Frequently asked questions

Guidelines on the distance to transport boarding points

Although we plan to provide boarding points as close to the home of statutory school age children as possible, stops for primary age children can be up to one mile away and 1.5 miles away for secondary age children.

We require parents to ensure their children get to and from the nearest boarding point. See section 12 of our Home to school and college transport policy (PDF) [601KB] for more details.

Guidelines on travelling times

We seek to provide one-way journeys of no more than 45 minutes for primary school age and 75 minutes for secondary school age. These times are a guideline only and the efficiency of the transport provision has to be the overriding, principle factor when organising transport.

See section 10 of our Home to school and college transport policy (PDF) [601KB] for more details.

Guidelines on travelling times for SEN children

The times remain the same as for mainstream students - see the answer above. However, in many cases the journey may be longer because SEN schools tend to be further away than mainstream catchment schools, increasing travelling time.

See section 10 of our Home to school and college transport policy (PDF) [601KB] for more details.