William de Ferrers School
Getting to and from William de Ferrers School
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
Trinity Square
South Woodham Ferrers
Essex
CM3 5JU
Heavy traffic zone
Heavy traffic at drop off and pick up times is usual. We recommend avoiding roads within roughly 1000 metres of William de Ferrers School. This includes Brickfields Road, Creekview Road, Merchant Road, Ferrers Road, Clements Green lane, Baron Road, Leighlands Road, Inchbonnie Road, Knight Street and the smaller roads attached to them.
Cycling and walking routes
From the North West - cycling or walking
The Chase via King Edwards Road (2km approx.)
Drop off where The Chase meets Hullbridge Road. Turn right onto Hullbridge Road. Turn left onto King Edwards Road. Follow to the end of the road and turn right onto the public footpath. Follow the footpath over the railway, passing the shopping centre and continue straight onto Reeves Way. Turn right onto Brickfields Way and follow the road to reach William de Ferrers School.
The Chase via Clements Green Lane (1.8km approx.)
Drop off where The Chase meets Hullbridge Road. Turn right onto Hullbridge Road. Turn left onto Clements Green Lane. Follow to the end of the road and continue straight onto a public footpath. Follow the footpath onto Reeves Way. Turn right onto Brickfields Way and continue straight to reach William de Ferrers School.
The Chase via Leiglands Road (2km approx.)
Drop off where The Chase meets Hullbridge Road. Turn right onto Hullbridge Road and continue straight. Turn left onto a public footpath (located before the Albert Road turn off) and follow the footpath onto Leighlands Road, if cycling you must dismount and walk it along the footpath and Leighlands Road. Turn left onto Inchbonnie Road and continue walking along the road. Use the zebra crossing and turn right onto Baron Road and follow the road onto Reeves Way. You must remain dismounted if cycling and continue to walk the road until you reach Reeves Way (where you can cycle again). Turn right onto Brickfields Way and continue straight to reach William de Ferrers School.
The Chase via Ferrers Road (2.2km approx.)
Drop off where The Chase meets Hullbridge Road. Turn right onto Hullbridge Road and continue straight. Turn left onto Ferrers Road and turn left onto Inchbonnie Road. Use the zebra crossing and turn right onto Baron Road and follow the road onto Reeves Way. If cycling you must dismount and walk it along the Baron Road until you reach Reeves Way. Follow Baron Road onto Reeves Way (where you can cycle again). Turn right onto Brickfields Way and continue straight to reach William de Ferrers School.
From the South - cycling or walking
Finchland View via Inchbonnie Road (1.4km approx.)
Drop off where Finchland View meets Inchbonnie Road. Turn left onto Inchbonnie Road. Turn right onto Ferrers Road using the pedestrian islands to cross Inchbonnie Road. Turn left onto Merchant Road. Turn right onto Brickfields Way and continue along to reach William de Ferrers School.
From the South – walking only
Finchland View via public footpath (1.5km approx.)
Drop off where Finchland View meets Inchbonnie Road. Take the public footpath where Finchland View meets Inchbonnie Road. Follow the footpath onto Culver Rise. Turn right onto Ferrers Road. Turn left onto Merchant Street and right onto Brickfields Road to reach William de Ferrers School.
Bus routes
William de Ferrers is next to the main set of shops in the town so there are frequent buses arriving on the school entrance. These come from all over town, as well as from the nearby villages, like Bicknacre, Latchingdon and Mayland. Asda, around 200 metres from the school entrance, is the primary stop, with shelters and seating.
Train Routes
South Woodham Ferrers station is under a 1.6km walk from the school, mostly along quiet residential roads. The station is on the branch line from Wickford to Southminster, and stops at Battlesbridge, North Fambridge and Burnham-on-Crouch.