Enfield Borough Council has issued a warning to parents who park illegally during the school run.

The authority is setting up a “rapid response” team after revealing the ten worst schools for parents parking illegally at dropping off and picking up time.

The worst school for poor parking was St Andrews Primary School, in Churchbury Lane, where 181 people receiving parking tickets between January 1 and December 31 last year.

A further 160 got penalties for parking illegally outside Enfield County School in Rosemary Avenue, Enfield.

The remaining eight schools in the top ten were Eversley Primary School, Southgate School, Highfield Primary School, The Chesterfield School, Wilbury Primary School, St Marys Primary School, Chase Side Primary School and Honilands Primary School.

Councillor Chris Bond, cabinet member for environment at Enfield Borough Council, said: “The vast majority of parents park responsibly when dropping off or collecting their children from school but unfortunately there is a small minority that can’t be bothered to do that and instead choose to cause chaos by dumping their car wherever they choose.

“There is absolutely no excuse at all for parking illegally outside schools, it endangers children, disrupts traffic and causes chaos during the morning rush hour.

"We understand that many parents have to take their children to school in the car, but there are a wide range of options available to parents when taking their children to school which do not involve parking illegally.

Cabinet member for education, children’s services and protection, Cllr Ayfer Orhan, added: “We work closely with schools to provide a wide range of options for parents who travel to school with their children so that they can arrive safely and in good time.

“Our main aim is to reduce accidents and disruption around our schools and improve the traffic flow during the school rush hours because that benefits children, parents and commuters.

“Where that doesn’t work we’ll be cracking down on dangerous and inappropriate parking close to school sites. We are taking this robust approach because safety is paramount and it is part of our wider efforts to give families safe and sustainable access to schools.”