SECONDARY SCHOOL TRANSPORT YEARS 7-11
Do you live more than three*
miles from the school
allocated?
No
Does BCC deem the route
a safe walking route?
Yes
Do you qualify for free
school meals or are you in
receipt of the maximum
level of working tax credit?
No
You may consider
applying for a Paid-for
Transport place ***
Yes
Yes
Do you live over two*
miles from the school?
Yes
You may qualify for free
transport under Low
Income **** Policy.
No
Is the school your nearest
school
( in or out of county)? **
Yes
You are probably entitled
to free home to school
transport under the
national legislation
Yes
You are probably entitled
to free transport under
the Council's policy
If you do not walk or cycle
you could consider
applying for a Paid-for
Transport place ***
No
Is the school your nearest
school counting just
Buckinghamshire schools and
the 4 schools as follows: Lord
Williams School, in Thame,
Tring School, Wheatley Park
School, Icknield School
* as calculated using the council's
Geographical Information System
No
Did you list your preference
schools in distance order but
were not offered a place at
your nearest** school?
Yes
You may be entitled to
free transport under the
Council's policy as 'nearest
appropriate school'.
No
Do you qualify for free school
meals or are you in receipt of
the maximum level of
working tax credit?
** NOTE: if your preference schools are
listed in anything other than distance
order, you are unlikely to be entitled to
free transport.
*** Please see the "Paid-for school
transport (discretionary)" web page for
the latest fares:
Yes
You may qualify for free
transport under Low
Income**** Policy.
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/education/s
chools/school-transport/paid-for-schooltransport-(discretionary)/
No
Do you think there may be
another reason that you
qualify for free transport e.g
the council has placed you at
a school ?
No
You may consider applying
for a Paid-for Transport place
***
Yes
Contact the Admissions
and Transport Team who
will need to consider your
case individually
**** Go to the Home
to School Transport web page &
download the Low Income application
form