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    Bus Service

    Bus Service Contacts

    School Services Manager

    01480 862233

    Robinsons Kimbolton

    01480 860581

    We have an extensive network of buses that are used exclusively by Kimbolton School pupils.  All ages may use the buses, although Lower Prep pupils need to be accompanied by an older pupil. 

    In the mornings, Prep School children are usually transferred from the Senior School on a single bus; in the afternoons, Prep School pupils travel to the Senior School on a single bus accompanied by a member of staff who helps them transfer to the correct buses.

    We also have two buses that run a more limited service for Senior School pupils involved in after-school sports matches or activities.  These depart at 6 pm and drop off at 'hub points' in eastward and westward directions from the school.

    The coaches are owned and operated by Robinson's of Kimbolton and meet all current safety standards, including seatbelts that we require all pupils to use.

    Over a third of our pupils, including one in six at our Prep School and some in the Reception Year, use our bus service each week.

    Costs

    We provide the buses as a non-profit-making service and the cost of travel is not included in our school fees. The termly charge is based on the radial distance travelled and is payable in advance.

    You may choose from the following options:

    • Monday to Friday return
    • Monday to Friday am only
    • Monday to Friday pm only
    • One day return/ two am trips/two pm trips per week (all variations cost the same)
    • Single am or pm trip per week

    When space exists, pupils may obtain one-off bus passes (such as for a friend travelling home for tea) from the Bursary at the Senior School or from the Prep School Office. The cost will be added to your termly bill.

    Areas Covered

    We review our routes each year and revise them when sufficient demand exists.  Our buses cover a wide area which currently include the following towns and villages:

    • KS1: Raunds, Stanwick, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, and Yelden.
    • KS2: Kettering, Barton Seagrave, Islip, Thrapston, Bythorn, and Catworth.
    • KS3: St Neots, Crosshall, Great Staughton.
    • KS3A: Great Gransden, Little Gransden, Gamlingay, Waresley, Abbotsley, Hail Weston.
    • KS4: Sawtry, Alconbury Weald, Great Stukeley, Huntingdon, Brampton, Buckden, Grafham and Ellington.
    • KS5: Fenstanton, Hemingford Grey, Hemingford Abbots, Ellington, and Stow Longa.
    • KS6: Somersham, Colne, Bluntisham, St Ives, Houghton, and Spaldwick.
    • KS7: Bedford, Milton Ernest, Bletsoe, Riseley, and Keysoe.
    • KS8: Godmanchester, Offord D'Arcy, Great Paxton, Little Paxton and St Neots.
    • KS9: Needingworth, Houghton, Wyton and Hartford.
    • KS12: (Late Westbound): Higham Ferrers, Kettering, Raunds, and Thrapston.
    • KS3456: (Late Eastbound): Brampton, Buckden, Great Gransden, Hartford, Hemingford, Huntingdon and St Ives.

    One of our routes includes a stop at Huntingdon railway station and provides a connection to the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway. This runs from south Cambridge, through central and north Cambridge, to St Ives and Huntingdon.

    Booking Information

    The School Services Manager sends out a bus information pack to all parents (new and existing) in July. To apply for a regular place, please apply via the engage parent portal.

    Important Notes

    Please note that:

    • Payment for the first term must be made at the time of booking. Subsequent travel will be charged to your account.
    • All places are reserved for the academic year and charged termly in advance. A term’s written notice to Mr Simon Richardson, the School Services Manager, is required if you wish to stop using the bus service; provisional notice may be given if you are unsure when your circumstances are likely to change.
    • Priority for allocation of spaces will be given to those booking Mon-Fri return passes then Mon-Fri am or pm passes.
    • Bus passes will be issued to children via tutors at the start of term. Children must carry their pass on each journey and be prepared to show it as required. Those without a pass may be charged for an ad hoc journey.
    • Please make sure that your child is able to contact you - or has a number for the driver to use – in the event of any problems such as your child missing their stop.
    • All pupils must wear seatbelts at all times when on the bus. Please make your child aware of this requirement.
    • Temporary passes for ‘one-off’ journeys (such as a friend coming home for tea) can be obtained from Reception at the Senior School or from the Prep School Office.

