Joyce Frankland Academy
Getting to and from Joyce Frankland 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
Newport
Saffron Walden
Essex
CB11 3TR
Heavy traffic zone
Heavy traffic at drop off and pick up times is usual. We recommend avoiding roads roughly within 1000 metres of Joyce Frankland Academy. This includes parts of Cambridge Avenue, Bury Water Lane, Water Lane, Gaces Acre, Belmont Hill, School Lane, Church Street and the smaller roads attached to them.
Walking routes only
From the North – walking only
Cambridge Road via Belmont Hill (400m approx.)
Drop off where Cambridge Road meets Grantamead Close. Turn left onto Cambridge Avenue and continue straight onto Belmont Hill.. Turn right onto Bury Water Lane and cross Belmont Hill using the pedestrian crossing. Continue straight on Bury Water Lane to reach Joyce Frankland Academy.
From the South – walking only
London Road via High Street (900m approx.)
Drop off where London Road meets Franbury Lane. Turn left onto the High Street and continue straight onto Belmont Hill. Turn left onto Bury Water Lane to reach Joyce Frankland Academy.
Wicken Road via Church Street (600m approx.)
Drop off where Wicken Road meets Meadowford. Turn right onto Wicken Road and continue straight. Turn left onto Church Street and follow to the end of the road. Turn left onto High Street. Follow the High Street onto Belmont Hill. Turn left onto Bury Water Lane to reach Joyce Frankland Academy.
Bus routes
Plenty of Joyce Frankland students travel on school buses, and there’s an unofficial one-way system around Bury Water Lane making it safer for all concerned.
The 301 service passes through the village between Bishop’s Stortford and Saffron Walden, taking in Stansted Mountfitchet. The 60 service loops around Newport on its way back and forth from Saffron Walden. There are stops for both services, with seating and raised kerbs, on the High Street, a very short walk from the academy.
Train routes
Joyce Frankland Academy is approximately 900 metres from Newport station, with pavements all the way and pelican and zebra crossings. The station is a key stop between London and Cambridge which easy access from Audley End station and Elsenham station. Greater Anglia offer discounts on train travel for students at some schools.