Safety campaigners have claimed victory after transport bosses agreed to erect warning signs for drivers outside a school.

Sutton Council has agreed to install signs outside Green Wrythe Primary School in Carshalton in response to fears about children being knocked down.

But teachers and parents are also calling for the road to be made a 20mph street to protect pupils.

Anne Claxton, headteacher of the Green Wrythe Lane School, said: “Parents, staff and local residents would like to see safety measures on Green Wrythe Lane which would help slow down traffic near our school.

“This is a very busy stretch of road and can be very dangerous as many cars exceed the speed limit. This is both in the morning and afternoon when parents are dropping off and picking up children at the school.

“We have no signs indicating that the school is here. We would like there to at least be road signs showing there is a school so it is clearer to drivers that they are approaching a school and should slow down accordingly. We would ideally like a 20mph speed limit along this section of Green Wrythe Lane.”

A spokesman for Sutton Council said: “The council is aware of the request from local residents for traffic signs near Green Wrythe Primary School.

“We are working in partnership with the school on this matter and have secured funding from Transport for London from April 2016 to put up signs and introduce other measures to help improve the area.

“The school and local residents will be fully consulted on the proposed improvements in the coming months.”