    Routes and Timetables 2023/2024

    Notes for all routes:

    • KS1 to KS9 are Monday to Friday only.  KS12 and KS3456 are Monday to Friday late pm routes.
    • p = 16.20 Prep pupils transferred by single coach to Castle.
    • Blank time = Not a departure/arrival point
    • Please be at your departure point at least 3 minutes early and be ready to board the coach.


    KS1 - Raunds

    (Mon-Fri)
    am depart point and/or pm arr point

    To School
    dep
    From School
    arr
    Raunds Market Sq 07.30 17.28
    Stanwick - Spencer Parade bus stop 07.35 17.18
    Higham Ferrers - Windmill Banks 07.40 17.08
    Higham Ferrers - High St. bus stop nr Green Dragon 07.41 17.03
    Rushden Home Bargains/RC Church bus stop 07.44 17.00
    Rushden - Bedford Rd/Manning St Car Wash 07.48 16.56
    Rushden - Bedford Rd. Rugby Club bus stop 07.52 16.55
    Yelden - High Street/Spring Lane, Brick bus stop 08.01 16.43
    Kimbolton School 08.30 16.30
    Kimbolton Preparatory School 08.40 16.20
     

    KS2 - Kettering

    (Mon-Fri)
    am departure point/pm drop-off point

    To School
    dep
    From School
    arr
    Kettering - Foster Way, bus stop 07.34 17.32
    Kettering - Northampton Rd, bus stop 07.35 17.31
    Kettering - N'ton Rd, Stagecoach/Station Rd. 07.37 17.28
    Barton Seagrave - Lay by nr. A6/Warkton Lane jnc. 07.44 17.21
    Islip - Kettering Rd, bus stop 07.55 17.10
    Thrapston - Euro Trade Sales 08.00 17.05
    Bythorn - Warren Lane bus stop 08.08 16.52
    Catworth - Bus stop 08.19 16.41
    Kimbolton School 08.30 16.30
    Kimbolton Preparatory School 08.40 16.20
     

    KS3 - St Neots

     (Mon-Fri)
    am departure point/pm drop-off point

    To School
    dep
    From School
    arr
    St Neots - Cambridge St. Bus stop nr jnc Longsands Rd 08.00 16.58
    St. Neots - Market Square bus stop 08.05 16.53
    Crosshall. Gt North Rd B1048. opp Eaton Oak PH ---- 16.49
    Great Staughton Bus Stop nr Village Hall 08.19 16.35
    Kimbolton School 08.26 16.30
    Kimbolton Preparatory School 08.40 16.20
     

     KS3A - Gransden

     (Mon-Fri)
    am departure point/pm drop-off point

    To School
    dep
    From School
    arr
    Great Gransden - Junction of West Rd and Poplar Cl 07.26 17.25
    Little Gransden - Village Hall 07.35 17.20
    Gamlingay - Waresley Rd, opposite WI Hall 07.40 17.15
    Waresley - Duncombe Arms PH 07.44 17.10
    Abbotsley - Church 07.50 17.05
    Hail Weston - Bus Stop  08.10 16.41
    Kimbolton School 08.29 16.30
    Kimbolton Preparatory School 08.40 16.20

     

    KS4 - Sawtry

     (Mon-Fri)
    am departure point/pm drop-off point

    To School
    dep
    From School
    arr
    Sawtry - Bus stop on village green nr jnc Fen Lane 07.15 17.45
    Alconbury Weald - B1043 bus stop nr Admiral Homespace 07.25 17.30
    Gt. Stukeley - Village Hall bus stop 07.30 17.22
    Huntingdon - Stukeley Rd bus stop nr St Margarets Way 07.35 17.16
    Huntingdon - Scholars Ave bus stop AM, Hinchingbrooke Wall PM 07.40 17.08
    Brampton - High St nr shops 07.45 17.00
    Buckden - High St. nr war memorial 07.55 16.52
    Grafham - Model Farm. Buckden Rd 07.58 16.46
    Grafham Cinnamon Restaurant 08.01 16.43
    Ellington Thorpe ---- 16.41
    Kimbolton School 08.30 16.30
    Kimbolton Preparatory School 08.40 16.20
     

