Transport and Travel Guide 2020-21 Welcome Five Star Service

Dear Parents / Guardians, All of our minibuses are modern, comfortable and fitted with seatbelts at Thank you for taking the time to look at our Transport for the service is made at the time of booking and every seat. They are all regularly maintained to the highest standard to give and Travel Guide for the 2020-21 academic year, your daughter’s name will automatically be added to you peace of mind that your daughter is travelling in safety. which sets out the wide range of travel options the minibus register. The website also incorporates an available to girls at Sutton High School. From our interactive journey planner which allows you to enter own, newly enhanced, school minibus service for your postcode and find your closest minibus stop. girls in year 3 and above, to the wide range of public transport options available, there are plenty of All of our school minibus routes are operated using opportunities for a sustainable journey to school. our own in-house drivers and minibuses. Drivers are We use dedicated drivers who work on the same route each day. These DBS checked and regularly undertake the MiDAS drivers get to know the pupils and are subject to an enhanced disclosure and We run an extensive school minibus network covering course to ensure the safety of the girls travelling. The barring service (DBS) check and full MiDAS training. both the north and south of the school. In the team of drivers drive the same routes on a regular morning, five routes operate and arrive at school basis which allows both you and your daughter to get between 08:00-08:15. In the afternoon, two routes to know them. operate leaving at 16:30 on Monday to Thursday and 15:45 on Friday. Parents can opt to book their Our school minibus service also connects with daughters on both the morning and afternoon service National Rail and Underground services at Bookings can be made via the online booking system and paid for in or opt to use the service on a one-way basis (AM or key locations allowing parents to drop their daughter advance on a termly basis by credit or debit card. Bookings can be made PM only). Bookings are fixed for the duration of a of at the school stop and go to work via public mid-term subject to availability. term. transport, or for parents and girls to travel part of the journey together. From September 2020, Sutton High School have appointed Vectare, a specialist school transport I hope that you are able to find a travel solution that management company, to manage the school minibus works for you and your daughter. If you need any Our school minibus network consists of approximately 30 minibus stops service. Vectare are responsible for over 1.5 million further assistance, or you would like to discuss travel and we also have direct links from National Rail and London Underground school journeys per annum, including schools across options from areas not currently served by our school stations. We want to ofer you a travel solution that works for you and your the GDST group. Vectare will manage all aspects of minibus network, please get in touch and we will be daughter, so if you need any assistance working out the best route to school the school’s minibus service, and any enquiries can be pleased to assist. then please do get in touch. directed to their team at [email protected] or by contacting them on 0115 777 3189. Kind regards,

All bookings for school minibus routes are made via our online booking system, which can be viewed at Nigel McMahon It takes less than 30 seconds to find your nearest stop online and booking suttonhigh.vectare.co.uk. This means that you no Director of Finance and Operations only takes a few minutes so all the information you need to arrange travel for longer need to complete any paper forms. Payment your daughter is at your fingertips. To find your nearest stop and book your daughter’s travel, visit suttonhigh.vectare.co.uk Morning School Bus Routes Route 1 Route 2 Wimbledon (Centre) Route 3 Route 4 / Route 5 Epsom/ Bikes Route 6 from Bridge from Junction from Pick-up points East Putney Girls are welcome to cycle to and from Main connecting roads Balham Earlsfield National Rail school, where secure, covered bicycle District Line Southfields racks are available. Northern Line Bec London Trams Arthur Road/Home Park Road Wimbledon Wimbledon Park Park Cars Haydons Road Wimbledon Library Tooting Broadway Parking near Sutton High School is quick Wimbledon Tooting Cottenham and convenient. Please note that pay Park Road Wimbledon Coombe Dundonald Theatre and display bays operate along Grove Road from Lane Park South Wimbledon Kingston Shops Sheridan Road Road by the Prep School. Alternatively, Wimbledon Norbiton Chase Road Gibson Road public car park is only a New Mostyn Eastfields Malden Road Kenley Road short walk away. Morden Morden Roundabout New South Merton Phipps Malden Bridge from Berrylands A3 Belgrave We ask that parents respect the parking Walk from Morden Mitcham South Mitcham Junction restrictions at Sutton High School and from do not stop on yellow lines. Please from Norwood Grand Drive St. Helier Selhurst Junction near roundabout also park with consideration for local Malden Manor from West residents - not parking on kerbs or Waddon Marsh Croydon blocking driveways Worcester Park Wandle Park Worcester Park Station (Bus Stop ‘KB’) A3 A24 Queen’s Gardens, Katherine Street Croydon from Public Transport West Waddon A232 Sutton

