Maltings Academy
Getting to and from Maltings 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
Spinks Lane
Witham
Essex
CM8 1EP
Heavy traffic zone
Heavy traffic at drop off and pick up times is usual. We recommend avoiding roads within roughly 1000 metres of Maltings Academy. This includes Allectus Way, The Avenue, Blunts Hall Road, Bridge Street, Collingwood Road, Guithavon Road, Guithavon Valley, Highfields Road, Howbridge Road, Humber Road, Mill Lane, Newland Street, Spar Road, Spinks Lane and the smaller roads attached to them.
From the North - cycling or walking
Chipping Hill (1.2km approx.)
Drop off where Chipping Hill meets Powers Hall End. Turn right down Moat Farm Chase and follow onto the public footpath. Follow the public footpath to the end and turn right onto Guithavon Road. Turn left onto Highfields road and If cycling you must dismount your bike and walk it along Highfield Road. Turn right onto Spinks Lane, If cycling you must dismount your bike and walk it along Spinks Lane to reach Maltings Academy.
From the South East - walking only
Laurence Avenue (0.9km approx.)
Drop off where Laurence Avenue meets Elizabeth Avenue. Follow Laurence Avenue and turn right onto the public footpath. Follow the public footpath to the end and turn left onto Newland Street. Turn right onto Spinks Lane, If cycling you must dismount your bike and walk it along Spinks Lane to reach Maltings Academy.
From the South East - cycling and walking
Laurence Avenue via Guithavon Road (0.9km approx.)
Drop off where Laurence Avenue meets Elizabeth Avenue. Follow Laurence Avenue and turn right onto the public footpath. Follow the footpath and cross Newland Street and then turn left onto Guithavon Road. Turn left onto Highlands Road, then turn left onto Spinks Lane, If cycling you must dismount your bike and walk it along Spinks Lane to reach Maltings Academy.
From the South - walking only
Maltings Lane (1.1km approx.)
Drop off where Maltings Lane meets Purcell Road. Turn left onto Maltings Lane. Turn right onto Hatfield Road and follow onto Bridge Street. Turn left onto Spinks Lane, If cycling you must dismount your bike and walk it along Spinks Lane to reach Maltings Academy.
From the South West - cycling or walking
Allectus Way (0.8km approx.)
Drop off where Allectus Way meets Claudius Way. Turn right onto Allectus way, then turn left onto King Edward Way. Turn right onto the public footpath and follow onto Spinks Lane, If cycling you must dismount your bike and walk it along Spinks Lane to reach Maltings Academy.
From the West - cycling or walking
Humber Road (0.9km approx.)
Drop off where Humber Road meets Douglas Grove. Follow Humber Road and use the public footpath that runs parallel with Humber Road. Exit the public foothpath and turn right onto Guithavon Road. Turn left onto Highfields road, If cycling you must dismount your bike and walk it along Highfield road. Turn right onto Spinks Lane, If cycling you must dismount your bike and walk it along Spinks Lane to reach Maltings Academy.
From the North West - cycling or walking
Spar Road (1.1km approx.)
Drop off where Spar Road meets Brain Road. Turn left onto Spar Road. Turn left onto the public footpath and cross Highfields Road. Turn left and exit the footpath onto Guithavon Road. Turn left onto Highfields road, If cycling you must dismount your bike and walk it along Highfields road. Turn right onto Spinks Lane, If cycling you must dismount your bike and walk it along Spinks Lane to reach Maltings Academy.
Bus routes
The 39 service runs directly past the school and round west Witham, taking in many housing suburbs and the town’s railway station. The nearest stop is just down the road, outside the leisure centre. About 400 metres away are plenty more bus services heading into town which link to Chelmsford, Colchester and several villages in between.
Train routes
It is less than 1.6km to Witham Station on suburban roads with good pavements. The station is an important stop between Chelmsford and Colchester, taking in smaller stations like Hatfield Peverel, Kelvedon and Marks Tey. Greater Anglia offer discounts on train travel for students at some schools.