Buy a vacant seat on a school coach

If your child doesn’t qualify for free school transport, you may be able to pay for their seat.  

We can offer this if: 

  • there is space on one of our existing routes 
  • they don’t already get free school transport on another route 
  • there is no public transport route they could use 

Check if you already qualify for free school transport

What does it cost?

Prices remain unchanged as below from September 2024.

Primary school children:  

  • £94.35 per term (6 terms per year) 
  • Extra children from the same family are £70.76 per term. 

Secondary school and sixth form children:  

  • £188.70 per term (6 terms per year) 
  • Extra children from the same family are £141.53 per term. 

Which schools do we serve?

Check the list to see if we serve your child’s school with our transport.  

Primary schools 

  • Alfriston School 
  • Burwash C E Primary School 
  • Dallington CE School 
  • Firle Primary School 
  • Laughton Community Primary School 
  • Little Horsted C of E Primary 
  • Ninfield C of E Primary School 
  • Rye Community Primary School 
  • St Peter’s C of E Primary School (Chailey) 

Also see: Primary school coach timetables 

Secondary schools 

 

How to buy a vacant seat

First, complete the request form.

After we have allocated places to everyone who qualifies, we'll confirm if we have seats left for you to buy.

  • for the start of a new school year, you’ll find out if you can buy a vacant seat in November 
  • if you apply after November in a school year, we aim to respond within 10 working days