Transport to School
General Information
Please note that school transport arrangements can vary from year to year.
School transport places need to be applied and are normally allocated for the duration of a school year. If school transport is required for a subsequent school year, a further application needs to be made.
Applications for school transport places start to be taken from May in any school year for the next school year starting in September. As places are limited, it is recommended that you apply early to secure a place and in any event before the end of the school Summer term in mid-July.
Applications received after mid-July may be unlikely to secure a school transport place from September.
Students in Years 7-11
For students who qualify for free school transport their entitlement is determined by OCC and transport passes are issued by them. Applications where students are required to pay for school transport, in most cases need to be made to the transport operator directly to reserve a seat.
Sixth Form students
Students attending Sixth Form are required to apply and pay for school transport if this is required. Places are subject to availability on particular routes with the application process being the same for students in Years 7-11.
Financial support
The Headteacher holds a Student Support Fund which has limited funds available to provide financial support to families for the cost of school transport. Applications for financial support need to be made in writing to the Headteacher by completion of the relevant form and providing supporting documentation. Each case is considered on an individual basis and within the funding available which varies from year to year. Anybody wanting to apply should contact the school in the first instance.
School Late Bus Service
The school provides a late bus service to provide a means of transportation for those students who attend after-school activities on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings. (Please note that there is no late bus service on Wednesdays and Friday evenings).
Students needing to use the late bus service need to sign-up for a late bus pass at either break or lunchtime at the Finance Office on the day they need to use the service. At 2.00pm passenger lists are finalised and for insurance purposes cannot be added to.
If students, subsequently do not require their late bus pass they must inform the Finance Office, as their non-arrival may delay the departure of the late bus.
After-school activities commence once the normal school day has finished at 3.00pm and run until 4.30pm. Late buses arrive at 4.30pm and depart from the school at 4.40pm.
The school provides two late buses. One bus travels north from Burford and the other goes south. The Bakers late bus, which runs north, stops at Minster Lovell, Field Assarts, Leafield, Ascott-under Wychwood, Milton, Shipton and Upper Rissington. The Pulhams late bus, which runs south, stops at Bradwell Village, Shilton, Alvescot, Langford, Filkins, Lechlade, Clanfield, Black Bourton, Bampton, Brize Norton and Carterton. These two buses provide a means of transport for all students to access, which primarily serve destinations within the boundary of the original school catchment area.