Stoneleigh A232 Sutton High School is a five minute walk Wallington Carshalton Sutton from Sutton mainline train station, which Beeches South Croydon Carshalton Halling Park Road Beeches (Bus Stop ‘GJ’) serves the , Carshalton Wallington Stanley Road Blenheim Gardens and Dorking areas. Many girls take trains West (Bus Stop ‘Z’) from Ashtead, Banstead, Carshalton, A232 Belmont Belmont Croydon, Epsom, Ewell, Raynes Park, Ewell East A23 Southfields, Tooting, Wallington, Purley Wimbledon and Wimbledon Park. A22 Epsom

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Downs Hill Road/ Banstead In addition, 13 bus routes run through Downs Road Reedham Epsom from Dorking A24 the town centre, with numerous stops and Guildford (Bus Stop ‘B’) Town near to the school. Students regularly Epsom Downs Banstead Epsom Marks & Spencer Woodmansterne Coulsdon Town Woodcote Park Road travel from Carshalton, Cheam, New

Beefeater Car Park Malden, Wimbledon and Worcester Tattenham Crescent West Coulsdon Rectory Lane Coulsdon South Park. A map of Transport for London bus from Chipstead from Merstham routes serving Sutton High School is available upon request.

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Produced by 19.2.2021 www.fwt-london.co.uk Morning Routes

1 - Wimbledon Park (AM only) 4 - New Malden/Worcester Park (AM only)

Stop AM (Mon-Fri) Stop AM (Mon-Fri) Arthur Road / Home Park Road 07:15 Coombe Lane shops 07:25 Road 07:25 New Malden Station 07:30 Grand Drive (near roundabout) 07:35 New Malden Fountain Roundabout 07:35 Sutton High School 08:00-08:15 Worcester Park Station 07:40 Sutton High School 08:00-08:15 (AM only) 2 - Wimbledon (centre) (AM only) 5 - Epsom/Banstead Stop AM (Mon-Fri) Stop AM (Mon-Fri) Woodcote Park Road, Epsom 07:00 Wimbledon Library 07:20 Downs Hill Road / Downs Road (opposite school) 07:10 Wimbledon Theatre 07:30 Tattenham Crescent (Beefeater car park) 07:15 Sutton High School 08:00-08:15 Tadworth, Shelvers Way shops 07:20 Banstead Marks & Spencer 07:40 Belmont 08:00 Sutton High School 08:05-08:15 3 - South Wimbledon (AM only) (AM only) Stop AM (Mon-Fri) 6 - Croydon / Coulsdon Kenley Road (Morden Roundabout) 07:30 Stop AM (Mon-Fri) Sheridan Road 07:35 Croydon, Queen's Gardens, Katherine St (Stop KB) 07:07 Mostyn Road / Kenley Road 07:45 South Croydon, Haling Park Road (GJ) 07:13 Mostyn Road /Cranleigh Road 07:50 Coulsdon Town (Stop B) 07:24 Sutton High School 08:00-08:15 West Coulsdon, Rectory Lane 07:30 Wallington, Blenheim Gardens (Stop Z) 07:40 Stanley Road, Carshalton 07:43 Carshalton Beeches Station 07:47 Please note that minibuses are expected to arrive at Sutton High School between 08:00-08:15 depending on local traffic conditions. Sutton High School 08:05-08:15 Published stops and times are subject to change in accordance with demand Railway Station Evening Routes

Wimbledon (PM only)

