Nearest Station to Thorpe Park. The nearest train station to Thorpe Park is Staines which is about 3 miles away from the theme park.There is a shuttle bus link (number 950) which operates directly from Staines Rail station to Thorpe Park approximately every 15-20 minutes.earest Station to Thorpe Park. The nearest train station to Thorpe Park is Staines which is about 3 miles away from the theme park.
4236946. A new survey of American parents indicates that many think schools place too much emphasis on standardized tests. A plurality of U.S. adults, 36 percent, think that the amount of time spent on standardized tests in education is âtoo high.â The number for parents with school-age children is even higher.n fact, few things seem to unify American public opinion like support for charter schools and voucher programs. Not only did a 61 percent of U.S. adults support charter schools, but every single subgroup tracked by the poll did as well.
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