SCHOOL TRANSPORT & TRAVEL GUIDE
2020-2021
- WELCOME
- FIVE STAR SERVICE
Dear Parent,
All of our vehicles are modern, easy-to-board and are operated by the school or one of our audited coach operators. This means that they are all regularly maintained to the highest standard, giving you peace of mind that your daughter is travelling in safety.
Thank you for your interest in our School Transport services. This guide for the 2020- 21 academic year provides information on the wide range of travel options available to pupils at made on a termly basis for regular travel, and adhoc travel is paid for at the time of booking.
All of our school minibuses are maintained to
Bromley High School and I hope you will find it of a high standard and equipped with seatbelts at
- use.
- every seat. We use friendly, DBS checked drivers
who have all undertaken the MiDAS minibus or professional driving qualifications. As we expand our service this year we will also be using larger coaches on the most popular routes. These will be under contract from local providers who will have to demonstrate that they provide the same level of professional standards and safety.
We use dedicated drivers who work on the same route each day. These drivers get to know the pupils and are subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
This year we are proposing to increase the size of our network in response to demand and changing travel habits. We continue to follow all government guidance for the safe operation of our services including measures to ensure that we are COVID secure; services may have to change in response to this guidance. Subject to demand we will run a full, enhanced service for the 2020-
We offer a wide range of different tickets on our school bus service. From a single fare for a one-off journey through to return passes for the entire academic year, there are options for everyone’s travel arrangements. You can book tickets at any time throughout the year, so it is simple to book an extra journey or arrange travel for a visiting friend.
I hope that you are able to find a travel solution
21 academic year which will provide bus options in that works for you and your daughter. If you
- all of the main approach routes to the school.
- need any further assistance, or you would like to
discuss travel options from areas not currently
The Bromley High School bus service continues to served by our school bus network, please contact be managed on our behalf by Vectare, a specialist school transport management company. All bookings for our school coach routes must be made via our online booking system, which can
be accessed at bromleyhigh.vectare.co.uk. You
can book travel 24/7 and, subject to availability, bookings are accepted right up until the service is due to depart. us via the school transport website and we will be pleased to assist.
Our school bus network consists of 50+ bus stops, and we also have direct
links from 10+ railway stations. We want to offer you a travel solution that works for you and your daughter, so if you need any assistance working out the best route to school then please do get in touch.
I would like to wish your daughter an enjoyable and successful academic year and we look forward to welcoming girls back in September.
Kind regards,
It takes less than 30 seconds to find your nearest bus stop online, and booking takes only a few minutes, so all of the information you need to arrange travel for your daughter really is at your fingertips! Visit bromleyhigh.vectare.co.uk to locate your nearest bus stop and book your daughter’s travel.
