Transport Information
General Information
Please make sure your child has their bus pass on them at all times.
In Catchment Transport: Provided by Hampshire Passenger Transport 01962 846924.
Out-of-Catchment: Please contact the school
Travel Insurance
Your child is only covered by insurance if they have applied for a place on a school bus. If County Transport have not issued you with a bus pass, then you are not insured to travel on the school bus.
Provision of free travel
Hampshire Local Authority will advise you if your child qualifies for free transport, either on a school bus or public transport. To qualify you need to:
- Attend the catchment school or one that is nearer to your home, and
- The distance (measured by the shortest available walking route) is more than three miles for children from Year 4 to Year 11, or
- Your catchment school was your first preference and it was over-subscribed. In this case, we will provide transport to the next closest school, using the distances in the previous paragraph.
Privilege seats
If your child does not qualify for travelling expenses, you may apply for him to be a 'privilege' passenger on school transport. This will depend on whether there are spare seats and only applies if the vehicle is contracted by Hampshire County Council to transport children. The privilege place can be withdrawn at short notice if it is needed for a child who qualifies for free transport.
There is a flat-rate charge for privilege seats which is the same for all children whatever their age or the distance travelled. If you receive income support, or income-based job seeker's allowance, you do not have to pay. All drivers are checked either by the school or the local authority; the Vehicle Operating Standards Agency carries out checks on vehicles.
Bus Routes for Out of Catchment Buses
Example of Routes - Pick Up/Drop Off points:
Andover
Picket Twenty (A3093 towards A303 near roundabout)
Enham Arch
King Arthur’s Way
Hunts Farm
Enham Village, bus stop by Church
Andover, Saxon Way Bus Stop (am & pm)
Charlton, Convenience Store
Hatherden School
Wildhern Lane
Charlton Down
Hurstbourne Tarrant Shop
The Clere School
Basingstoke (Winklebury area)
Roman Way
Winklebury, Augustus Drive
Winklebury, The Winkle
Winklebury, Pembroke Road
The Clere School
Silchester (and surrounding area)
Popley Way, Tewkesbury Close
Popley Way, Carpenter’s Down
Sherfield Park, Gaiger Avenue
Campbell Road bus stop
Bramley Green Road
Bramley Inn
Silchester, Calleva Arms
Silchester Road, Church Road
Charter Alley, Village Store (was Unisex Salon)
Christ Church, Ramsdell crossroad
Pitt Hall Farm
The Clere School
Tadley (and surrounding area)
Rooksdown Avenue
Rooksdown Community Centre
St Michael’s Hospice
Cranes Road/Manor Road bus stop
Sherborne St. John, West End
Pamber End, Queen’s College Arms
Pamber Green, New Road
Tadley, Manse Lane
Tadley, Fairlawn Road
Tadley, New Road Roundabout
Tadley, Mulfords Hill, Esso Garage
Tadley, Mulfords Hill, Sainsbury’s
Tadley, Franklin Avenue
Tadley, Bishopswood Road
Tadley, Bishopswood Lane
Tadley, Heath End Road, Cricketers
The Clere School
Please note – your child may only travel on the bus as agreed on your returned contract, where passes are issued they must be carried for all journeys.
The morning pick up time is the time the bus departs from the stop. Students should be at their nominated stop approximately 10 minutes prior to the pick-up time.
