Find out how to apply for help with home to school transport, the deadline for applications, and how to appeal a decision.
Before you start your application, read our who can get home to school transport page.
Use this form to:
To help us check if you can get free school transport, you need to tell us your child's:
To apply for free school transport, you'll need:
Read the Home to School Transport Policy (5 to 16 years of age).
Read the Home to School Transport Policy (post 16).
Learn how we use your personal information when you apply for help with home to school transport.
Applications will be open from 1 March 2026, and the deadlines are as follows:
We're taking applications for bus passes from 1 May 2026.
Bus pass applications submitted after 28 August 2026 will be processed from 1 October 2026.
Learn how the Home to School Transport Team processes applications.
We consider all applications at a weekly Transport Panel. We'll tell you the Panel’s decision within:
We'll contact you if we need more information to support your application.
If your child is under 16 and you already receive free hired home to school transport from us, there's no need to reapply each year.
You do need to reapply if:
If you think we've made a mistake about a decision on your child or young person’s eligibility for transport, you can appeal.
Read our home to school transport appeals page for more information about the appeals process.
Contact us if you need support with your online application or need this information in another format or language.
Contact the Home to School Transport Team to find out whether we can provide your child with free public transport.