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: Great Gransden, Gamlingay, Waresley, Abbotsley, St Neots, Crosshall, Hail Weston and Great Staughton.
• 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, Needingworth, 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: 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.
• A 10% discount for second and subsequent siblings may be claimed at the end of the academic year, subject to all the children having used the service all year.
• 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 2022/2023

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