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Hertfordshire County Council

You can purchase spare seats on "Education route" buses and coaches that we run across the county, if there are any available.

We are happy to provide spare seats on buses / coaches operated by the county council (which are already running) to provide transport for pupils who have a statutory entitlement for 2022/23.

No-one is automatically entitled to a spare seat and we can't guarantee that a child will keep their place for longer than a term.

Education route buses and coaches only transport pupils who qualify for free travel under our current home to school transport policy. They don't run to every school. The scheme doesn't include public or commercial bus routes.

Applicants for the 2022/2023 academic year should not assume that existing spare seats will be available on vehicles operated by the county council for children if their child is not entitled to free home to school transport.

Routes

Routes
 Service No Operator SchoolVillages/Towns that are served 
E111 Dacorum Voluntary Tring School Wilstone, Gubblecote, Long Marston
E119  Golden Boy Coaches Edwinstree C of E Middle School, Freman College Braughing, Standon, Puckeridge
E120 Landmark Coaches Freman College Standon, Puckeridge
E129 Chariots for Hire Edwinstree C of E Middle School, Freman College Great Munden, Nasty, Westmill, Aspenden
E131 Acme Transport Services Ralph Sadleir Middle School, Roger de Clare First School, St Thomas of Canterbury RC School Buntingford, Hare Street, Hay Street, Braughing
E138 AAA Transport Services Ltd Offley Endowed Primary School Lilley
E162 Richard Taylor Travel & Partners Knights Templar School (The) Hinxworth, Ashwell, Bygrave
E163 Richard Taylor Travel & Partners Knights Templar School (The) Weston
E164 Britannia Knights Templar School (The) Ashwell, Newnham, Radwell
E166 Cozy Travel Knights Templar School (The) Sandon, Rushden
E170 Richard Taylor Travel & Partners Hitchin Boys School, Hitchin Girls School, Priory School (The) Preston, Gosmore, Hitchin
E171 Richard Taylor Travel & Partners Hitchin Boys School, Hitchin Girls School Pirton, Hitchin
E172 Richard Taylor Travel & Partners Katherine Warington School, St George's School Whitwell, Kimpton, St Peters Green
E173 AAA Transport Services Ltd Katherine Warington School Wheathampstead
E174 Britannia Katherine Warrington School Wheathampstead
E176 Britannia Roundwood Park School, Roundwood Primary School, Sir John Lawes School Whitwell, Kimpton, Blackmore End
E179 Richard Taylor Travel & Partners Barnwell School, Marriotts School Datchworth, Knebworth, Stevenage
E181 Britannia King James Academy Sandon, Barkway, Barley, Reed, Therfield
E184 C G Myall & Son Edwinstree C of E Middle School, Freman College Gt Hormead, Brent Pelham, Anstey, Wyddial
E2 Welham Travel Ltd Bishop's Stortford High School, Herts and Essex High School & Science College (The) Albury, Bury Green
E6 HertsLynx Avanti Grange Hadhams, Furneax Pelham
E22 Chariots for Hire Leventhorpe School Hadham Cross, Perry Green, South End, Green Tye
E22A Chariots for Hire Leventhorpe School Hunsdon, Widford, Hadham Cross, Much Hadham, Allens Green
E4 Chariots for Hire Birchwood High School, Bishop's Stortford High School, Herts and Essex High School & Science College (The), Hockerill Anglo-European College South End, Perry Green, Green Tye
E40 Golden Boy Coaches Chancellors School Cuffley
E429 A1 Minibus Long Marston JMI Whilstone, Gubblecote, Long Marston
E446 Richard Taylor Travel & Partners St Albans Girls' School Kimpton, Blackmore End, Wheathampstead, Harpenden
E5 Acme Transport Services Birchwood High School, Bishop's Stortford High School, Herts and Essex High School & Science College (The) Hadham Cross, Little Hadham
E61  Welham Travel Ltd Bayford (C of E) VC Primary School Brickenden, Bayford
E65 Golden Boy Coaches Richard Hale School, Sele School (The), Simon Balle School Little Berkhamsted, Bayford, Brickendon
E85 Golden Boy Coaches Presdales School Hertford Heath
E86  Golden Boy Coaches Chauncy School, Presdales School Dane End, Sacombe, Tonwell
E901 Britannia Sandringham School Blackmore End, Wheathampstead

Who’s eligible

Firstly, seats are given to:

  • statutory school-aged pupils who are eligible for free transport
  • students aged 16-25 who are eligible for travel assistance due to their disabilities and / or learning difficulties.

If there are spare seats once all eligible pupils have been allocated, they will be offered in the following order:

  • statutory school-aged pupils
  • students aged 16-19.

If we receive more applications than spare seats available, we'll allocate seats based on the following criteria:  

  1. Children Looked After, children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabled pupils who don't have a statutory entitlement to transport but may benefit from a spare seat as a result of their SEN or disability. In either case, this is on the basis of a particular medical or social need to travel to this school.

    In this case, we'll send you an Individual Transport Needs Form. A panel of our senior officers will consider each application and whether the evidence provided meet the requirements.

  2. Children of low income families, but are above the level for free transport. See the home to school transport policy for more detail.

  3. Siblings of those entitled to free transport.

  4. Distance from school, giving priority to those living furthest away.


We can't guarantee seat availability each term, and you won't have a continued right to purchase spare seats. Availability depends on the number of children who have a statutory entitlement to transport – that might change throughout the year.


How to apply

Email the admissions and transport team to apply for the spare seats scheme.

We'll need the child's name, date of birth and the school they've been allocated.


Applications and payments for spare seats for the next academic year must be received by the last day of the summer term. If you need to pay by cheque, send it with your application form.

We can’t offer spare seats until we’ve processed all applications. This means we won’t issue tickets until the start of the autumn term.

So make sure you have alternative travel arrangements in place for September.


Prices (22/23 academic year)

Miles (home to school)Charge per pupil

0 – 2.99

£882

3 – 4.99

£1,176

5 – 6.99

£1,350

7 and over

£1,554

You can pay for a spare seat annually, termly or half termly. Spare seat charges are standard, irrespective of when the ticket is issued and no reductions will be given.

Once a spare seat has been agreed, we'll send you a letter or email confirming the seat.

To pay by credit or debit card, call 0300 123 4050 and ask for the Passenger Transport spare seat payment team.

If you've already sent a cheque with your application form, we'll cash it once your seat has been agreed.


Tickets will be issued on a termly basis but can be withdrawn if:

  • payment has not been received for at least the following half term
  • an eligible pupil joins that route and a seat is required. In these circumstances, seats will be withdrawn in reverse criteria order and a minimum of 2 weeks’ notice will be given.

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