Parents have called for changes at a junction near a Wells school that has been classed as too dangerous for a crossing patrol.

The group fears for the safety of their children as they cross College Road and North Road, and they are stepping up a campaign for road improvements.

The crossing point is at the end of a footpath on the junction of College Road and North Road.

The parents say that Somerset County Council has refused to provide the crossing patrol for safety reasons.

Overgrown ivy covering two old stone walls, parked cars and trees mean that parents collecting their children from school have to take their chances and walk out into the road without knowing if speeding motorists are approaching.

They say road signs indicating a 10mph advisory speed limit are too far away from the junction and obscured.

Road safety for the pupils at Stoberry Park School was placed at the top of the agenda for councillors and the police following a Partners And Communities Together (PACT) meeting at the end of April, where the issue of the danger to children attending the school had the most support for action.

Mandy Wilkinson was the spokeswoman for a group of parents who had collected 100 signatures on a petition asking for changes to the road outside the school.

The PACT panel was asked to tackle the safety of children crossing College Road and to make efforts to slow down motorists.

Action on issues prioritised at PACT meetings are supposed to take place before the next meeting, which will be held next Tuesday – but so far the only thing that has been done is that ivy has been trimmed from the top of short sections of the walls.

Michaela Cross, whose son Thomas, aged six, is in Willow class, said: "Apparently they won't be able to do any more work until September."

"This is a very dangerous junction, and we would like to see a 20mph speed limit , the ivy pruned and rumble strips on the road to warn the cars.

"They travel far too fast down College Road because the warning sign is too far away.

"Ideally we would like to see flashing warning lights installed to make motorists aware of the dangers."

Mandy Wilkinson, mum of Lauren, aged six, said: "I already have to cross Ash Lane and Bristol Hill, which are dangerous enough. We really need action to reduce speed and improve vision at this junction.

"It is a total hazard."

A spokesman for Somerset County Council said: "We are aware of concerns about this junction.

"We have been contacted by a member of PACT and a meeting will be held on site early in July to discuss the issues raised."