Transport

Arrangements

September 2014 Cheshire East Council

Cheshire East Transport will provide assisted home to school transport under the following circumstances:

(a) Where a pupil attends the local or closest available school and the distance by the shortest available walking route exceeds two miles (primary school) or three miles (secondary school). The local school is defined as the school in which catchment area the pupil lives.

(b) Pupils may qualify where the route to the local school is less than the statutory distance but has been assessed by Cheshire East Transport as unavailable. Please note that it is the responsibility of a parent / carer to arrange for their child to be accompanied to / from school by a responsible person and all routes are assessed on this basis.

(c) Secondary School pupils only: For families in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits listed below, there may be help with transport for those pupils who are attending one of the three nearest secondary schools that is between two and six miles of the home address (or between two and fifteen miles for a denominational secondary school).  Free School Meals  Income Support  Income Based Employment Support Allowance (but not contribution based)  Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (but not contribution based)  Child Tax Credit (annual income must not exceed £16,190)  Maximum level of Working Families Tax Credits  Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit

If you believe that your child may be eligible for school transport, you should complete an online school transport application form or call the helpline on 0300 123 5012.

Contact: School Transport Cheshire East Council Floor 6, c/o Municipal Buildings Earle Street Crewe Cheshire CW1 2BJ

Helpline: 0300 123 5012 (Monday to Friday - 8:30am to 5:00pm) Website: www.cheshireeast.gov.uk Email: [email protected]

Please note that Cheshire East Council have made some minor changes to transport arrangements with effect from September 2014 that pupils need to be aware of, (particularly from Crewe, Haslington and Winterley). Pupils Travelling from Crewe/Haslington/Winterley

Pupils who are eligible for transport will automatically receive a bus pass in the post by the start of new academic year. Pass holders must take note of their pick up point, pick up time and transport operator (as there have been some changes to bus operators, particularly in the Haslington and Winterley areas). For girls who pay the daily fare from Crewe, please note that Routemaster Buses will be operating the service from Crewe Bus Station via Hungerford Road.

The buses drop pupils off and collect from the school premises at the end of the school day (3.15pm). Pupils from Winterley should travel on the S71185 (formerly the 36F bus) and wait at the Winterley Pool or Foresters Arms stop.

NEW HASLINGTON / WINTERLEY AREA BUS SERVICES (wef September 2014)

GHA COACHES (Pass holders only) ROUTEMASTER BUSES (Pass holders and fare payers)

S71180 (Formerley A Bus) RM 837 (Formerley B Bus)

AM PM AM PM

Primrose Avenue, Bradeley Hall Road 07:52 15:27 Haslington, Oakland Avenue 07:50 15:34

Primrose Avenue, Shelburne Drive 07:53 15:26 Haslington, Fox Corner 07:52 15:32

Primrose Avenue, Near the Dingle 07:54 15:25 Crewe Road, Broughton Arms 07:53 15:31

Sandbach High School (Girls) 08:06 15:15 Sandbach High School (Girls) 08:04 15:15

STANWAYS COACHES (Pass holders only) ROUTEMASTER BUSES (Fare payers only) S71185 (Formerley F Bus) RM 38X AM PM AM PM Primrose Avenue, Bradeley Hall Road 07:56 15:27 Crewe Bus Station 07:30 15:37 Primrose Avenue, The Dingle 07:57 15:26 Crewe Library 07:31 15:36 Crewe Road, Cartwright Road 07:58 15:25 Hungerford Road 07:35 15:33 Winterley Pool 08:01 15:22 Wheelock 07:41 15:20 Winterley, Forresters Arms 08:03 15:20 Sandbach High School (Girls) 07:50 15:15

Sandbach High School (Girls) 08:09 15:15 Routemaster Buses – Fares on 38X Single Journey - £1.50 Ten Journey Ticket - £12.00 N.B. - Items that are left on the bus by pupils travelling in the Season Tickets available on application: - morning are usually put on the bus for the return journey and pupils Termly Tickets - £175.00 can ask the driver for any items that may have been found. Annual Tickets - £400.00

Contact: The School Transport Team (Cheshire East Council) - 0300 123 5012 / Traveline – 0871 200 2233

Stanways Coaches – Smallwood/Arclid/Brereton

This is a service operated under contract to Cheshire East Council, with spaces allocated to pupils eligible for help with transport. We understand that students who are not eligible for free transport are able to travel on this service by purchasing a season ticket from Cheshire East Council. See timetable overleaf

Contact: The School Transport Team (Cheshire East Council) - 0300 123 5012

Current timetable: Pick-Up Point A.M. P.M

The Bulls Head, Smallwood 0740 1600 Newcastle Road, Smallwood 0743 1557

Arclid, Villa Farm 0745 1555 Brookfield Hall, Davenport Lane 0750 1550

Sandbach Road, Smethwick Lane 0758 1542

Bears Head, Brereton 0805 1535 School Farm Court, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall 0810 1530

Sandbach High School (Girls) 0820 1520

Sandbach School (Boys) 0825 1505

Mikro Coaches – Coppenhall/Sydney

This is a public transport service run by Mikro Coaches and used by schoolchildren. It is not contracted to Cheshire East Council or Sandbach High School. All drivers are CRB checked.

Current timetable: MIKRO COACHES - Service 8 Warmingham Road (bus stop opposite first 07:33 15:58

(lay-by opposite Co-op shop) Parkers Road 07:35 15:50 Parkers Road (outside Bargain Booze) 07:37 15:47 Bradfield Road (opposite the Merlin PH) 07:40 15:45 Bradfield Road (opposite Cliff Road) 07:42 15:42

North Street (outside Horse Shoe PH) 07:44 15:40

Elm Drive (opposite Kezbecks) 07:47 15:35 Sydney Road (outside Sydney Arms) 07:50 15:30 Sandbach High School & Sixth Form 08:00 15:15

The cost of transport is currently £1.50 each way. It is not necessary for parents to contact Mikro Coaches to let them know in advance of students wanting to travel – they should just wait at the appropriate stop.

Contact: Tel - 01270 588867 (Mikro Coaches, 102 Victoria Street, Crewe – Email: [email protected])

Gerrards Private Hire Ltd – Shavington/Hough/Wychwood Park/Weston

This is a service that runs via Shavington, Hough and Wychwood Park, terminating at Weston. It is not contracted to Cheshire East Council or Sandbach High School. The fare of £4.00 per day is payable monthly in arrears to Gerrards Private Hire Ltd. Pickup/drop off points are by private arrangement with Gerrards at reasonable points along the route.

Contact: [email protected] (Gerrards Private Hire Ltd, Roadside Farm, Moorhead Lane, Brereton)

Other Public Transport Routes

D&G Bus – K51A (Betchton – Malkins Bank – Sandbach School/Sandbach High School) – www.dgbus.co.uk D&G Bus – 78 (Nantwich – Sandbach – Alsager – Rode Heath - Scholar Green) – www.dgbus.co.uk Arriva – 38 (Macclesfield – Congleton – Sandbach – Crewe) – www.arrivabus.co.uk Arriva – 37, 37A, 37E (Northwich – Winsford – Sandbach – Crewe) – www.arrivabus.co.uk