Bristol School Streets: Oasis Academy Marksbury Road

Bristol City Council and Oasis Academy Marksbury Road are working together to make the journey to school safer. 

To date, Bristol City Council has successfully launched the School Streets scheme with sixteen primary schools in the city, and we are now looking to extend this to Oasis Academy Marksbury Road.

We are now seeking feedback on the proposals. To give your opinion please fill in the survey which will close on the 23rd March 2026.

The main aims of Bristol School Streets are to: 

  • Lower the volume of traffic around the school gates 
  • Improve road safety for pupils and their families 
  • Encourage more pupils to walk, wheel, cycle or scoot to school 
  • Improve the air quality and environment at the school gates, making it a more pleasant space for everyone 

 

  • Bristol City Council is proposing to turn a section of Oakhill Drive, from the junction with Marksbury Road up to the school car park gates (marked in green), into a permanent walking, wheeling, cycling and scooting-only zone. This would mean the road is permanently closed to all vehicles except emergency services.

    Please note, the proposed closure would be in place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

    Bollards would be installed at Oakhill Drive’s junction with Marksbury Road and another bollard before the school car park gates (marked in green).

    We would also introduce a timed closure on Oakhill Drive from the bollard up to the junction with Timsbury Road (marked in orange) that would only be accessible to school staff when closed. No other vehicles would be permitted to enter this section of Oakhill Drive from 8.20am to 8.45am and from 3.10pm and 3.40pm.

    Emergency service vehicles would continue to have access to the full closure zone.

  • Bollards would be installed at Oakhill Drive’s junction with Marksbury Road and another bollard before the school car park gates (marked in green).

    Advanced warning signs would be installed, and temporary barriers placed at the entrance to the timed closure on Oakhill Drive from the bollard up to the junction with Timsbury Road (marked in orange) that would only be accessible to school staff when closed.

    The scheme can be enforced by the police. The penalty for ignoring the prohibition is a fixed penalty notice.

  • We would ask people with additional access requirements and those with disabilities to contact the Bristol School Streets team to discuss any personal access needs.

  • Parents or carers dropping children at school will not be eligible for an exemption. We are pleased that parents at our existing Bristol School Streets schools are embracing the scheme and are choosing to walk, cycle or scoot where possible.

  • Bristol School Streets aims to encourage and prioritise a safe environment around schools to allow for walking, cycling and scooting. Parents and carers who feel they need to drive will need to park legally nearby and walk the remainder of the journey.

  • We are working with the school to promote active travel to school, which includes walking, wheeling, cycling and scooting. We are also looking at identifying suitable park and stride locations, enabling parents and carers to park slightly further away from the school and walk the remaining distance.

    Evidence suggests that where School Streets have been implemented, the result is a reduction in car use rather than displacement to surrounding streets. We would continue to monitor the impact of the scheme once it has been implemented.

  • Oakhill Drive should be visibly calmer and feel safer during these times. Data will be collected before the scheme is implemented and monitored once the measures are in place, so we can access the change in traffic levels and how pupils are travelling to school. We will continue to review feedback from the school and local community.

    Bristol City Council would like to hear your views on the proposals which can be done by taking part in a short survey. The survey can be accessed by clicking the link below and will close on the 23rd March 2026.