In a change this year we will also be asking for payment through the Vectare system (rather than Parentpay). Payments are made online and it is also possible to pay via Apple and Android Pay when using a mobile device. Payment can still be
Richard Taylor
A R Taylor
Director of Finance and Operations
Woolwich Arsenal
Woolwich Dockyard
A205
A2
Plumstead
trains from Abbey Wood
Charlton
Woolwich Arsenal Station
(bus stop M)
Westcombe Park
trains from London Bridge
TIMETABLES
ZONE C
Westcombe Park Station
Greenwich
A2
Greenwich Station
(bus stop P)
Blackheath, Royal Standard
(bus stop BD)
New Cross
Shooters Hill Road
Woolwich Common (bus stop H)
Shooters Hill Road
Kidbrooke Park Road
(bus stop R)
New Cross
Amersham Road
(bus stop B)
A202
A2
(bus stop E)
Blackheath Station
1 Westcombe Park
A207
Thomas Tallis School
(bus stop F)
trains from
London Blackfriars
Well Hall Roundabout
The Coronet (bus stop N)
Blackheath
Priory Park
(bus stop D)
Kidbrooke Station
(bus stop B)
Zone
CCCCCCB
- Stop
- AM
- PM
St. Johns
A2
- Westcombe Park Station
- 07:15
07:21 07:25 07:32 07:35 07:42 07:43 07:46 07:52 07:58 08:06 08:10
17:05 17:00 16:53 16:50 16:48 16:32 16:30 16:28 16:25 16:19
A2
A20
ZONE C
(bus stop HP)
Lewisham Park
Blackheath, Royal Standard (Stop BJ)
Shooters Hill Road, Kidbrooke Park Road (Stop D)
Thomas Tallis School (Stop F) Cranfield Walk (Stop M)
Eltham Church
(bus stop K)
Hither Green
Lee Station
(bus stop B)
Catford
Cedar Mount
Mottingham
S
O
- U
- T
C
A
RO
IR
ULA
A20
Lane
trains from London Victoria trains from Albany Park, Bexley and Crayford
Eltham College
Layzell Walk
Sidcup
Mottingham Lane, Cedar Mount Eltham College, Layzell Walk
Mottingham Road, Court Road (Stop ME)
Mottingham Road (Stop Y)
Sydenham Hill
Bellingham Road
(bus stop BQ)
Bellingham
Mottingham Road
Court Road
(bus stop ME)
Sidcup Station
Station Road (bus stop G)
Grove Park
(bus stop Q) New Street Hill
Burnt Ash Lane
B
Mottingham Road
(bus stop Y)
(bus stop K) Westow Hill
Crystal
A20
ZONE B
Beckenham Hill
Sidcup
Carlton Road (bus stop S)
A208
B
Palace
3
Ravensbourne
Beckenham Junction
B
Elmstead Woods Station (Stop B)
Bickley Station (Stop W)
Elmstead Woods
Perry Street
Beaverwood Road
Elmstead Woods
(bus stop B)
Sundridge Park
2
Kent House
Crystal Palace Station
Bromley Hill
(bus stop DG)
A20
Bromley Lane
Chislehurst War Memorial (bus stop R)
A
16:05 16:00
Bromley North
(bus stop M)
5
Clockhouse
Beckenham Library
(bus stop BD)
-
Bromley High School
4
Chancery Lane
Beckenham (bus stop L)
Chislehurst
Shortlands
Chislehurst Station
(bus stop B)
3
2
ZONE C
Beckenham High Street
War Memorial
(bus stop P)
Bromley South
1
Bickley
11
St. Mary Cray
4
Hayes Lane
Kenwood Drive
(bus stop PC)
Hayes Lane
Brabourne Rise
(bus stop PH)
ZONE A
2
1
BROMLEY HIGH
trains from Swanley, Eynsford Shoreham (Kent), Otford, Bat & Ball and Sevenoaks,
Westmoreland Road
Broadoaks Way (bus stop F)
3
Petts Wood
ZONE B
2 Blackheath
- Zone
- Stop
- AM
- PM
A223
Hastings Road
Bus Garage
(bus stop BP)
(bus stop CB) Crofton Lane
Crofton Road
(bus stop CD) Glyndebourne
Park
(bus stop N) Orpington War Memorial
Spur Road
Orpington
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Blackheath Station (Stop E) Blackheath, Priory Park (Stop D)
Lee Station (Stop B)
07:28 07:33 07:38 07:52 07:54 07:57 08:06 08:10
16:47 16:42 16:35 16:20 16:18 16:15 16:05 16:00
Crofton Road
Farnborough
Park
ZONE C
Goddington
Court Road
Orpington Station
(bus stop A)
Crofton Road
Starts Hill Road (bus stop HL)
