Free school travel
A free travel pass is only available for your child if:
- they attend their catchment area school
- your child is under 8 years of age and lives more than 2 miles from the school
- your child is 8 years of age or over and lives 3 miles or more (shortest walking distance) from your nearest appropriate school
If you have chosen a different school, a free pass may not be available.
If you move out of the area served by your child's school, free travel may be available at the discretion of the Head of Service until your child completes an examination course already started, for example in years 10 and 11.
Free passes are not available in other cases of leaving the area.
The Local Authority has a duty to ensure that suitable travel arrangements are made, free of charge, for certain, 'eligible children' in their area where it is considered necessary to facilitate their attendance at relevant educational establishments.