Cost
2023/24 contributions
The parental contribution for 2023/24 is as follows:
- where the student lives less than three miles from the school – £435 per year, or £43.50 per month by direct debit (10 month plan, August to May)
- where the student lives more than three miles from the school – £870 per year, or £87 per month by direct debit (10 month plan, August to May)
Students or families in receipt of a qualifying benefit will qualify for a reduced charge:
- where the student lives less than three miles from the school – £217.50 per year, or £21.75 per month by direct debit (10 month plan, August to May)
- where the student lives more than three miles from the school – £435 per year, or £43.50 per month by direct debit (10 month plan, August to May)
Eligibility
In order to qualify for the reduced rate, families need to be in receipt of at least one of the following benefits:
- income support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (or equal based income-based and contribution based JSA)
- the guarantee element of State Pension Credit
- the maximum level of Working Tax Credit
- employment and support allowance (income-related, or equal based income-based and contribution based ESA)
- Child Tax Credit (below the relevant threshold of £16,190)
- support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 or
- Universal Credit (with an annual income of £7,400 or less).
Please note that the prices above are subject to change each year.
Further information regarding payment methods and terms and conditions for travel can be found in our information sheet.
2024/25
Paid transport applications will be open from June 2024. A link will be available on this page at that time. The costs for the next academic year are:
- Full rate £900 and £450 depending in distance travelled (as above)
- If in receipt of a qualifying benefit the reduced rates are £450 and £225