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School Transport

The offer of a place at any particular school does not automatically guarantee the provision of travel assistance. If parents intend to apply for Home to School Travel Assistance for their child, they are advised to read the Council’s Home to School Transport policy before applying. North Northamptonshire Council supports the right of parents to express preferences for schools. 
 
However, in order to be eligible for free home to school travel assistance, (subject to meeting the other eligibility criteria) the child or young person must be attending their nearest suitable school which has places available, or the special school named in the child’s Education Health and Care Plan if they have one. Where a parent has opted for their child to attend a school or special school that is not their named or nearest suitable provision with places, it is likely that transport will not be provided. 
 
There is no automatic entitlement to assistance with travel between home and school. Parents requiring home to school transport or other travel assistance will need to make an application to their Local Authority. Each application will be assessed on its own merits against the published policy. For further information about Home to School transport, including details of who might be eligible, you should read the Home to School Transport Policy relevant to the area in which you live. Families resident in North Northamptonshire should use this link.
 

Students living in Woodford, Ringstead, Hargrave and Thrapston are entitled to Mainstream Education Transport and are issued with free bus passes stating their allocated route from Northamptonshire County Council. The passes are issued to the school and can be collected from Manor School Student Reception (if a replacement is required a charge of £25 is made by NCC). For all queries regarding this transport please contact Northamptonshire County Council.

Please note this only applies to students in Years 7 to 11. At post-16, a fee for the school bus is payable. The 16-19 bursary is available for students who require financial support. 

Route W102D - Service 716 - Woodford/Ringstead

Location of bus stopJourney to schoolJourney from school
Thrapston - Library, High Street 07:55 ---
Thrapston - Fire Station, High Street --- 15:50
Islip - Nene View, Lowick Road 07:58 ---
Islip - Nene View --- 15:47
Woodford – The Green 08:05 15:40
Ringstead – Willy Watts Mooring, Woodford Mill 08:12 15:33
Ringstead – Station Road/junction of Carlow Road 08:15 15:30
Ringstead – 1 High Street 08:20 15:25
Raunds – Manor School 08:25 15:20

Route W25 - Service 723 - Thrapston

Location of bus stopJourney to schoolJourney from school
Titchmarsh – CE Primary, School Lane 07:55 15:55
Thrapston – Oundle Road/junction of Highfield Road 08:00 15:50
Thrapston – Sackville Street/junction of Oundle Road 08:02 15:48
Thrapston – High Street/opposite Fire Station 08:06 15:44
Islip – Nene View public bus stop 08:11 15:39
Raunds – Manor School 08:25 15:25

Manor School provides transport to and from other villages and local towns. This transport is chargeable and subject to availability of places. The bus schedule for 2022/23 is detailed below. This is subject to change with 7 days notice.

Following a consultation with parents and a lengthy tender process, we can confirm that the transport provision will not include a late bus provision. We will continue to provide a transport service until the end of the 2024/2025 academic year only. Students on the transport provision up to the academic year 2019/2020 will be guaranteed transport until they leave. Students joining from September 2020 are not guaranteed a place.

Route 1

Location of bus stopJourney to schoolJourney from school
Finedon – bus stop at Cost Cutters 07:35  
Irthlingborough – The Cross 07:45  
Rushden – Barrington Road junction with Bedford Road 07:55  
Rushden – Barrington Road junction with Newton Road 08:00  
Caldecott – The Crescent 08:10  
Raunds – Manor School 08:20 15:25

Route 2

Location of bus stopJourney to schoolJourney from school
Rushden – Wellingborough Road (outside Jewsons Building Supplies) 07:35  
Rushden – Boundary Avenue (bus stop) 07:40  
Rushden – Grangeway junction with Ashby Drive 07:45  
Rushden – Home Bargains 07:53  
Higham Ferrers – Northampton Road 08:00  
Higham Ferrers – College Street 08:03  
Higham Ferrers – Hecham Way 08:05  
Raunds – Manor School 08:25 15:25

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