Band 8+: The chart below gives information about the journeys to school by children aged 11 to 16 in the UK in a year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates how children aged 11 to 16 in the UK commuted to school in a year.

Overall, the majority of children chose to walk or cycle for journeys that were 2 miles or shorter while buses were the most common options for those who traveled longer distances.

Regarding commutes under 1 mile, walking accounted for 90% of such journeys, surpassing the figure for bicycles by 40%. Cars and buses were less favored for this distance, each accounting for less than 10% of total journeys. In the 1-2-mile range, cycling emerged as the most popular choice, making up approximately 75% of total journeys. 60% of journeys in this category belonged to those who walked, triple the figure for cars and six times as high as that for buses.

Concerning journeys within the 2-to-5-mile range, buses took the lead with 50%, closely followed by bicycles at about 47%. Coming in third and fourth place were cars and walking, at approximately 31% and 25% respectively. Moving onto commutes over 5 miles, buses remained the preferred choice, with around 70%, followed by cars at 21%, while walking and cycling were not chosen for this distance.