Ramsey Academy, The

Getting to and from The Ramsey Academy

These routes and maps are suggestions of how you could stop taking the car and swap to cycling, walking, or scooting to school. They don’t show every possible route and you could have fun finding a way that works for you. If you know a safe way that gets you there even quicker, that’s great! Take that route instead.

Address

The Ramsey Academy

Colne Road

Halstead

Essex

CO9 2HR

Heavy traffic zone

Heavy traffic at drop off and pick up times are usual. We recommend avoiding roads within roughly 1000 metres of The Ramsey Academy. This includes Colne Road, Fen Road, Colchester Road, Sudbury Road, Pretoria Road, Colchester Road, Head Street, Mallows Field and the smaller roads attached to them.

Walking routes

From the North – walking only

Sudbury Road (600m approx.)

Drop off where Sudbury Road meets Churchilll Avenue. Follow the road onto Sudbury Road, then turn left onto Portway Close. Turn left onto Bois Hall Gardens. Turn left onto Colne Road to reach The Ramsey Academy.

From the South East – walking only

Fenn Road (960m approx.)

Drop off where Fenn Road meets Colchester Road. Follow Fenn Road onto Colne Road to reach The Ramsey Academy.

From the South East – walking only

Colchester Road (1.1km approx.)

Drop off where Fenn Road meets Colchester Road. Follow Colchester Road, then turn right onto Pretoria Road. Turn right onto Colne Road to reach The Ramsey Academy.

From the South East – walking only

Nether Court (960m approx.)

Drop off on Nether Court. Turn left onto Colchester Road, then right onto Pretoria Road. Turn right onto Colne Road to reach The Ramsey Academy.

From the South – walking only

Tidings Hill via Parsonage Street (1.1km approx.)

Drop off where Tidings Hill meets Rayners Avenue. Turn left onto Tidings Hill and follow onto Parsonage Street. Follow the road onto Mallows Field which joins onto Pretoria Road. Turn right onto Colne Road to reach The Ramsey Academy.

From the South – walking only

Tidings Hill via Kings Road (1.3km approx.)

Drop off where Tidings Hill meets Rayners Avenue. Turn left onto Tidings Hill, then turn left onto Kings Road. Turn right onto Trinity Street and follow onto High Street. Follow High Street onto Head Street, then turn right onto Colne Road to reach The Ramsey Academy.

From the West – walking only

Trinity Street via Head Street (1.1km approx.)

Drop off where Trinity Street meets New Road. Turn right onto Trinity Street and follow onto High Street. Follow the High Street onto Head Street, then turn right onto Colne Road to reach The Ramsey Academy.

Bus routes

The school has a bus stop directly outside its front gate with services to nearby Gosfield and Braintree. Approximately 400 metres from the school, on Head Street, are plenty more bus services.