A Burnley primary school is one of those leading the way for pupils walking or wheeling to school.

Stoneyholme Primary School is one of 10 on the WOW Top 10 leaderboard for October.

WOW - the walk to school challenge from the charity Living Streets, sees pupils record how they get to school, with those who walk, wheel, cycle, scoot, or 'park and stride' being awarded a monthly badge.

WOW schools typically see an increase of 43 per cent in active journeys and 59 per cent fewer car journeys to the school gates.

The WOW top 10 increases walking rates at schools and encourages pupils to get involved in active travel.

With challenges scattered across the school year, WOW top 10 supports pupils' health and wellbeing while reducing congestion and pollution around the school gates.

This term, pupils at Stoneyholme took part in the autumn WOW top 10 which asked them to walk to school as many times as possible during International Walk to School Month in October.

Pupils who live too far away or are not able to walk the whole way to school were encouraged to 'park and stride' by asking their parents or carers to park at least 10 minutes away from the school and walk or wheel the rest of the way.

Just three per cent of journeys recorded by pupils at the school during October were car trips all the way to the school gates.

Catherine Woodhead, chief executive of Living Streets, said: “Congratulations to pupils from Burnley Stoneyholme Primary School for making it into the WOW Top Ten. Walking and wheeling to school keeps us fit, healthy and happy – and it reduces congestion, air pollution and road danger outside the school gates. 

“It’s great that pupils at Burnley Stoneyholme Primary School are benefitting from walking to school. I’m sure that they’ll inspire other children and their families to follow in their footsteps.” 

Stoneyholme Primary School beat off competition from more than 850 eligible schools taking part in WOW across England to secure their place on the national leaderboard of most active schools.