Stop PM (Mon-Thurs) PM (Fri) Sutton High School 16:30 15:45 Kenley Road (Morden Roundabout) 16:38 16:00 Sheridan Road (before Church Lane) 16:40 16:02 Wimbledon Theatre 16:45 16:05 Worple Road (adj. Sainsburys) 16:50 16:10 Arthur Road / Home Park Road 17:00 16:20

Worcester Park/Wimbledon Park (PM only)

Stop PM (Mon-Thurs) PM (Fri) Sutton High School 16:30 15:45 Worcester Park Station 16:40 15:50 Worcester Park (Miller & Carter) 16:45 16:00 Durham Road (south) 17:00 16:15 Cottenham Park Road (adj. Christ Church) 17:05 16:20

My daughter takes the school minibus. It makes my life “very easy in the mornings because it is so well-organised. There is always good communication with the driver.

Year 5 parent Published stops and times are subject to change in accordance with demand FARE INFORMATION Fare Information Terms & Conditions of Carriage

Autumn term Spring term Summer term

AM or PM only £252 £220 £228 1. This agreement is made between all school minibus arrangements for journeys to and from school must be passengers, their parents and Sutton High School in order made by the pupil or her parents. Pupils must travel to and Return travel £378 £330 £342 to provide safe, comfortable and civilised journeys for all from Sutton High School in full school uniform. Full school passengers. tracksuit or non-uniform can only be worn when permission Minibus travel is booked termly in advance via the online booking system. has been granted. 2. Arrangements for pupils’ journeys to and from school are the responsibility of their parents. To assist with discharging 9. Pupils should be at the bus stop 5 minutes before the this responsibility, Sutton High School provides a School scheduled time of departure to ensure they do not miss the Minibus Service. Parents are responsible for their daughters bus. Drivers will not wait past the scheduled departure time. at all times including both prior to and after boarding and alighting. 10. Good conduct is required at all times. Shouting, use of inappropriate language, dropping litter, playing loud music 3. Transport on the School Minibus Service must be arranged or any other misbehaviour is strictly forbidden, as is eating in advance and is paid for through the online booking on the bus. Pupils must ensure that any online activity will system. The booking options are for either 5 mornings or 5 not cause distress to others as set out in the school ICT afternoons or a return service, subject to availability. The Acceptable Use Agreement. service is not available on an ad-hoc basis. 11 . Except when embarking or disembarking, all passengers 4. Bookings are non-refundable in the event of a pupil failing must remain seated with their seat belts fastened correctly. to travel. 12. Whilst on a school minibus, all passengers must accept the 5. Bookings are to be made via suttonhigh.vectare.co.uk. authority of a member of staff or driver, who may ask them to obey any reasonable instruction such as pick up litter, 6. Each pupil for whom an online form has been submitted will cease from certain actions or to move to a different seat. be added to a bus list detailing the service they travel on, their bus stop and what travel has been paid for. Their name 13. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in the will appear on a list which will be checked by the driver. matter being referred to the pupil’s class teacher or Head of Year and may result in disciplinary action, including 7. It will be the parent’s responsibility to inform the school via temporary or permanent withdrawal of permission to use the the Contact Us form on the website if they no longer wish for School Minibus Service. their child to use the School Minibus Service. Notice of half a term must be given by a parent prior to the removal of a 14. Sutton High School aims for 95% of journeys to operate pupil from the School Minibus Service. within the transport industry window of tolerance of one minute early to five minutes late, however timings may vary 8. No pupil is permitted to travel on the School Minibus due to traffic conditions or unforeseen circumstances. Service if not pre-booked for that minibus. Other A Sutton girl is not just one type. #fercelyindependent

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Produced by Vectare for Sutton High School for Girls ©Vectare 2020 Timetable, route and fare information is correct as of June 2020. This guide is produced for information only. We cannot be held liable for any errors or omissions or for any loss or damages caused, howsoever arising and including consequential losses, as a result of the use of this Transport and Travel Guide. Please note that school minibus routes are subject to change.