The service aims to ensure that students using the late buses do not have more than an hour’s travel time, so the last drop-off is aimed to be no later than 5.45pm however, drop-off times can vary depending upon how many students are travelling on each late bus and how many stops need to be made on a particular evening.
School Transport Routes/Providers 2022/23
BF01 – 100 Seats
| Pick-Up/Drop-Off Point | AM | PM |
| Milton-under-Wychwood – High Lodge Farm | 07:35 | 15:40 |
| Milton-Under-Wychwood – Jubilee Lane/High St. | 07:40 | 15:35 |
| Milton-Under-Wychwood – The Hare P.H. | 07:45 | 15:30 |
| Milton-Under-Wychwood – Village Hall | 07:46 | 15:29 |
| Milton-Under-Wychwood – Opp. Post Office | 07:50 | 15:25 |
| Burford School | 08:05 | 15:10 |
Operator: Barnes Coaches, E: Matt.Barnes@Barnescoaches.co.uk T: 01793 821303
Organiser: OCC, passes issued by OCC, E: spareseatsscheme@oxfordshire.gov.uk
BF02 – 59 seats
| Pick-Up/Drop-Off Point | AM | PM |
| Upper Rissington – Farmen Crescent | 07:30 | 15:55 |
| Idbury – Idbury Road Turn | 07:35 | 15:50 |
| Fifield Bus Shelter | 07:40 | 15:45 |
| Bruern – Home Farm Cottages | 07:46 | 15:39 |
| Bruern – Grange Cottages | 07:47 | 15:38 |
| Bruern – Jnc. Off Bruern Road | 07:48 | 15:37 |
| Lyneham Bus Stop | 07:52 | 15:33 |
| Shipton-Under-Wychwood – Red Horse | 07:57 | 15:28 |
| Shipton-Under-Wychwood – Cricket Club | 07:57 | 15:28 |
| Burford School | 08:15 | 15:10 |
Operator: Pulham and Sons Coaches, E: info@pulhamscoaches.com T: 01451 820369 W: www.pulhamscoaches.com
Organiser: OCC, passes issued by OCC (free transport), E: spareseatsscheme@oxfordshire.gov.uk (fee payers)
BF03 – 57 seats
| Pick-Up/Drop-Off Point | AM | PM |
| Shipton-Under-Wychwood – Five Ways | 07:45 | 15:25 |
| Ascott-Under-Wychwood – Dawls Close | 07:50 | 15:30 |
| Ascott-Under-Wychwood – Stop by Church | 07:51 | 15:31 |
| Shipton-Under-Wychwood – Meadow Lane | 07:57 | 15:37 |
| Fulbrook, Bus Stop – War Memorial | 08:05 | 15:45 |
| Burford School | 08:15 | 15:10 |
Operator: Rebound Coaches Ltd, E: peter.whitehead8@btopenworld.com T: 01993 852781
Organiser: OCC, passes issued by OCC (free transport), E: spareseatsscheme@oxfordshire.gov.uk (fee payers)
BF04 – 82 seats
| Pick-Up/Drop-Off Point | AM | PM |
| Chadlington, Opp Slaters Butchers | 07:18 | 15:57 |
| Spelsbury | 07:23 | 15:52 |
| Charlbury, Nine Acres Lane, New Barn Garage | 07:28 | 15:47 |
| Charlbury, Ditchley Road | 07:31 | 15:44 |
| Charlbury, Opp.Dancers Hill | 07:32 | 15:43 |
| Charlbury, Opp Londis (Outside Fire Station) | 07:33 | 15:42 |
| Finstock, Leafield Crossroads | 07:40 | 15:35 |
| Finstock, High Street, Primary School (PM only) | n/a | 15:34 |
| Leafield, Lower End | 07:42 | 15:33 |
| Leafield, The Green, Opp Fox PH | 07:45 | 15:30 |
| Burford School | 08:05 | 15:10 |
Operator: Pulhams Coaches, E: accounts@pulhamscoaches.com T: 01451 820369
Organiser: Pulhams, passes issued by Pulhams Coaches, apply www.pulhamscoaches.com
BF05 – 102 seats
| Pick-Up Point/Drop-Off Point | AM | PM |
| Black Bourton, Station Rd Bus Stop | 07:30 | 15:45 |
| Black Bourton, Memorial | 07:31 | 15:43 |
| Bampton Market Square | 07:35 | 15:40 |
| Brize Norton | 07:42 | 15:33 |
| Minster Lovell, Bushy Ground Bus Stop | 07:49 | 15:26 |
| Minster Lovell, Brize Norton Rd, Opp.Shops | 07:50 | 15:25 |
