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, Chelveston-cum-Caldecott, Stanwick, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, Yelden and Upper Dean.
• KS2: Kettering, Barton Seagrave, Islip, Thrapston and Catworth.
• KS3: Great Gransden, Little Gransden, Gamlingay, Waresley, Abbotsley, St Neots, Crosshall, Hail Weston and Great Staughton.
• KS4: Alconbury Weald, Great Stukeley, Huntingdon, Brampton, Buckden, Grafham and Ellington.
• KS5: Hilton, Fenstanton, Hemingford Grey, Hemingford Abbots and Godmanchester.
• KS6: Somersham, Colne, Bluntisham, Needingworth, St Ives, Houghton, Wyton and Spaldwick.
• KS7: Bedford, Milton Ernest, Bletsoe, Riseley, Keysoe.
• KS8: Hartford, Godmanchester, Offord Cluny, Offord D'Arcy, Great Paxton and Little Paxton.
• KS12: (Late Westbound): Higham Ferrers, Kettering, Raunds, Thrapston.
• KS3456: (Late Eastbound): Brampton, Buckden, Great Gransden, Hartford, Hemingford, Huntingdon, 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 buses information pack to all parents (new and existing) in July. This includes booking forms. Application forms for occasional or in-year regular use of the bus service can be found in the School Admin Forms page.

Important Notes

Please note that:

• You must submit an application form for each child that you want us to reserve a place for.
• We reserve all places on the coaches for an academic year and charge for them termly in advance. Applications for the first term are payable by cheque. We will charge you for subsequent terms via your school bill.
• We require a term's written notice if you want your child to stop using the coach.  Please send your notice to Mr Simon Richardson, the School Services Manager, via the link at the top of this page.  You can give us provisional notice if your circumstances are likely to change but you are unsure of when.
• Priority for allocation of spaces will be given to those booking Mon-Fri return passes then Mon-Fri am or pm passes.
• Application forms should be returned two weeks before term commences. The priorities above cannot be guaranteed for forms that arrive after this date.
• We issue bus passes via class teachers or form tutors.  Your child must carry his or her pass on each journey.  If they fail to do this you may be charged for a temporary pass.
• 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

Notes for all routes:

• KS1 to KS7 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