Burnt Ash Lane, New Street Hill (Stop Q)
Bromley, Park Avenue (Stop S)
Plaistow Grove, Sundridge Park Station (Stop A)
Bickley Station (Stop W)
(bus stop A)
Chelsfield
Chelsfield
A21
School Bus Routes
Chelsfield
Oxendon Wood Road
1
Bickley Station
(bus stop W)
123
Bickley
St. Georges Church (bus stop J)
123
Oldfield Road
St. Georges Road
- 1 WESTCOMBE PARK
- Other main roads
M25
A21
A21
Bus stop
(see also numbered stops right, where there is insufficient space on the map)
Southborough Road
Blenheim Road
2 BLACKHEATH 3 GREENWICH 4 CRYSTAL PALACE 5 CHELSFIELD
Widmore Road
Wanstead Road (bus stop T)
Knockholt
ZONE C
Bromley High School
Bromley Common
Southlands Road (bus stop BA)
trains from Dunton Green and Sevenoaks
12
Bickley Station
(bus stop W)
Railway routes
Widmore Road
Kentish Way (bus stop L)
4
St. Mark’s Church
(bus stop E)
Plaistow Grove
Sundridge Park Station (bus stop A)
Railway to Bus connection
Shoreham
Church Street
45
Bromley North Station
(bus stop E)
3
Bromley
Park Avenue (bus stop S)
London Road
Farwig Lane
6 WOOLWICH
TIMETABLES
3 Greenwich
TIMETABLES
5 Chelsfield
Zone
CCCCCCB
- Stop
- AM
- PM
- Zone
- Stop
- AM
- PM
- Greenwich Station (Stop P)
- 07:12
- 17:02
CCCCCCCC
Shoreham, Church Street
Chelsfield, Oxenden Wood Road
Chelsfield (Stop A)
- 07:17
- 16:55
16:36 16:32 16:27 16:24 16:20
16:18 16:15
New Cross, Amersham Road (Stop B)
Lewisham Park (Stop HP)
07:25 07:34 07:44 07:51
16:49 16:38 16:28 16:21 16:19 16:16 16:12
16:10 16:06 16:00
07:34 07:38 07:42 07:45 07:48 07:50 07:54
Bellingham Road (Stop BQ)
Goddington, Court Road
Bromley Hill (Stop DG)
Spur Road Orpington War Memorial (Stop N)
Orpington Station (Stop A)
London Road, Farwig Lane, opp Travelodge
Bromley North Station (Stop E) Widmore Road, Kentish Way (Stop L)
Widmore Road, Wanstead Road (Stop T) Bickley, St George’s Church (Stop J)
Bromley High School
07:52 07:56 07:59
08:00 08:04 08:10
Crofton Road, Crofton Lane (Stop CB)
Crofton Road, Glyndebourne Park (Stop CD)
BB
CCC-
Crofton Road, Starts Hill Road (Stop HL)
Farnborough Park
07:55 07:57 08:00 08:10
16:14 16:12 16:10 16:00
A-
Hastings Road, Bus Garage (Stop BP)
Bromley High School
4 Crystal Palace
Stop
CCCCCCCCB
- Stop
- PM
- AM
6 Woolwich
- Crystal Palace, Westow Hill (Stop K)
- 07:22
07:25 07:36 07:39 07:41 07:46 07:48 07:52 07:55 08:01 08:04 08:05 08:10
16:50 16:47 16:36 16:33 16:27 16:25 16:23 16:20 16:17
Crystal Palace Station (Stop M)
- Zone
- Stop
- AM
- PM
Clock House Station, Beckenham Library (Stop BD) Beckenham High Street, War Memorial (Stop P)
Chancery Lane Beckenham (Stop L) Hayes Lane, Kenwood Drive (Stop PC) Hayes Lane, Brabourne Rise (Stop PH)
Westmoreland Road, Broadoaks Way (Stop F)
St Mark's Church (Stop E)
CCCCCCCBB-
Woolwich Arsenal Station (Stop M)
Shooters Hill Road, Woolwich Common (Stop H) Well Hall Roundabout, The Coronet (Stop N)
Eltham Church (Stop K)
07:15 07:22 07:30 07:34 07:46 07:50 07:54 07:59 08:05 08:10
17:00 16:53 16:44 16:40 16:27 16:21 16:16 16:13 16:07 16:00
Sidcup Station (Stop G)
Sidcup, Charlton Road (Stop S)
Perry St, Beaverwood Road
Bromley Lane, Chislehurst War Memorial (Stop R)
Chislehurst Station (Stop B)
- B
- Bromley Common, Southlands Road (Stop BA)
Southborough Road, Blenheim Road Oldfield Road, St Georges Road
16:11
B
16:07 16:06 16:00
Bromley High School
B
- -
- Bromley High School
- LATE BUS SERVICE
- OTHER TRANSPORT
Bikes
Girls are welcome to cycle to school, with bicycle racks situated just behind the science block at the rear of the site. It is recommended that bikes are secured using a suitable lock.
