Dear Parents/Carers,
We completely understand that the location of our school is not ideal when considering access and parking for parents when dropping off and picking up. We are located in the middle of an ever-growing residential area and are already hard pushed to fit all staff cars on site.
Unfortunately, we receive regular complaints from residents about parking and access issues. Recently, a resident from Charlecote Park, called to say that they were regularly returning home from work and unable to park within their designated spot due to school parent cars parking in their spaces. Another resident, this time from Maxfield Crescent has also had issues with gaining access to their property due to cars blocking their drive. They reported to us that they have also had damage to their fence due to our parents parking so close and banging the fence when taking their children out of the car. I believe that residents understand that there is a school near by and therefore there will be two key points in the day where it is likely to be busy. What they do not understand is the sometimes high levels of aggression and lack of respect they are receiving from some of our parents when they ask them to move so they can park on their own spaces/drives.
As mentioned before, we do know that location of the school is not ideal, and we know the solution is not easy to find. We are keen to remain friends with our neighbours and want to support them as much as we can. We have advised that they call the police if they are continually verbally abused or find continuous illegal parking.
Please can you help us by respecting our neighbours and thinking about where you park. It maybe that parking further away, car sharing or allowing children to cycle could go some way to helping with the solution.
Thank you for your support in this ongoing tricky issue.
Miss Cook
