AN EALING school has been praised by Transport for London (TfL) for its greener travel in the STARS (Sustainable Travel: Active, Responsible, Safe) schools programme.

The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls, which has been a STARS accredited school since 2010, is West London's highest performing secondary school on the scheme this year.

The school in Queens Drive, Acton, has seen a seven per cent modal shift away from car use in the last two years and a six per cent increase in walking in the past year.

Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls was awarded at a City Hall ceremony, along with Wormholt Park Primary School in Hammersmith and Fulham, West London's highest achieving primary in the scheme.

Leon Daniels, managing director of TfL Surface Transport, said: “It is fantastic that more schools are joining our STARS programme each year.

“What children learn now will have a lasting effect on the future of our environment and that’s why we want to encourage more schools to sign up and emulate the inspirational work of STARS top performing schools.”

Almost half of London’s schools are accredited to TfL’s STARS programme to encourage safer travel and more cycling, scooting and walking.

Since the programme began in 2007, STARS accredited schools have collectively achieved an eight per cent reduction in car use as part of the school journey.