Three primary schools are set to ban cars during drop-off and pick-up times to help pupils get to and from school safely.

Fairlight Primary, St Paul’s Church of England School and Saltdean Primary will work with the city council to begin developing the School Streets scheme, offering safer journeys to school for children, parents and carers.

Moveable barriers will be installed on roads outside each school, closing them to non-exempt motor vehicles during stop-off and pick-up times.

The scheme aims to make the area around schools safer and provide more space for children and their families to make the journey to school through different forms of travel, including walking and cycling.

The three schools will join 12 schools across Brighton and Hove that are already enjoying the benefits of a safer school run, which also include reducing congestion and unsafe parking around schools.

Earlier this year, Aldrington Primary was added to the scheme, while the council also launched schemes at Balfour and Hangleton Primary Schools earlier this month.

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The three schemes will be installed through an experimental traffic regulation order for 18 months, with residents and the school community having the opportunity to comment on the restrictions.

Residents are still able to access their homes with the scheme and there are exemptions for people with blue badges and for delivery drivers, carers and the emergency services.

A formal consultation by the council on each scheme will take place in the spring.

Councillor Trevor Muten, chairman of the council’s transport and sustainability committee, said: “It’s great to see more schools joining our School Streets programme.

“We want our children, parents and carers to enjoy a safe and enjoyable journey to and from the classroom.

“They encourage more people to walk, scoot and cycle, reducing emissions and improving the air quality outside our schools.

“It’s important each scheme is done with the views of local residents and the school community taken into account, so I’d urge everyone to have their say during the respective public consultation process.”