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Free School Travel - Special schools and pupil support services

Your child could get help if they meet all of the following criteria: 

Primary schools

- Cedar and Rosewood schools – all children qualify

All other schools:

- where the distance between your home and the school is more than 2 miles and your child attends the nearest appropriate school to your home (the Council will determine what is the nearest appropriate school)

Secondary schools

- Cedar and Rosewood School – all children qualify

All other schools:

- where the distance between your home and the school is more than 2 miles but less than 6 miles* and your child attends one of the three nearest appropriate schools to your home (the Council will determine which are the 3 nearest appropriate schools to your home)

* the upper distance limit will not apply if the nearest appropriate school is more than 6 miles from your home