CHILDREN of York's St Lawrence’s Primary School have triumphed in an annual "Walk to School Week" competition.
For the second year in a row, the school has won the Jack Archer award with 100 per cent of pupils walking, cycling or scooting to school throughout the week which ran from October 13-17.
The award, which is in its thirteenth year, is awarded to the school that encourages the most pupils to get involved, and St Lawrence's has received £200 from Age UK York and £200 from i-Travel York to be spent on sports and outdoor equipment.
Cllr David Levene, the council's cabinet member for transport, said: “I would like to congratulate all the pupils and staff at St Lawrence’s Primary School on their great effort during Walk to School Week.
"I hope that pupils and families who travelled to school in a more sustainable way during the week continue to do so.”
Copmanthorpe Primary School were hot on the tails of St Lawrence’s with 96.3 percent of pupils walking, cycling or scooting to school. Dringhouses Primary School came in third with 91 percent of pupils travelling sustainably.
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