Scotland’s Local Authority School Travel Plans
Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Argyll and Bute
Clackmannanshire
Comhairle nan Eilean
Siar
Dundee City
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
East Lothian
East Renfrewshire
City of Edinburgh
Falkirk
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2 miles catchment Primary school
3 miles catchment Secondary school
Offer non entitled transport – apply each session
Exceptions are less than statutory distance but no available
transport service or safe walking route. No access to transport or
medical condition of pupil or accompanying adult.
2 miles catchment Primary school
3 miles catchment Secondary school
Offer non entitled transport – apply each session. Have to pay –
discounts for those on FSM. Do not have to apply if in catchment.
2 miles catchment Primary school
3 miles catchment Secondary school Entitled pupils at secondary
apply in S1, S5+ S6 unless circumstances change.
Offer non entitled transport – apply each session.
2 miles catchment Primary school
3 miles catchment Secondary school
All must apply.
1 mile under 8
2 miles over 8
3 Secondaries and associated primaries have own arrangements.
Transport is assessed. Choose another secondary or move
during year, application form and again needs to be assessed.
1 mile designated Primary school
2 miles designated Secondary school
2 miles catchment Primary school
3 miles catchment Secondary school
2 miles catchment Secondary school who get FSM
Non entitled ‘apply to Director of Education for consideration’
1 mile catchment Primary school
2 miles catchment Secondary school
No charge to NEP
Non entitled places not decided until mid September. Can result
in ballot
1 mile catchment Primary school
3 miles catchment Secondary school.
All must apply.
2 miles from catchment primary or secondary / 2010 policy online
has 2 (primary) and 3 (secondary).
NEP in policy “1.6 Where private contracts are operated, and
where these have spare seating capacity, non-entitled pupils
maybe carried on a grace-and-favour basis provided that no
additional costs are incurred and there is no deviation from the
specified route.”
No information available
1 mile catchment Primary school
2 miles catchment Secondary school
All must apply. NEP apply each year, currently no charge. “G&F
places” are allocated under 3 priority areas. May only apply to be
only secondary pupils (to be confirmed).
1 mile under 8 years
2 miles over 8 years
NEP “The majority of school bus services can carry non-entitled
children on payment of the appropriate fare”
Scotland’s Local Authority School Travel Plans
Fife
Glasgow City
Highland
Inverclyde
Midlothian
Moray
North Ayrshire
North Lanarkshire
Orkney Islands
Perth and Kinross
APPENDIX 3
1 mile catchment Primary school
2 miles catchment Secondary school
NEP can only get free transport under 3 circumstances. 1) If there
are exceptional circumstances involved. Assessment carried out
by Education. 2) Where a pupil can’t get a place at their
catchment area school (distance also applies). 3) When pupils
move out of the catchment of their secondary school whilst
working towards their standard grades. Pupils must be more than
half way through their third year or above, and their new address
will have to be more than two miles from the high school. They
must also have lived in the school catchment before moving.
When you qualify on 3), you must ask the school to apply for free
transport as a placing request on your behalf. If 1) or 2) write to
Education. Pupil’s under 14 who attend the correct catchment
area secondary school, who live more than one mile but less than
two miles from their school are entitled to a scholar’s
discount. (Apply each year).
1.1 mile catchment Primary school
2.2 miles catchment Secondary school
Have to apply. No detail available for NEP transport
arrangements but communication confirms no charge for privilege
seats.
2 miles under 8 years
3 miles over 8 years. All must apply, NEP transport is available if
spaces remain. No detail on how this is decided.
1 mile catchment Primary school
2 miles catchment Secondary school
Have to apply, cover either primary or secondary years.
Privilege passes – invoiced £1 a day
No information available
2 miles catchment Primary and Secondary school. ‘Privilege
transport’ if spare seats may be allocated at the discretion of the
Headteacher to pupils living less than stat mileage or outwith
catchment.
2 miles catchment Primary school
3 miles catchment Secondary school
Have to apply, cover either primary or secondary years.
Privilege applications made each year by 20 Sept. informed by
mid-October. Priority given.
1 mile catchment Primary school
2 miles catchment Secondary school
Have to apply, cover either primary or secondary years. no
charge to those who have been allocated ‘privilege’ place,
Age 7 and under Easter – Oct (over 2 miles) Oct- Easter (over 1.5
miles)
Age 8 and over Easter – Oct (over 3 miles) Oct- Easter (over 1.5
miles)
‘nominated passengers’ are identified for transport on existing
bus routes, if there is space.
Buses, boats and planes used in transport provision.
2 miles catchment Primary school
3 miles catchment Secondary school.
Have to apply for Primary, Secondary or ASN transport. Also
Scotland’s Local Authority School Travel Plans
Renfrewshire
Scottish Borders
Shetland Islands
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire
Stirling
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian
APPENDIX 3
have to apply annually for ‘concessionary transport’
1 Mile catchment Primary school
2 Miles catchment Secondary school
Privilege passes for NEP. Apply from end of June, not normally
confirmed before end of Sept. Ballot for when there are not
enough seats.
2 miles catchment Primary school
3 miles catchment Secondary school.
NEP can get ‘privilege lifts’ – apply online. There is a lift priority in
deciding which Non entitled pupils get transport.
2 miles under 8
3 miles over 8
Extended to all pupils 1.5 miles from their school in Winter
months (October break to Easter holidays)
NEP can travel. “Authority can charge for these places, however
can only charge for the uses of a vacant place if the charges can
be met with undue hardship on the parent(s)/ carer*(s)”.
2 miles catchment Primary school
3 miles catchment Secondary school
Apply at enrolment time or in February of P7
1 mile catchment Primary school
2 miles catchment Secondary school. Apply at enrolment time or
in February of P7
Privilege transport - have to apply each year, priority based.
Charged £1 a day. Not decided before September/October.
2 miles under 8 years
3 miles over 8 years
Privilege pass scheme, can apply termly or annually. Allocated on
first come, first served basis.
1 mile catchment Primary school
2 miles catchment Secondary school – changes have been
proposed
Change introduced £1.05 for NEP pupils. Apply for transport and
non entitled transport.
1.5 miles catchment Primary school
2 miles catchment primary school.
Apply each year for ‘Pupils' Concessionary Travel’
Ordered in priority. No places decided before September.
All make arrangements for ASN pupils
All make provision for withdrawal of NEP at any time.