    KS5 - Hemingford

     (Mon-Fri)
    am departure point/pm drop-off point

    To School
    dep
    From School
    arr
    Hilton - Potton Road 07.34 17.36
    Fenstanton - High St, Clock Tower 07.42 17.27
    Hemingford Grey - Glebe Road 07.49 17.18
    Hemingford Abbotts - Village Hall 07.53 17.12
    Ellington - The Mermaid PH 08.10 16.49
    Stow Longa - bus stop nr Green 08.17 16.39
    Kimbolton School 08.25 16.30
    Kimbolton Preparatory School 08.35 16.20
     

    KS6 - Colne

     (Mon-Fri)
    am departure point/pm drop-off point

    To School
    dep
    From School
    arr
    Somersham - The Pasture 07.26 17.37
    Colne - High St phone box 07.31 17.32
    Bluntisham - High St. Baragraph bus stop 07.35 17.27
    St. Ives - Houghton Rd bus stop over Pursers Corner.  07.42 ----
    St. Ives - Ramsey Rd bus stop nr TNS Toyota ---- 17.16
    St. Ives - Houghton Rd/Garner Drive bus stop  07.45 17.13
    RAF Wyton, Main Gate 07.50 17.08
    Spaldwick - The George PH 08.13 16.45
    Kimbolton School 08.25 16.30
    Kimbolton Preparatory School 08.40 16.20
         
     

    KS7 - Bedford

     (Mon-Fri)
    am departure point/pm drop-off point

    To School
    dep
    From School
    arr
    Bedford - Park Av bus stop between Pemberley Av/De Parys Av 07.47 17.04
    Milton Ernest - A6 Queens Head PH bus stop 07.57 16.56
    Bletsoe - The Avenue/Coplowe Ln 08.03 16.52
    Riseley - High St/The Barns 08.10 16.45
    Keysoe - Chequers PH bus stop 08.15 16.38
    Kimbolton School 08.30 16.30
    Kimbolton Preparatory School 08.40 16.20
         
     

    KS8 - Hartford 

     (Mon-Fri)
    am departure point/pm drop-off point

    To School
    dep
    From School
    arr
    Godmanchester - Earning St 07.40 17.11
    Godmanchester - West St 07.41 17.09
    Offord D'arcy - High St bus stop nr Orchard Wy 07.50 17.02
    Gt. Paxton - Bus stop High St/Brookside 07.54 16.59
    Lt. Paxton - Gordon Rd/Boardman Close 08.04 16.50
    Crosshall. Gt North Rd. Eaton Oak PH lay by 08.11 ----
    Kimbolton School 08.29 16.30
    Kimbolton Preparatory School 08.40 16.20
     

    KS9 - Houghton 

     (Mon-Fri)
    am departure point/pm drop-off point

    To School
    dep
    From School
    arr
    Needingworth - bus stop near Queens Head PH 07.41 17.21
    Houghton 07.43 17.10
    Wyton 07.45 17.08
    Hartford 07.53 17.00

     

    KS12 - Late Westbound

    Our late bus service caters for pupils involved in sports matches or other after-school activities.
    A 16-seat coach will be used. Please be at the departure point 3 minutes before the bus is due to leave.                                                                           
    Coaches depart School at 1800 prompt, please be there in good time.

     (Mon-Fri)
    pm drop-off point

    From School
    Kimbolton School 18.00
    Higham Ferrers - Windmill Banks 18.17
    Raunds - Raunds Asda 18.24
    Thrapston - Thrapston Services 18.30
    Kettering - Orion Way, Tesco Bus Stop 18.41


    KS3456 - Late Eastbound

    Our late bus service caters for pupils involved in sports matches or other after-school activities.
    Please be at the departure point 3 minutes before the bus is due to leave. 
    Coaches depart School at 1800 prompt, please be there in good time.

     (Mon-Fri)
    pm drop-off point

    From School
    Kimbolton School 18.00
    Buckden - War Memorial 18.14
    Brampton - Dragoon PH 18.20
    Huntingdon - Brampton Rd Nr Hinchingbrooke Wall 18.23
    Hartford - Longstaff Way Bus Stop Nr The Spinney 18.30
    St Ives - Pursers Corner 18.36
    Hemingford - London Rd/Greenfields junction 18.42
    Great Gransden - Poplar Close 19.00