non-motorised scooters.


This statistic is using original data from the Department for Transport and includes copyright material from © Crown licensed under the Open Govermment License.

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