Late Bus
Cars
Departure from school: 17:30
Girls may drive to and from school once written permission has been received from both their parents and Mrs Bird (Head of Sixth Form). Driving is only permitted once girls have obtained a full driving licence. Girls are not permitted to drive or park on the Bromley High School site; they should park considerately without causing inconvenience to local residents. Further details are available in the Sixth Form Drivers Policy, copies of which are available from Mrs Bird.
In response to parental requests, Bromley High School will continue to provide a late bus service from September 2020. Buses depart from the school at 17:30 serving the areas north of the school. Subject to demand, further buses can be provided to other areas.
Parents need to book their daughter on the service at least 6 hours in advance through the online booking system and the exact route will be calculated each day depending on demand. You will receive a confirmation email upon booking the late bus service, which will confirm that your daughter is able to travel.
Taxis
The school’s recommended taxi suppliers are Cannon Cars of Bromley and Bromley South Cars. Cannon Cars of Bromley can be contacted on 0208 777 8888. Bromley South Cars can be contacted on 0208 464 4441.
If you have any questions, or you need to change your booking, please get in touch with us via the Contact Us form online. Fares on the late bus service are the same as those on the other school bus services, and if you purchase a bus pass for the school bus service, your daughter can use the late bus service at no extra cost.
Go to
Contact our Transport bromleyhigh.vectare.co.uk
to locate your nearest bus stop and book ad hoc or regular travel
Make your booking and get instant confirmation
Department via the website if you have any questions
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- FARES
- TERMS & CONDITIONS
passengers, their parents and Bromley High School in order to provide safe, comfortable and civilised journeys for all passengers.
- 1. This agreement is made between all school bus
- 9. No pupil is permitted to travel on the School Bus
Service if not pre-booked for that bus, as they will not be insured to travel. Other arrangements for journeys to and from school must be made by them or their parents.
Zone A
£1.60 £182
Zone B
£4.20
£577
Zone C
£10.40
£873
2. Arrangements for pupils’ journeys to and from school are the responsibility of their parents. To assist with discharging this responsibility, Bromley High School provides a School Bus Service.
Single journey (ad-hoc)
10. Pupils must travel to and from Bromley High School in full school uniform or a full school tracksuit (except on approved non-uniform days).
AM only / PM only (per year) Return travel (per year)
3. Transport on the School Bus Service must be arranged in advance and is paid for through the Vectare booking system.
11. Pupils should be at the bus stop 5 minutes before the scheduled time of departure to ensure they don’t miss the service.
£1,456
- £312
- £962
4. Bookings on the School Bus Service are nonrefundable in the event of a pupil failing to travel. Regular travel must be booked for a full academic year.
12. Good conduct is required at all times. Bullying, shouting, use of foul language, dropping litter, playing music, or any other misbehaviour is strictly forbidden.
5. Bookings are to be made online via bromleyhigh.vectare.co.uk.
13. Except when embarking or disembarking, all passengers must remain seated with their seatbelts fastened correctly.
6. Each pupil for whom an online form has been
submitted will be added to a bus list detailing the service they travel on, their bus stop and what travel has been paid for. Their name will appear on a list, which will be checked by the driver.
14. Whilst on a School Bus, all passengers must accept without question the authority of a member of Bromley High School staff, a transport company official, or a school prefect or bus monitor, who may ask them to obey any reasonable instruction such as to pick up litter, desist from certain actions or to move to a different seat.
7. It will be the parent’s responsibility to inform the
School via the Contact Us form on the website if they no longer wish for their child to use the School Bus Service. One full term’s notice must be given by a parent prior to the removal of a pupil from the School Bus Service (apart from an ad-hoc journey).
15. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in disciplinary action, including temporary or permanent withdrawal of permission to use the School Bus Service.
Sign up to our school bus service
8. If you wish for your child to use the School Bus
Service on an ad-hoc basis, or to vary the details of their bus travel as a one-off, you should book travel via the online website prior to travel. A charge of £1.60, £4.20 or £10.40 per single journey is levied for individual trips depending on location.
16. Bromley High School aims for 95% of journeys to operate within the transport industry window of tolerance of one minute early to five minutes late, however timings may vary due to traffic conditions or unforeseen circumstances. Drivers will not wait past the scheduled departure time.
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Timetable, route and fare information is correct as of July 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 School Transport and Travel Guide. Please note that school bus routes are subject to change.