| Minster Lovell, Opp.Spar Shop | 07:52 | 15:23 |
| Minster Lovell, Horse & Radish Pub | 07:53 | 15:22 |
| Whitehall Cottages | 07:54 | 15:21 |
| Worsham Turn | 07:55 | 15:20 |
| Burford School | 08:05 | 15:10 |
Operator: Pulhams Coaches, E: accounts@pulhamscoaches.com T: 01451 820369
Organiser: Pulhams, passes issued by Pulhams Coaches, apply www.pulhamscoaches.com
BF06 – 76 seats
| Pick Up/Drop-Off Point | AM | PM |
| Clanfield, Bus Shelter, Main Street | 07:25 | 16:02 |
| Clanfield, Plough Hotel | 07:27 | 16:00 |
| Alvescot, Memorial | 07:35 | 15:50 |
| Langford, Village Hall Bus Stop | 07:45 | 15:42 |
| Filkins, War memorial | 07:50 | 15:37 |
| Carterton, Upavon Way, Stanmore Crescent | 08:00 | 15:27 |
| Carterton, Shilton Road, Cotswold Way | 08:02 | 15:25 |
| Burford School | 08:15 | 15:10 |
Operator: Pulhams Coaches, E: accounts@pulhamscoaches.com T: 01451 820369
Organiser: Pulhams, passes issued by Pulhams Coaches, apply www.pulhamscoaches.com
Rebound 1A – 78 seats
| Pick Up/Drop-Off Point | AM | PM |
| Brize Norton, Primary School | 07:35 | 15:30 |
| Shilton Park, Co-Op | 07:45 | 15:25 |
| Carterton, Monahan Way | 07:50 | 15:20 |
| Burford School | 08:05 | 15:10 |
Rebound 2 – 67 seats
| Pick Up/Drop-Off Point | AM | PM |
| Bampton, Bottom of Weald Street | 07:40 | 15:37 |
| Bampton, Doctor’s Surgery | 07:43 | 15:34 |
| Carterton, Iron Bridge | 07:55 | 15:22 |
| Carterton, Corbett Road | 08:03 | 15:17 |
| Burford School | 08:10 | 15:10 |
Rebound 3 – 64 seats
| Pick Up/Drop-Off Point | AM | PM |
| Clanfield | 07:45 | 15:32 |
| Alvescot | 07:50 | 15:27 |
| Carterton, Richings Drive | 07:54 | 15:23 |
| Carterton Community College | 07:55 | 15:22 |
| Carterton, Brizewood | 07:58 | 15:17 |
| Carterton, Shillbrook Avenue | 08:00 | 15:15 |
| Burford School | 08:05 | 15:10 |
Operator: Rebound Coaches
Organiser: Rebound Coaches, T: 01993 852781, M: 07766 492688 E: Peter.Whitehead8@btopenworld.com
School Organised Transport (Lechlade Route) – 53 seats
| Pick Up/Drop-Off Point | AM | PM |
| Faringdon, Park Road – Swan Pub bus stop | 07:00 | 16:25 |
| Snowswick Lane – Coleshill Church | 07:10 | 16:15 |
| Snowswick Lane – South Cottage | 07:15 | 16:10 |
| Snowswick Lane – Junction with A417 | 07:18 | 16:07 |
| Lechlade, A417 – St.John’s Priory Park bus stop | 07:21 | 16:04 |
| Lechlade, A361 – Bus stop near Jubilee Hall | 07:26 | 15:59 |
| Lechlade, A361 – Vennymore bus stop (near fuel station) | 07:28 | 15:57 |
| Little Faringdon – junction of Lechlade Road | 07:32 | 15:53 |
| Kelmscott Village – St.George’s Church | 07:39 | 15:46 |
| Grafton Village – Crossroads | 07:47 | 15:38 |
| Clanfield – Bus stop (near High House Close) | 07:50 | 15:30 |
| Black Bourton – Main Road (near turning for village) | 07:52 | 15:25 |
| Shilton Village – corner of Hen ‘n’ Chick Lane and Ford Road | 08:02 | 15:23 |
| Bradwell Grove – Village junction (bus will turn around at crossroads in village | 08:07 | 15:18 |
| Bradwell Village – entrance to Bradwell Village (PM vehicle will drop at village hall) | 08:10 | 15:15 |
| Burford School | 08:15 | 15:10 |
Operator: PS Coaches, E: info@pscoaches.co.uk T: 01865 391794
Organiser: Burford School, E: schooltransport@burford.oxon.sch.uk. T: 01993 823303
Stagecoach Bus Times from 29 August 2021 – Route Map for new H2 Journey & Existing 233 Service