Transport to School

All issues regarding places on school transport or bus routes / pick up points are dealt with by Herefordshire Council. 

Please refer to the Herefordshire Council website to clarify which is your catchment area and the nearest school for your address.

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/info/200144/schools_and_education/254/find_a_school 

This will indicate if you have an entitlement to free school transport to Kingstone High School.  School Transport at Herefordshire Council can be contacted on 01432 260924/260937 or via Passenger Transport, PO Box 236, Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 OLE or schooltransport@herefordshire.gov.uk.    

Students should carry their passes at all times as they will be required to show them when they board the vehicle. Students must wear seatbelts if they are provided and behave well at all times, according to our Behaviour Policy.

If students arrive by car, please drop them off in the allocated drop off and pick up point in front of the bus bays. Please keep your speed to 5mph whilst driving through.  As you can appreciate the bus bay is extremely busy at the end of the day, please ensure that the school buses have adequate space to manoeuvre.  Please always give priority to students on foot and school transport buses and taxis and follow the directions of the duty staff wearing fluorescent jackets.   

Students should carry their passes at all times as they will be required to show them when they board the vehicle. Students must wear seatbelts if they are provided and behave well at all times.

Transport to Kingstone High School from out of our catchment area

If you live out of our catchment area or Kingstone High School is not your nearest school there is no school contract bus provided by the Local Authority, but there is a public service bus run by Yeomans Transport, the 449.  There are 3 dedicated buses which travel to the school bus bay. 

Bus fares are currently £1.70 each way or you can apply for a Swift Card which is like a debit card that can be topped up online and tapped each time the bus is used.

Swift Cards can be obtained online from Transport for West Midlands https://www.tfwm.org.uk/swift-and-tickets/ 

Many of our students who live in the Ross Road, Holme Lacy Road area etc.  usually catch the bus at Asda, as parents drop them off at Asda on their journey to work or the children walk through Walnut Tree Avenue and catch the bus there or walk up to the The Oval where many students get on the bus.

Travel by Car

If your child travels by car please note that our school grounds are extremely busy and we request that parents observe road markings and only park in designated areas. Please ensure that the school buses have adequate space to manoeuvre.  Please always give priority to students on foot and school transport buses and taxis and follow the directions of the duty staff wearing fluorescent jackets.