Pupils and staff are celebrating their victory as their school bus route will no longer be subject to cutbacks.

Earlier this year, Transport for London (TfL) announced plans to reduce the frequency of the 384 bus, meaning schoolchildren at the Jewish Community Secondary School in New Barnet would have struggled to get to school on time.

Now the plans have been cancelled and the services will remain at their frequency, inspiring celebration from parents, pupils and staff at the school.

Patrick Moriarty, the headteacher at JCoSS, said: "We are delighted that Transport for London have agreed to arrange additional services of the Number 384 bus service at the beginning and end of school.

"We recognise their duty to run an efficient and cost-effective service, but this is a vital method of transport for our students and we are pleased that the service at these key times will continue to meet demand.

"They concluded that the bus route is indeed a critical means of transport for the school, as well as providing information and advice on the safety of students. It has been a good example of how public bodies can work together for a good outcome."

He added the school is grateful for the support of councillors and Chipping Barnet MP Theresa Villiers.

Ms Villiers, with the bus serving a great deal of her constituency, worked with the headteacher to lobby TfL on this issue.

She said: "I very much welcome TfL’s decision to restore key services on the 384 bus route at the start and end of the school day at JCoSS. The 384 route is used by many students and the reductions in service caused significant problems.

"It is important that we encourage public transport use for school journeys. In bringing back these services, TfL has done the right thing because it would be disruptive for local residents if parents were encouraged to drop off and pick up their children by car instead of letting them take the bus."

She added that the long queues which could have been caused by the cuts could give rise to security concerns, especially due to anti-Semitic incidents having been reported at bus stops in the past.