Free home to school transport :Cross Stitch – Parents

Getting your child to school on time and safely can be a challenge. Depending on where you live, your income and your child’s age, your child may qualify for free home to school transport. If they have special educational needs (SEN) or a disability they might also be eligible. Find out if your child qualifies.

Local authorities (LAs) must provide free home to school transport for children if they:

• are between 5 and 16 years old
• are attending their nearest suitable school
• live further away from the school than the statutory walking distances (2 miles for pupils under 8, and 3 miles for those aged 8 plus)

Children also qualify for free transport – no matter what distance they live from the school – if they are unable to walk for any of the following reasons:

• they have SEN
• they have a disability or mobility problems
• there is no safe walking route

Local authorities have to make travel arrangements where a child cannot reasonably be expected to walk, accompanied as necessary, in reasonable safety.

Apply for home to school travel support

You can find out more and apply for school travel support online. Follow the link below and enter details of where you live, and you will be taken to the relevant page on your LA’s website.