We may be able to provide school transport help for your child travelling from home to school and back if they qualify. The most up to date information can be found on this website: Home to school transport help | warrington.gov.uk
How do they qualify?
Age
We can offer help for primary, secondary school children and young people up to the age of 16.
Distance of travel to school
We can offer help when:
- a child under the age of 8 attends the nearest suitable school to their home address and the shortest walking distance from their home to that school is more than two miles
- a child aged 8 years or over attends the nearest suitable school to their home address and the shortest walking distance from their home to that school is more than three miles
- a child is unable to walk to their nearest suitable school because of the nature of the route and the route has been classified by the council as hazardous
Families on lower income
Children from low income families, those entitled to free school meals or parents who are in receipt of Universal Credit, may qualify if:
- the child or young person attends a suitable school which is one of the three nearest secondary schools and the shortest walking distance from home to that school is between two and six miles away
- the child or young person attends a school and the shortest walking distance from home to that school is between two and 15 miles away and is the nearest school preferred on the basis of the parent’s/carer’s religion or belief