Pupils in Amersham are celebrating coming third on a national leaderboard of schools making strides to walk or wheel to school.

Elangeli School along Woodside Avenue is one of 10 schools in the country that sees most of its pupils get to the classroom without the use of a car or public transport. 

WOW - the walk-to-school challenge from charity Living Streets, sees pupils record how they get to school using the WOW Travel Tracker with those who walk, wheel, cycle, scoot or ‘Park and Stride’ to being awarded a monthly WOW badge.

Stephen Edwards, Chief Executive, of Living Streets said: “We’re very happy to reward pupils from Elangeli School as part of the WOW Top Ten.

“Walking to school is a simple way for children to meet the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity a day needed to stay fit, healthy and happy.

“It can also reduce congestion, air pollution and road danger outside the school gates.

“It’s great that pupils at Elangeli School are benefitting from walking to school.

“They are an inspiration and I’m sure that they’ll encourage other children and their families to follow in their footsteps.”