Lacon Childe School is able to offer a variety of transport options to ensure that your children are able to get to and from school safely and economically.
If you live WITHIN our catchment area or Lacon Childe is the nearest secondary school to your home address, you will be entitled to free school transport provided by Shropshire Council or Worcestershire County Council. However, you must apply for this as as soon as possible, please see details as follows:
SHROPSHIRE: www.shropshire.gov.uk → Schools and Education → School Transport → Available Support → Secondary → Apply for Free School Transport
Telephone: 0345 6789006
WORCESTERSHIRE: www.worcestershire.gov.uk → travel → Schools, Education and Learning → School and College Travel → School and College Travel Assistance → Check
Availability → Eligibility under 16 → Apply for Assistance
Telephone: 01905 768323 (Education Transport Team)
Your child's bus pass will either be sent direct to your home address or to Lacon Childe, if received here we will contact you to advise.
If you live OUTSIDE our catchment area, Lacon Childe runs its own minibus service that you can apply for via the school office - [email protected]. Please note that you will need to book this no later than 1st July to secure a seat on the mini bus, and places are limited so will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
Please see our minibus pick up points as follows:
Ludlow
Tenbury / Newnham
Bridgnorth, Eardington, Highley, Chelmarsh & Kinlet
Far Forest, Lindridge, Rock, Blissgate & Eardiston
Caynham, Bitterley & Knowbury
The cost per pupil for the 2024/25 school year will be £950 (£316.67 termly), a reduction will apply for for Year 11s. This is £2.50 per pupil daily. To secure a place, a deposit of £50.00 must be paid by 10th June. Following payments should be made on the first of each month via your ParentMail account or by standing order, in 10 equal monthly instalments of £90.00 from 1st September 2024 to 1st June 2025.
Please note that we cannot accept bookings when payments for previous minibus services are outstanding.
Payments can be made via Arbor.
As the bus is subsidised by the school budget, pupils will be expected to pay for their seat for the academic year and no subsidy will be given for sickness or other absences. A bus pass will be issued after the first Standing Order payment has been received.
Please also see our Safety Code - Minibus Safety Code
The L@fter Bus
Lacon Childe also offer an After School Bus called the L@fter Bus which will take students home after school clubs on Monday to Thursday. The cost per trip is £2.20 and can be paid for via Arbor. Pupils are still required to book a place on the transport by end of breaktime on the day they wish to use this facility through the School Office but payment will be taken from your account.
We offer three routes, areas covered are as follows:
Route 1 - CLEE HILL/ KNOWLE / FARNDEN / DHUSTONE / CLEETON ST MARY / ANGEL BANK / CRUMPS BROOK / KNOWBURY / CAYNHAM / BURFORD /NEWNHAM BRIDGE / MILSON / TENBURY
Route 2 - BAYTON COMMON / BROOME BANK / CLOWS TOP / FAR FOREST / CALLOW HILL / ROCK / BLISSGATE / FIRTH COMMON / EARDISTON / LINDRIDGE / EASTHAM / KNIGHTON ON TEME
Route 3 - CHORLEY / STOTTESDON / BILLINGSLEY / HIGHLEY / KINLET / FARLOW / ORETON
College Minibus Service
We also currently run a minibus service for college students from Cleobury Mortimer to Ludlow Town Centre and Ludlow train station each day during term time. If your child would like a place on the minibus, please contact the School Office - [email protected].