School Travel and Transport

Children will find the buses used in the UK are more comfortable than the standard school bus used in the USA.

The following information has been extracted from the Directgov web site

Entitlement to school transport    

If your children are attending their nearest suitable school (even if it in a different local authority area or is an independent school) and that school is beyond statutory walking distance (two miles for pupils under the age of eight, or three miles for pupils aged between eight and sixteen), your LEA (Local Education Authority) will provide free transport to and from school.

If your children do not attend their nearest suitable school the LEA may still help by paying all or part of their travelling expenses, or by allowing them to use spare seats on school buses.

It is up to the LEA to decide whether to make any concessions of this sort, and they may be withdrawn if circumstances change - for example, if spare seats are needed for pupils who have an entitlement to free transport.

For a more detailed description of free school transport entitlement, visit the Directgov web site.

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