Your child or children may be entitled to free school transport if they meet certain criteria.
Your child is eligible if they are of compulsory school age, go to their nearest suitable school and one of the following applies:
- they are aged 8 and under and the school is more than 2 miles away
- they are aged 8 and over and the school is more than 3 miles away
- they wouldn’t be able to walk there safely, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian
- they wouldn’t be able to walk there because of their special educational needs, disability or a mobility problem, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian
Entitlement to free transport is linked to your catchment or nearest qualifying school. Children from your area may be attending a school which is not the catchment school.